What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Thursday August 8, 200, at approximately 6:00 pm after a normal landing and rollout, the nose gear on N50JJ, a BE-65-A90 collapsed; and both engine propellers hit the runway pavement. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway. From the point of impact, when the nose gear collapsed and props struck the runway, the aircraft travelled approximately 300 feet before stopping. Investigation by the allegheny FSDO revealed that the upper drag leg had separated from the aircraft. Two pins hold the upper drag leg to the left and right intercostal supports and secured by two bolts. The bolts did not secure the pins. One pin was missing, the other partially out with its intercostal ripped out from the flooring and retrieved from the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY AUGUST 8, 200, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM AFTER A NORMAL LANDING AND ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR ON N50JJ, A BE-65-A90 COLLAPSED; AND BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS HIT THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. INVESTIGATION BY THE ALLEGHENY FSDO REVEALED THAT THE UPPER DRAG LEG HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. TWO PINS HOLD THE UPPER DRAG LEG TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT INTERCOSTAL SUPPORTS AND SECURED BY TWO BOLTS. THE BOLTS DID NOT SECURE THE PINS. ONE PIN WAS MISSING, THE OTHER PARTIALLY OUT WITH ITS INTERCOSTAL RIPPED OUT FROM THE FLOORING AND RETRIEVED FROM THE RUNWAY.
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