What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
09/29/2021, 1024 Local, N68TW landed on runway 09 at kbkv. After landing, the nose gear collapsed. The right wing came in contact with the surface resulting in wing tip damage and main spar cracked approximately six inches from the outer end. The prop and lower cowl were also damaged.
The wind was calm during approach and landing.
The control tower operator was interviewed, reported nothing unusual about the landing.
This accident appears to have resulted from a failure of the nose gear linkage. The part or manufacture name is not known at this time, due to this being an experimental kit built aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
09/29/2021, 1024 LOCAL, N68TW LANDED ON RUNWAY 09 AT KBKV. AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE RESULTING IN WING TIP DAMAGE AND MAIN SPAR CRACKED APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES FROM THE OUTER END. THE PROP AND LOWER COWL WERE ALSO DAMAGED.
THE WIND WAS CALM DURING APPROACH AND LANDING.
THE CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR WAS INTERVIEWED, REPORTED NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE LANDING.
THIS ACCIDENT APPEARS TO HAVE RESULTED FROM A FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE. THE PART OR MANUFACTURE NAME IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, DUE TO THIS BEING AN EXPERIMENTAL KIT BUILT AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.