What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Flight departed grand juncton, CO for Denver, CO. No passengers on board. Crew reported hearing an unusual noise during gear retraction. A landing gear disagreement light illuminated. Crew made a visual inspection and determined that the gear was in the up position. Crew then decided to continue and land at Denver International Airport. Arriving in Denver, the gear was extended with normal indications. At touchdown the aircraft turned drastically to left. The crew was unable to maintain directional control and the aircraft departed runway 35L on the left side. No visible damage resulting from the event . Inspection of the aircraft undercarriage revealed a broken nose wheel steering mechanism. Additionally, there was skin damage in the area of the nose wheel tunnel, conceivably from mechanical failure during retraction.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)FLIGHT DEPARTED GRAND JUNCTON, CO FOR DENVER, CO. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. CREW REPORTED HEARING AN UNUSUAL NOISE DURING GEAR RETRACTION. A LANDING GEAR DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION AND DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. CREW THEN DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND LAND AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ARRIVING IN DENVER, THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED DRASTICALLY TO LEFT. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35L ON THE LEFT SIDE. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE EVENT . INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGE REVEALED A BROKEN NOSE WHEEL STEERING MECHANISM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS SKIN DAMAGE IN THE AREA OF THE NOSE WHEEL TUNNEL, CONCEIVABLY FROM MECHANICAL FAILURE DURING RETRACTION.
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