What happened
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(-23) On June 17, 2003, at approximately 09:30 LCL MDT, a Cessna 206 single-engine airplane, N7372Q, sustained substantial damage to the lower forward fuselage structure after the nose landing gear collapsed during landing roll at the Soldier Bar Usfs airstrip, located 45 nautical miles west of salmon Idaho. The aircraft slid to a stop in an upright position. There was no post-crash fire and both pilots egressed the airplane without injury. Investigation revealed that the bolt that attaches the aft end of the nose landing gear drag link to the aircraft structure failed allowing the gear to fold back.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 LCL MDT, A CESSNA 206 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N7372Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE SOLDIER BAR USFS AIRSTRIP, LOCATED 45 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF SALMON IDAHO. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND BOTH PILOTS EGRESSED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INJURY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE AFT END OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE FAILED ALLOWING THE GEAR TO FOLD BACK.
NTSB investigation
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