What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted during landing the right gear was observed to collapse and the aircraft slide along the gravel runway. Discovered rod end (p/n HMXL6G) attached to nose gear retract arm was sheared off below bearing. It appears the failure started in a crack in the threads. This allowed overcenter tension to release on the down lock allowing the gear to retract/collapse. An FAA form 8010-4 was initiated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING LANDING THE RIGHT GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE ALONG THE GRAVEL RUNWAY. DISCOVERED ROD END (P/N HMXL6G) ATTACHED TO NOSE GEAR RETRACT ARM WAS SHEARED OFF BELOW BEARING. IT APPEARS THE FAILURE STARTED IN A CRACK IN THE THREADS. THIS ALLOWED OVERCENTER TENSION TO RELEASE ON THE DOWN LOCK ALLOWING THE GEAR TO RETRACT/COLLAPSE. AN FAA FORM 8010-4 WAS INITIATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.