What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: cause: mechanical failure of windshield defrost expandable hose attach bracket which failed, detached, and fell onto left nose gear door. It jammed against nose gear shimmy damper when gear was lowered due to insufficient clearance, and prevented nose gear from extending through gear doors into down position. Damage limited to propeller which was windmilling, nose gear doors, upper nose gear extrusion, and exhaust stacks. M or d report filed at skyline aviation privacy data omitted incident report filed. Incident closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: CAUSE: MECHANICAL FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD DEFROST EXPANDABLE HOSE ATTACH BRACKET WHICH FAILED, DETACHED, AND FELL ONTO LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR. IT JAMMED AGAINST NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPER WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE, AND PREVENTED NOSE GEAR FROM EXTENDING THROUGH GEAR DOORS INTO DOWN POSITION. DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER WHICH WAS WINDMILLING, NOSE GEAR DOORS, UPPER NOSE GEAR EXTRUSION, AND EXHAUST STACKS. M OR D REPORT FILED AT SKYLINE AVIATION ^PRIVACY DATA^ INCIDENT REPORT FILED. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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