What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported sluggish handling, like a bag door had been left open, requested clearance to nearest airport to investigate. During landing on #27 at 3RC, pilot reported that at touchdown of nose wheel, aircraft veered to left. Pilot lifted nose momentarily and set back down. Nose wheel had departed aircraft and settled onto nose strut skidding down runway. Propeller also contacted runway. Aircraft landed without further incident or injury to pax. Post incident investigation shows that upon nose wheel touchdown, nosewheel yoke broke at touchdown causing above. Suspect nosewheel had not retracted fully after initial take-off and jammed in gearwell at an angle.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED SLUGGISH HANDLING, LIKE A BAG DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN, REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO NEAREST AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE. DURING LANDING ON #27 AT 3RC, PILOT REPORTED THAT AT TOUCHDOWN OF NOSE WHEEL, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT. PILOT LIFTED NOSE MOMENTARILY AND SET BACK DOWN. NOSE WHEEL HAD DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND SETTLED ONTO NOSE STRUT SKIDDING DOWN RUNWAY. PROPELLER ALSO CONTACTED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR INJURY TO PAX. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT UPON NOSE WHEEL TOUCHDOWN, NOSEWHEEL YOKE BROKE AT TOUCHDOWN CAUSING ABOVE. SUSPECT NOSEWHEEL HAD NOT RETRACTED FULLY AFTER INITIAL TAKE-OFF AND JAMMED IN GEARWELL AT AN ANGLE.
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