What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 3, 2003 at approximately 13:00 Piper PA-44-180 was engaged in flight training. After approximately 45 minutes of flight the aircraft returned to pns for touch and go training. During the third full stop landing the aircraft experienced a nose gear failure damaging both propellers and forward section of the lower fuselage nose assembly in the area of the nose gear. Maintenance personnel removing the aircraft from the runway discovered the upper drag link forward attachment (p.n. 402-940) was sheared and downlock hook bracket (p.n. 86275-03) was broken at the stop assembly. Malfunction and defect report submitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 3, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 PIPER PA-44-180 WAS ENGAGED IN FLIGHT TRAINING. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PNS FOR TOUCH AND GO TRAINING. DURING THE THIRD FULL STOP LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR FAILURE DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLERS AND FORWARD SECTION OF THE LOWER FUSELAGE NOSE ASSEMBLY IN THE AREA OF THE NOSE GEAR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY DISCOVERED THE UPPER DRAG LINK FORWARD ATTACHMENT (P.N. 402-940) WAS SHEARED AND DOWNLOCK HOOK BRACKET (P.N. 86275-03) WAS BROKEN AT THE STOP ASSEMBLY. MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED.
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