What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 5, 2012 at 12:45 PDT, Cessna 172RG aircraft N6335V had a nose gear collapse after hitting a runway sign during landing roll out on runway 19L at Santa Ana airport (sna). Aircraft had previously reported the right main landing gear was not down and locked. The pilot stated when he selected gear down the right main gear was trailing while the left and nose gear appeared to be down. He attempted to cycle the gear, pump it down and finally reverted to pulling the right gear to the locked position using the aircraft towbar. When the aircraft landed, both main gear remained up and locked but when the nose tire contacted the runway, the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot attempted to apply the right brake to correct the drift but there was not any right brake authority. The aircraft departed the runway contacting a runway sign causing the nose gear to collapse. The aircraft came to a stop in the grassy area between the runway and taxiway h, the pilot shut down the power, and both he and his passenger exited the aircraft unharmed. Inspection of the aircraft found the lower engine cowl and nose landing gear doors scraped and dented, and both prop blades bent backwards. The nose landing gear bay was dented and cracked, the firewall was intact, and no obvious structural damage was noted.a gear swing inspection found the left main gear operated normally while the right main remained in a trailing position. Disassembly of the right landing gear actuator and pivot assembly found the pivot shaft fractured at the inner race / actuator sector gear interface.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 5, 2012 AT 12:45 PDT, CESSNA 172RG AIRCRAFT N6335V HAD A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 19L AT SANTA ANA AIRPORT (SNA). AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED.THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS TRAILING WHILE THE LEFT AND NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR, PUMP IT DOWN AND FINALLY REVERTED TO PULLING THE RIGHT GEAR TO THE LOCKED POSITION USING THE AIRCRAFT TOWBAR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, BOTH MAIN GEAR REMAINED UP AND LOCKED BUT WHEN THE NOSE TIRE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE RIGHT BRAKE TO CORRECT THE DRIFT BUT THERE WAS NOT ANY RIGHT BRAKE AUTHORITY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY CONTACTING A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY H, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE POWER, AND BOTH HE AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE LOWER ENGINE COWL AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS SCRAPED AND DENTED, AND BOTH PROP BLADES BENT BACKWARDS. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BAY WAS DENTED AND CRACKED, THE FIREWALL WAS INTACT, AND NO OBVIOUS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED.A GEAR SWING INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY WHILE THE RIGHT MAIN REMAINED IN A TRAILING POSITION. DISASSEMBLY OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR AND PIVOT ASSEMBLY FOUND THE PIVOT SHAFT FRACTURED AT THE INNER RACE / ACTUATOR SECTOR GEAR INTERFACE.