What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On landing,the aircraft touched down on the nose gear first, causing the nose gear strut to collapse and a wrinkle to appear on the engine bay firewall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON LANDING,THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR FIRST, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TO COLLAPSE AND A WRINKLE TO APPEAR ON THE ENGINE BAY FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N9504H · 2
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