What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 10th, 1999 at 1110 am MDT, Mr. Dan howard landed his Cessna 320B, N9840L, at the st. George airport (sgu). Mr howard reported the landing as normal. During the landing roll-out the aircraft experienced a severe shimmy in the nose gear. Shortly after the shimmy began the nose gear collapsed and the two rotating propellers struck the runway, causing damage to them, and the powerplants. The foward lower skins, and the left and right former assemblies were also damaged from the collapsed gear. An investigation revealed that the nose gear drag brace had failed "snapped" on both ends at the bolt holes. An m&d has been initiated.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 10TH, 1999 AT 1110 AM MDT, MR. DAN HOWARD LANDED HIS CESSNA 320B, N9840L, AT THE ST. GEORGE AIRPORT (SGU). MR HOWARD REPORTED THE LANDING AS NORMAL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE NOSE GEAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE SHIMMY BEGAN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE TWO ROTATING PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THEM, AND THE POWERPLANTS. THE FOWARD LOWER SKINS, AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT FORMER ASSEMBLIES WERE ALSO DAMAGED FROM THE COLLAPSED GEAR. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE HAD FAILED "SNAPPED" ON BOTH ENDS AT THE BOLT HOLES. AN M&D HAS BEEN INITIATED.
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