What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The PIC of frontier flight 522 on the landing roll out, instructed the first officer to engage the power steering in preparation to taxi clear of the runway. The nose gear turned hard over to the right and the PIC and the fo applied full left rudder, full left brake, and reverse thrust on the #1 engine. The a/c failed to respond and exited the right side of the runway. After exiting the runway the a/c continued parallel to the runway approx. 225 feet then the nose gear hit a small frozen lump of dirt causing the nose gear to collapse. The a/c experienced damage to both propellers, engines, and the nose cone. The pressure vessel of the a/c also experienced a small hole on the right side through the ice plate.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PIC OF FRONTIER FLIGHT 522 ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT, INSTRUCTED THE FIRST OFFICER TO ENGAGE THE POWER STEERING IN PREPARATION TO TAXI CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR TURNED HARD OVER TO THE RIGHT AND THE PIC AND THE FO APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER, FULL LEFT BRAKE, AND REVERSE THRUST ON THE #1 ENGINE. THE A/C FAILED TO RESPOND AND EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY THE A/C CONTINUED PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY APPROX. 225 FEET THEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT A SMALL FROZEN LUMP OF DIRT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE A/C EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS, ENGINES, AND THE NOSE CONE. THE PRESSURE VESSEL OF THE A/C ALSO EXPERIENCED A SMALL HOLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THROUGH THE ICE PLATE.
NTSB investigation
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