What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On rollout the nose gear collapsed. A fuel line was severed and the aircraft caught fire. (.19)on July 23, 1999, at 1733 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210F, N6726R, was destroyed by fire after the nose landing gear collapsed during landing roll at Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The aircraft was being operated as a personal cross-country flight under title 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from farmington, new Mexico, at an unknown time. Visual meteorological condtions prevailed. Preliminary infromation indicates the aircraft landed on runway 08 and the nose gear collapsed. Fuel line was severed, and a fire ensued in the cabin area, destroying the airplane. (-23) pilot's statement "flared acft full flaps. At first landing seemed normal. Noticed drop strike. Thought nose gear had collapsed. Noticed fire on left side of aircraft coming from engine cowling. Saw fire through floor. Key mike for tower." Pilot also states, "that he does not remember putting gear down and does not remember seeing gear." Main gear are visible from pilots and rt seat w hen down. Pilot & pax (1) exited through right door. Rt wing collapsed due to structural failure caused by metal fatiguing due to heat/fire. Fuel from ruptured lines in rt wing fed fire. (.4) according to the pilot, the propeller struck the asphalt runway when the aircraft landed. He detected a fire, and he and his passenger exited the right side of the aircraft. The airplane was then consumed by fire. After the fire was extinguished by airport fire and rescue personnel, a postaccident examination of the aircraft was performed by an FAA inspector and fire and rescue investigators. The landing gear handle was found in the up position, as was each of the landing gear doors. Fireworks and several cigars were found in the aft cabin section. The majority of the fire occurred on the right side of the aircraft. According to the FAA inspector, the fire appeared to have started aft of the firewall. Due to the damage the aircraft sustained as a result of the fire, the exact source of the fire could not be determined. They were also unable to determine whether the fire was initiated prior to or subsequent to the aircraft's landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A FUEL LINE WAS SEVERED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE. (.19)ON JULY 23, 1999, AT 1733 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210F, N6726R, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED. PRELIMINARY INFROMATION INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 08 AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. FUEL LINE WAS SEVERED, AND A FIRE ENSUED IN THE CABIN AREA, DESTROYING THE AIRPLANE. (-23) PILOT'S STATEMENT "FLARED ACFT FULL FLAPS. AT FIRST LANDING SEEMED NORMAL. NOTICED DROP STRIKE. THOUGHT NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. NOTICED FIRE ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT COMING FROM ENGINE COWLING. SAW FIRE THROUGH FLOOR. KEY MIKE FOR TOWER." PILOT ALSO STATES, "THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER PUTTING GEAR DOWN AND DOES NOT REMEMBER SEEING GEAR." MAIN GEAR ARE VISIBLE FROM PILOTS AND RT SEAT W HEN DOWN. PILOT & PAX (1) EXITED THROUGH RIGHT DOOR. RT WING COLLAPSED DUE TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE CAUSED BY METAL FATIGUING DUE TO HEAT/FIRE. FUEL FROM RUPTURED LINES IN RT WING FED FIRE. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE ASPHALT RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. HE DETECTED A FIRE, AND HE AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN CONSUMED BY FIRE. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL, A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR AND FIRE AND RESCUE INVESTIGATORS. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE UP POSITION, AS WAS EACH OF THE LANDING GEAR DOORS. FIREWORKS AND SEVERAL CIGARS WERE FOUND IN THE AFT CABIN SECTION. THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED AFT OF THE FIREWALL. DUE TO THE DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, THE EXACT SOURCE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE FIRE WAS INITIATED PRIOR TO OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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