What happened
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privacy data omitted Had departed from ardmore downtown exec airport (1F0), ardmore, Oklahoma flying to Mckinney national airport (tki), Mckinney, Texas. The pilot in command (PIC) did not report anything out of the ordinary with the approach other than the airplane was noticeably slower across the ground due to a headwind. He stated that the airplane touched down on the main landing gear.
The PIC stated that within 3 seconds the nose gear touched down but kept dropping until the propeller struck the runway. He stated that he could feel the plane's left main begin to retract. The left wing started to drop and the plane slid to the left.
The PIC stated that he informed tki control tower personnel that his airplane's nose gear collapsed and he would require assistance.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD DEPARTED FROM ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXEC AIRPORT (1F0), ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA FLYING TO MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT (TKI), MCKINNEY, TEXAS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DID NOT REPORT ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH THE APPROACH OTHER THAN THE AIRPLANE WAS NOTICEABLY SLOWER ACROSS THE GROUND DUE TO A HEADWIND. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.
THE PIC STATED THAT WITHIN 3 SECONDS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN BUT KEPT DROPPING UNTIL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE COULD FEEL THE PLANE'S LEFT MAIN BEGIN TO RETRACT. THE LEFT WING STARTED TO DROP AND THE PLANE SLID TO THE LEFT.
THE PIC STATED THAT HE INFORMED TKI CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL THAT HIS AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND HE WOULD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE.
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