What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on November 28, 1995 at 2140 local time the commercial rated pilot was taxiing for departure at dal for a CFR part 91 flight to tki after completing a CFR part 135 cargo flight. The pilot was instructed to taxi to runway 13L, prior to reaching the runway the nose of the aircraft started to shimmy, approximately 5 seconds later the nose of the aircraft dropped to the pavement and the aircraft came to a sudden stop. The pilot and passenger departed the aircraft without injury. Upon visual examination of the aircraft it was discovered that the nose gear fork had separated from the nose gear strut. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the gear doors and forward nose section. Gulfstream aerospace service bulletin #49 concerning the inspection of nose landing gear forks had been complied with 46 aircraft hours prior to this incident. FAA form 8010-4 malfunction and defect report filed. Incident closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 28, 1995 AT 2140 LOCAL TIME THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AT DAL FOR A CFR PART 91 FLIGHT TO TKI AFTER COMPLETING A CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 13L, PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHIMMY, APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS LATER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. UPON VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE GEAR FORK HAD SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOORS AND FORWARD NOSE SECTION. GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE SERVICE BULLETIN #49 CONCERNING THE INSPECTION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR FORKS HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH 46 AIRCRAFT HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT FILED. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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