What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/19/2019 and 1745Z/1045MST a Piper PA-44-180, N145WW was on approach after making a few takeoffs and landing in the pattern under instruction. Student pilot (sp) had controls with landing gear down and locked and verify with 3 green lights on downwind and stated by instructor pilot (ip) and sp. Approach was stable at 80 KTS on final and 75 over threshold. Main wheels contacted the ground as a normal landing, described as not excessive or hard by the ip. When the nose touched down the nose collapsed. The ip took control of the aircraft and then aircraft drifted off centerline to the right so ip corrected to the left using rudder and input full back press on the yoke as described by the ip as the aircraft came to rest just left of centerline. Ip then notified the tower of the a wheel collapse. Aircraft was towed to the ramp of the 141 flight school and through inspection by an FAA inspector and maintenance personnel was found that a drag link bolt had broke which caused the mishap with the gear. Pi of operator notified of issue. No corrective action for ip and sp needed. Maintenance into aircraft being looked at my iic and pi of 141 flight school. 2 people on board (POB) no injuries, minor damage to aircraft nose, engines and propellers.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/19/2019 AND 1745Z/1045MST A PIPER PA-44-180, N145WW WAS ON APPROACH AFTER MAKING A FEW TAKEOFFS AND LANDING IN THE PATTERN UNDER INSTRUCTION. STUDENT PILOT (SP) HAD CONTROLS WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND VERIFY WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS ON DOWNWIND AND STATED BY INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) AND SP. APPROACH WAS STABLE AT 80 KTS ON FINAL AND 75 OVER THRESHOLD. MAIN WHEELS CONTACTED THE GROUND AS A NORMAL LANDING, DESCRIBED AS NOT EXCESSIVE OR HARD BY THE IP. WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE COLLAPSED. THE IP TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF CENTERLINE TO THE RIGHT SO IP CORRECTED TO THE LEFT USING RUDDER AND INPUT FULL BACK PRESS ON THE YOKE AS DESCRIBED BY THE IP AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST LEFT OF CENTERLINE. IP THEN NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE A WHEEL COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP OF THE 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL AND THROUGH INSPECTION BY AN FAA INSPECTOR AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WAS FOUND THAT A DRAG LINK BOLT HAD BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE MISHAP WITH THE GEAR. PI OF OPERATOR NOTIFIED OF ISSUE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR IP AND SP NEEDED. MAINTENANCE INTO AIRCRAFT BEING LOOKED AT MY IIC AND PI OF 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL. 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD (POB) NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOSE, ENGINES AND PROPELLERS.
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