What happened
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(-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings. During the final touchdown the nose wheel started to shimmy. The nose gear fork speerated from the strut swerving the aircraft to the right and causing the propeller to contact the runway. The aircraft stopped on the runway approximately 500 feet from the strut failure point. Upon examination, the pilot found the nose wheel and fork separated from the lower strut but still attached to the scissors link under the nose cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE FINAL TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED TO SHIMMY. THE NOSE GEAR FORK SPEERATED FROM THE STRUT SWERVING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE STRUT FAILURE POINT. UPON EXAMINATION, THE PILOT FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL AND FORK SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER STRUT BUT STILL ATTACHED TO THE SCISSORS LINK UNDER THE NOSE COWLING.
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