What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that he was making an IFR approach for landing and had made visual contact with the ground when he found himself in a "black hole." He continued his landing and touched down on the left side of the runway. The aircraft continued off the left side of the runway and when crossing a taxiway, the nose wheel broke free of the nose landing gear. After skidding across the taxiway on the nose landing gear, the nose gear fork assembly broke and folded back, puncturing the pressure vessel (skin) and damaging frame members. Ground personnel had difficulty finding the aircraft due to dense fog.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING AN IFR APPROACH FOR LANDING AND HAD MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND WHEN HE FOUND HIMSELF IN A "BLACK HOLE." HE CONTINUED HIS LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WHEN CROSSING A TAXIWAY, THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE FREE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. AFTER SKIDDING ACROSS THE TAXIWAY ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY BROKE AND FOLDED BACK, PUNCTURING THE PRESSURE VESSEL (SKIN) AND DAMAGING FRAME MEMBERS. GROUND PERSONNEL HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO DENSE FOG.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.