What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was completing a crosswind landing with gusting winds from the right. This pilot acknowledges that upon touchdown he removed the crab, but did not lower the right wing adequately to prevent the aircraft from drifting to the left. The aircraft touched down while drifting to the left, which stressed the lower nose gear brace to the point of fracture. The nose gear operation was not affected. The aircraft was taxied to the tiedown.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A CROSSWIND LANDING WITH GUSTING WINDS FROM THE RIGHT. THIS PILOT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN HE REMOVED THE CRAB, BUT DID NOT LOWER THE RIGHT WING ADEQUATELY TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WHILE DRIFTING TO THE LEFT, WHICH STRESSED THE LOWER NOSE GEAR BRACE TO THE POINT OF FRACTURE. THE NOSE GEAR OPERATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE TIEDOWN.