What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On landing at Red Wing Municipal Airport (rgk) the nose tire fork broke in half and departed aircraft resulting in nose strut collapsing. No injuries and minor damage to the aircraft. Prior to incident pilot reported that the aircraft had minor nose wheel shimmy. On February 25, 1999 aircraft blew a left main tire on landing waterloo WI and pilot stated that the nose wheel shimmy intensified. The pilot had an IA inspect the aircraft at waterloo and no problems were noted. On day of incident the aircraft was being flown to rgk to have a more thorough inspection and repair of the nose wheel shimmy. Inspection of the nose tire fork attach point and revealed evidence of wear marks from two of the four bolts holding the fork on the nose strut. Privacy data omittedprivacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING AT RED WING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RGK) THE NOSE TIRE FORK BROKE IN HALF AND DEPARTED AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN NOSE STRUT COLLAPSING. NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PRIOR TO INCIDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. ON FEBRUARY 25, 1999 AIRCRAFT BLEW A LEFT MAIN TIRE ON LANDING WATERLOO WI AND PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY INTENSIFIED. THE PILOT HAD AN IA INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AT WATERLOO AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. ON DAY OF INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN TO RGK TO HAVE A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE TIRE FORK ATTACH POINT AND REVEALED EVIDENCE OF WEAR MARKS FROM TWO OF THE FOUR BOLTS HOLDING THE FORK ON THE NOSE STRUT. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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