What happened
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On June 12, 1999, about 1212 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402C, N251RS, registered to tropical aviation services, inc., and operated by air sunshine, inc., as a title CFR part 135 nonscheduled international passenger flight from eleuthera, Bahamas, to fort Lauderdale, Florida, suffered collapse of the nose landing gear during landing roll at fort Lauderdale. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and the airlines transport-rated pilot and nine passengers were not injured. The flight originated from eleuthera, Bahamas, the same day, about 1045. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that during landing rollout, the nose landing gear collapsed. Examination of the aircraft by an FAA inspector showed a nosed landing gear drag brace had failed. (-23) on June 12, 1999, about 1212 EDT, a Cessna 402C, N251RS, registered to tropical aviation services, inc. and operated by air sunshine, inc. as a title 14 CFR part 135 nonscheduled international flight from eleuthera, Bahamas, to ft. Lauderdale, Florida, suffered a collapse of the nose landing gear during landing at fort Lauderdale, the a/c received minor damage and the pilot and nine passengers were not injured. The flight originated from eleuthera, Bahamas, the same day, about 1045. Inspection of the nose gear revealed that the nose gear drag brace had cracked and failed on landing. Once the drag brace was removed from the a/c a pre-existing crack was noted on the drag brace, the drag brace was given to jeff kennedy from the NTSB for further analysis.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 12, 1999, ABOUT 1212 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 402C, N251RS, REGISTERED TO TROPICAL AVIATION SERVICES, INC., AND OPERATED BY AIR SUNSHINE, INC., AS A TITLE CFR PART 135 NONSCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, TO FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, SUFFERED COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING ROLL AT FORT LAUDERDALE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINES TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT AND NINE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1045. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AN FAA INSPECTOR SHOWED A NOSED LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE HAD FAILED. (-23) ON JUNE 12, 1999, ABOUT 1212 EDT, A CESSNA 402C, N251RS, REGISTERED TO TROPICAL AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND OPERATED BY AIR SUNSHINE, INC. AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 NONSCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT FROM ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, TO FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, SUFFERED A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING AT FORT LAUDERDALE, THE A/C RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND NINE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1045. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE HAD CRACKED AND FAILED ON LANDING. ONCE THE DRAG BRACE WAS REMOVED FROM THE A/C A PRE-EXISTING CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE DRAG BRACE, THE DRAG BRACE WAS GIVEN TO JEFF KENNEDY FROM THE NTSB FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.
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