What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on aug 05, 97 a Cessna 206, N8013Z, landed on runway 08 at Kotzebue, Alaska. The aircraft was returning from noutak after completing an air taxi charter flight for the state of Alaska dot at Kotzebue. Upon landing at 11:30 am the nosegear assembly failed. The nose gear piston and gear fork were out of and off cylinder, the fork was off the piston, the forkbolts had failed. All three propeller blades had hit the ground three times, bending the blades aft about 9". The touchdown scrape marks were located 42' beyond the ILS touchdown zone 5' left of center, and were 10' long. The pilot and airport management personnel contacted otz fss and closed the runway for aircraft recovery.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUG 05, 97 A CESSNA 206, N8013Z, LANDED ON RUNWAY 08 AT KOTZEBUE, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM NOUTAK AFTER COMPLETING AN AIR TAXI CHARTER FLIGHT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA DOT AT KOTZEBUE. UPON LANDING AT 11:30 AM THE NOSEGEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE NOSE GEAR PISTON AND GEAR FORK WERE OUT OF AND OFF CYLINDER, THE FORK WAS OFF THE PISTON, THE FORKBOLTS HAD FAILED. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES HAD HIT THE GROUND THREE TIMES, BENDING THE BLADES AFT ABOUT 9". THE TOUCHDOWN SCRAPE MARKS WERE LOCATED 42' BEYOND THE ILS TOUCHDOWN ZONE 5' LEFT OF CENTER, AND WERE 10' LONG. THE PILOT AND AIRPORT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CONTACTED OTZ FSS AND CLOSED THE RUNWAY FOR AIRCRAFT RECOVERY.
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