What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 16, 2012, at approximately 10:52 PDT aircraft registration #N71TC landed on runway 26L at Brackett Field Airport in laverne, CA. The aircraft was operated by privacy data omitted pilot certificate #privacy data omitted and is owned by boltair ltd, seward AK. During the landing rollout the aircraft experienced an apparent collapse of the nose wheel and a prop strike with sudden engine stoppage. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft suffered minor damage. Inspectors from the FAA laxfsdo WP-23 travelled to the scene and investigaed. After landing the pilot felt a growing vibration and possible oscillation of the nose wheel. The nose wheel caster assembly started oscillating and then the caster assembly departed the aircraft. The propeller impacted the runway surface and the engine had a sudden stoppage. The aircraft damage was minor and there were no injuries. Service difficulty report (SDR) submitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 16, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:52 PDT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION #N71TC LANDED ON RUNWAY 26L AT BRACKETT FIELD AIRPORT IN LAVERNE, CA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND IS OWNED BY BOLTAIR LTD, SEWARD AK. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN APPARENT COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE WHEEL AND A PROP STRIKE WITH SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTORS FROM THE FAA LAXFSDO WP-23 TRAVELLED TO THE SCENE AND INVESTIGAED.AFTER LANDING THE PILOT FELT A GROWING VIBRATION AND POSSIBLE OSCILLATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL. THE NOSE WHEEL CASTER ASSEMBLY STARTED OSCILLATING AND THEN THE CASTER ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) SUBMITTED.
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