What happened
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This aircraft N767PA a Cessna 402C, serial number 402C0259, was being operated by twin air and was taxing on taxiway gulf just short of runway 9R at kfll. The nose wheel collapsed as the aircraft was taxiing towards runway 9R, upon approaching runway 9R approximately 25 feet short of the hold point the pilot felt like the nose gear was collapsing and shutdown both engines fearing a propeller strike. The aircraft came to a complete stop and upon exiting the aircraft the pilot noticed that the nose strut had broken and that the nose tire was located approximately three feet aft of the nose gear strut. The FAA inspector on scene took numerous photographs and kfll personnel gave permission to move the aircraft at 09:45 a.m. a local FBO lifted this aircraft with a forklift and placed the nose of the aircraft on a transport dolly to move the aircraft to the ramp..
As the FAA filed it
THIS AIRCRAFT N767PA A CESSNA 402C, SERIAL NUMBER 402C0259, WAS BEING OPERATED BY TWIN AIR AND WAS TAXING ON TAXIWAY GULF JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 9R AT KFLL. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TOWARDS RUNWAY 9R, UPON APPROACHING RUNWAY 9R APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET SHORT OF THE HOLD POINT THE PILOT FELT LIKE THE NOSE GEAR WAS COLLAPSING AND SHUTDOWN BOTH ENGINES FEARING A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE STRUT HAD BROKEN AND THAT THE NOSE TIRE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE TOOK NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS AND KFLL PERSONNEL GAVE PERMISSION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT AT 09:45 A.M. A LOCAL FBO LIFTED THIS AIRCRAFT WITH A FORKLIFT AND PLACED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON A TRANSPORT DOLLY TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP..
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