What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 20, 2019 the PIC and CFI departed kcos to practice commercial maneuvers and multiple takeoffs and landings all were normal and uneventful. The last takeoff was a short field which upon rotation a loud bang was heard from under the aircraft. The aircraft was cleared to land 17R when the main gear touched down a dragging noise was heard. The nose continued to lower and soon descended below normal landing attitude impacting the runway. The nose gear shock absorber rod fractured at the at the drilled hole for the roll pin. Damage included the propeller, nose gear and exhaust pipe.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 20, 2019 THE PIC AND CFI DEPARTED KCOS TO PRACTICE COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS AND MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ALL WERE NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. THE LAST TAKEOFF WAS A SHORT FIELD WHICH UPON ROTATION A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND 17R WHEN THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN A DRAGGING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOSE CONTINUED TO LOWER AND SOON DESCENDED BELOW NORMAL LANDING ATTITUDE IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER ROD FRACTURED AT THE AT THE DRILLED HOLE FOR THE ROLL PIN. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND EXHAUST PIPE.
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