What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated final approach to landing on runway 34 at koqu was normal. The touchdown on the main gear was smooth. Upon lowering the nose gear, it suddenly felt like the aircraft was on a gravel runway. As the weight of the plane settled forward, attempts to hold the plane straight with right rudder failed and the aircraft veered to the left. Applying back pressure to keep weight off the front gear didn?t help alignment. The aircraft struck a runway light with the propeller. After bringing the aircraft to a stop on the runway, he requested a tow to the ramp. Post-flight inspection revealed the nose wheel skewed to the side with a deflated/collapsed nose tire and one blade of the three-bladed propeller damaged.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT KOQU WAS NORMAL. THE TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR WAS SMOOTH. UPON LOWERING THE NOSE GEAR, IT SUDDENLY FELT LIKE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A GRAVEL RUNWAY. AS THE WEIGHT OF THE PLANE SETTLED FORWARD, ATTEMPTS TO HOLD THE PLANE STRAIGHT WITH RIGHT RUDDER FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. APPLYING BACK PRESSURE TO KEEP WEIGHT OFF THE FRONT GEAR DIDN?T HELP ALIGNMENT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER. AFTER BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, HE REQUESTED A TOW TO THE RAMP. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE WHEEL SKEWED TO THE SIDE WITH A DEFLATED/COLLAPSED NOSE TIRE AND ONE BLADE OF THE THREE-BLADED PROPELLER DAMAGED.