What happened
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(-23) On 11/12/2007, N2943Q, a Piper PA-32R-300 departed willimantic, CT. For flager county, FL when the pilot heard a loud pop from the nose area of the aircraft and the red landing gear in transit light illuminated. The pilot diverted to the Richmond International Airport, selected the landing gear down and received an all landing gear down and lock indication. The aircraft landed on runway 20 at 13:00 local time. The nose landing gear collapsed when the weight of the nose rested on the runway. There were no injuries and the aircraft was towed to the ramp with minor damage. Inspection of the nose landing gear revealed that the upper drag link fractured just below the down lock hook engages the right side of the drag link.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11/12/2007, N2943Q, A PIPER PA-32R-300 DEPARTED WILLIMANTIC, CT. FOR FLAGER COUNTY, FL WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RED LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO THE RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED AN ALL LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AT 13:00 LOCAL TIME. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE NOSE RESTED ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WITH MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE UPPER DRAG LINK FRACTURED JUST BELOW THE DOWN LOCK HOOK ENGAGES THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRAG LINK.
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