What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot extended the landing gear and the green down and locked light did not illuminate. He recycled the gear and performed a pass down the runway for a visual inspection by the tower. The pilot was informed the gear appeared down. The pilot performed a soft field landing and the nose landing gear collapsed during the landing rollout resulting in damage to the propeller and cowling. During the investigation, binding between the nose landing gear actuator rod end and downlock pin was noted which prevented full actuator travel.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR AND PERFORMED A PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION BY THE TOWER. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. THE PILOT PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD LANDING AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND COWLING. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, BINDING BETWEEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END AND DOWNLOCK PIN WAS NOTED WHICH PREVENTED FULL ACTUATOR TRAVEL.
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