What happened
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The pilot was practicing take-offs and langings on runway 18 at olv. On the 4th landing and during the rollout, the nosegear collapsed stiking the propeller tips on the pavement and stopping the engine. The pilot and one passenger exited the aircraft without injury.
Inspection of the aircraft revealed the nose gear strut trunnion drag link attach point failed and allowed the nose gear to collapse forward. The failed parts were retrieved and close inspection of the metal does not show any evidence of previous cracks or corrosion. Airframe inspection does not show any evidence of a hard landing and security cameras of the landing show a normal touchdown with a slow collapse of the gear. SDR filed on failed trunnion.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANGINGS ON RUNWAY 18 AT OLV. ON THE 4TH LANDING AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED STIKING THE PROPELLER TIPS ON THE PAVEMENT AND STOPPING THE ENGINE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TRUNNION DRAG LINK ATTACH POINT FAILED AND ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE FORWARD. THE FAILED PARTS WERE RETRIEVED AND CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE METAL DOES NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS CRACKS OR CORROSION. AIRFRAME INSPECTION DOES NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF A HARD LANDING AND SECURITY CAMERAS OF THE LANDING SHOW A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN WITH A SLOW COLLAPSE OF THE GEAR. SDR FILED ON FAILED TRUNNION.
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