What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 7, 2025, the subject aircraft departed kmod under VFR conditions in route to ksql. On departure from ksql returning back to kmod, the aircraft experienced a nose landing gear malfunction. Upon attempting to retract the landing gear, an abnormal sound came from the forward nose wheel well and an unsafe landing gear warning was observed. Troubleshooting efforts following the checklist and all corrective action attempts were unsuccessful. Approach was notified, and ground maintenance confirmed via radio the nose gear was not fully extended or down and locked. The two main gears were down and locked. An emergency was declared, and fire and rescue were on standby. After multiple low passes, the aircraft executed a successful nose gear collapse landing with no injuries and minimal damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 7, 2025, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KMOD UNDER VFR CONDITIONS IN ROUTE TO KSQL. ON DEPARTURE FROM KSQL RETURNING BACK TO KMOD, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR, AN ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE FORWARD NOSE WHEEL WELL AND AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR WARNING WAS OBSERVED. TROUBLESHOOTING EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST AND ALL CORRECTIVE ACTION ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. APPROACH WAS NOTIFIED, AND GROUND MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED VIA RADIO THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED OR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE TWO MAIN GEARS WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND FIRE AND RESCUE WERE ON STANDBY. AFTER MULTIPLE LOW PASSES, THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE LANDING WITH NO INJURIES AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.