What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Received a report of a aircraft NLG collapse after landing. The aircraft had performed numerous touch and goes, both at ktme and 11R, with noticable wheel shimmy, prior to the fixed gear aircraft experiencing the collapse of the NLG.
Inspection of the aircraft revealed the NLG strut assembly broke below the upper lateral brace welds, radially.
The hartzell propeller (model: PHC-J3YF-1RF) was destroyed, it showed damage to all three blades, but, that they prevented damage from incurring to the lower engine & fairings.
The Continental IO-550-N engine, (serial no. 1010305) had no visual external damage.
As the FAA filed it
RECEIVED A REPORT OF A AIRCRAFT NLG COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PERFORMED NUMEROUS TOUCH AND GOES, BOTH AT KTME AND 11R, WITH NOTICABLE WHEEL SHIMMY, PRIOR TO THE FIXED GEAR AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCING THE COLLAPSE OF THE NLG.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE NLG STRUT ASSEMBLY BROKE BELOW THE UPPER LATERAL BRACE WELDS, RADIALLY.
THE HARTZELL PROPELLER (MODEL: PHC-J3YF-1RF) WAS DESTROYED, IT SHOWED DAMAGE TO ALL THREE BLADES, BUT, THAT THEY PREVENTED DAMAGE FROM INCURRING TO THE LOWER ENGINE & FAIRINGS.
THE CONTINENTAL IO-550-N ENGINE, (SERIAL NO. 1010305) HAD NO VISUAL EXTERNAL DAMAGE.