What happened
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Pilot in command with 2.5 hours in make and model was receiving instruction from a certified flight instructor. During a simulated engine out approach to runway 35 at ctj, the aircraft developed an abnormal sink rate and touched down short of the threshold by approximately 88 feet in tall grass and rough terrain, a go around was initiated, however the aircraft contacted the 3 inch runway pavement edge prior to lift off. The gear and flaps were retracted with no reported anomalies and a normal go around accomplished. On the next landing, on the same runway, the gear and flaps were again extended, when the nose gear contacted the runway the aircraft experienced a severe shimmy and the flight instructor reported he heard a loud sharp noise. The nose wheel failed and the nose strut sheared at the yoke, leaving only the oleo strut, the aircraft nose pitched down and the propeller impacted the runway, the aircraft came to a stop on the centerline.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT IN COMMAND WITH 2.5 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT CTJ, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED AN ABNORMAL SINK RATE AND TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD BY APPROXIMATELY 88 FEET IN TALL GRASS AND ROUGH TERRAIN, A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE 3 INCH RUNWAY PAVEMENT EDGE PRIOR TO LIFT OFF. THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE RETRACTED WITH NO REPORTED ANOMALIES AND A NORMAL GO AROUND ACCOMPLISHED. ON THE NEXT LANDING, ON THE SAME RUNWAY, THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE AGAIN EXTENDED, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SHIMMY AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED HE HEARD A LOUD SHARP NOISE. THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED AND THE NOSE STRUT SHEARED AT THE YOKE, LEAVING ONLY THE OLEO STRUT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE CENTERLINE.
NTSB investigation
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