What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 29, 2009, at approximately 1425 MDT, aircraft N54163, an aero commander model 680W,landed on runway 21 at Roswell industrial air center airport, Roswell, new Mexico (row). During roll out the pilot experienced nose wheel shimmy. The pilot held aft pressure on the control column as long as possible, but noticced tht the nsoe gear had collapsed and the nose skidded along the runway. The pilot stated upon final he verified that all gear down indications were green. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The aircraft sustained damage to the nose gear doors and lower fuselage skin. Maintenance personnel examining the nose gear stated the over-center mechanism on the down lock linkage was worn and may have contributed to the nose gear collapse.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 29, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1425 MDT, AIRCRAFT N54163, AN AERO COMMANDER MODEL 680W,LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER AIRPORT, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (ROW). DURING ROLL OUT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. THE PILOT HELD AFT PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL COLUMN AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOTICCED THT THE NSOE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE SKIDDED ALONG THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED UPON FINAL HE VERIFIED THAT ALL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE GREEN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL EXAMINING THE NOSE GEAR STATED THE OVER-CENTER MECHANISM ON THE DOWN LOCK LINKAGE WAS WORN AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.
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