What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On landing rollout at ggg NLG suffered a broken main tube failure and collapsed to the left side of the nose. Propeller absorbed impact on the ground. Onsite inspection of the aircraft shows no damage to fuselage or firewheel and engine mount is not damaged.
Inspection of the aircraft finds the break centered just below the welds attaching the side braces to the
Main tube. One area of the fractured tube shows a shiny polished like surface which may indicate a working crack.
NTSB declined further investigation.
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT GGG NLG SUFFERED A BROKEN MAIN TUBE FAILURE AND COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE. PROPELLER ABSORBED IMPACT ON THE GROUND. ONSITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWS NO DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE OR FIREWHEEL AND ENGINE MOUNT IS NOT DAMAGED.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FINDS THE BREAK CENTERED JUST BELOW THE WELDS ATTACHING THE SIDE BRACES TO THE
MAIN TUBE. ONE AREA OF THE FRACTURED TUBE SHOWS A SHINY POLISHED LIKE SURFACE WHICH MAY INDICATE A WORKING CRACK.
NTSB DECLINED FURTHER INVESTIGATION.