What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported a violent shimmy in nose landing gear upon touchdown on runway 35, and immediately thereafter, the nose landing gear collapsed. Both personnel aboard the aircraft reported observing a down and locked indication for all three landing gear during the approach. Known substantial damage includes nose landing gear actuator mount structure cracked and broken, aileron bellcrank mount and associated longeron support structure heavily damaged, extensive sheetmetal torn away from structure, and many structural longerons damaged.
Note: this accident is still under investigation by the FAA and NTSB, and this report may be amended when more information
Becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED A VIOLENT SHIMMY IN NOSE LANDING GEAR UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 35, AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. BOTH PERSONNEL ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED OBSERVING A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR ALL THREE LANDING GEAR DURING THE APPROACH. KNOWN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDES NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR MOUNT STRUCTURE CRACKED AND BROKEN, AILERON BELLCRANK MOUNT AND ASSOCIATED LONGERON SUPPORT STRUCTURE HEAVILY DAMAGED, EXTENSIVE SHEETMETAL TORN AWAY FROM STRUCTURE, AND MANY STRUCTURAL LONGERONS DAMAGED.
NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA AND NTSB, AND THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED WHEN MORE INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.