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On February 3, 2018, aircraft N5072K departed from the Scottsdale Arizona airport (sdl) and landed in deer valley (dvt) with no issues. The aircraft then flew from (dvt) to payson Arizona (pan) upon landing the pilot noted that the nose gear had a shimmy. Before departing from payson the pilot inspected the nose gear, including the wheel and tire for wear, flat spots or low pressure. After finding no visible defects, the aircraft then departed from (pam) enroute to (dvt). On landing at (dvt), the pilot again noticed a shimmy although not as prominent as previously noted. Prior to leaving (dvt), the pilot again visually inspected the nose gear, wheel and tire as well as the rudder and springs to ensure the centering mechanisms were in proper order and the rudder was aligned with the centerline of the aircraft. The aircraft then departed (dvt) and upon landing at (sdl), the pilot intentionally held the nose off the ground as long as possible and when the nose tire contacted the runway, the tire blew causing the nose gear to collapse. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller blades, the nose gear and the skin forward of the nose gear. On February 6, 2018 I inspected the aircraft and concur the damage to be minor and based upon inspection of the nose tire and gear would concur the damage is consistent with a tire blow out causing subsequent gear collapse.