What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he completed a normal sequence, including verifying three green indicator lights. The mains touched first followed by the nose gear, at this point the pilot stated that it was obviously evident that the nose gear wasn't holding as usual. He immediately pulled full aft on the elevator to hold the nose off for as long as possible, the nose of the aircraft then contacted the runway.
Inspection of the aircraft damage consisted of the following: bent and scared propeller blades, scrape damage to both nose gear doors, scrape damage of the lower nose bowl skin and bent nose gear push /pull actuator rod.
The mechanics that repaired the gear had reported a 3/16 inch bolt that attached the actuator bracket to the upper drag link had failed, but could not substantiate if it was the result of the gear collapse or a contributing factor. No positive finding could be validated due to the resultant damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPLETED A NORMAL SEQUENCE, INCLUDING VERIFYING THREE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE MAINS TOUCHED FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR, AT THIS POINT THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY EVIDENT THAT THE NOSE GEAR WASN'T HOLDING AS USUAL. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED FULL AFT ON THE ELEVATOR TO HOLD THE NOSE OFF FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING: BENT AND SCARED PROPELLER BLADES, SCRAPE DAMAGE TO BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS, SCRAPE DAMAGE OF THE LOWER NOSE BOWL SKIN AND BENT NOSE GEAR PUSH /PULL ACTUATOR ROD.
THE MECHANICS THAT REPAIRED THE GEAR HAD REPORTED A 3/16 INCH BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE ACTUATOR BRACKET TO THE UPPER DRAG LINK HAD FAILED, BUT COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE IF IT WAS THE RESULT OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE OR A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. NO POSITIVE FINDING COULD BE VALIDATED DUE TO THE RESULTANT DAMAGE.