What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that shortly after landing on runway 14, during rollout at Gulfport, Mississippi (kgpt) on July 22, 2015 about 2140 local time the nose landing gear collapsed. He stated that he had just touched down on the centerline and was beginning to drift to the left of the centerline due to a crosswind, he applied aileron input and slight right rudder to steer the plane back to the centerline. Right after applying right rudder is when the nose gear collapsed.
No injuries, damage to the aircraft nose wheel landing gear doors and propeller.
July 29, 2015 inspectors from the jackson flight standards district office observe the landing gear extension check. A visual inspection of the nose landing gear was performed with no obvious sign of damage to the landing gear components. The nose landing gear extended normal.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 14, DURING ROLLOUT AT GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI (KGPT) ON JULY 22, 2015 ABOUT 2140 LOCAL TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. HE STATED THAT HE HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CENTERLINE AND WAS BEGINNING TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE DUE TO A CROSSWIND, HE APPLIED AILERON INPUT AND SLIGHT RIGHT RUDDER TO STEER THE PLANE BACK TO THE CENTERLINE. RIGHT AFTER APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER IS WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR DOORS AND PROPELLER.
JULY 29, 2015 INSPECTORS FROM THE JACKSON FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE OBSERVE THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CHECK. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS PERFORMED WITH NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMAL.
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