What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
January 10, 2024 aircraft experienced a nose gear collapse upon landing at Spirit of saint Louis airport (sus). The aircraft sustained minor damage that included a propstrike, forward nose cowling damage, landing light damage, broken nose gear retract rod assembly and damage to both nose gear doors.
Pilot stated that the event occured after 3 successful full stop landings at other local airports where the pilot was practicing instrument approaches. Upon putting the gear down for landing on approach into sus, the pilot heard an unusual pop. The pilot checked the landing gear indicator and stated that it was green, so the pilot continued the approach and subsequent landing. The pilot further stated that the approach and landing was normal until the pilot lowered the nose. The nose gear collapsed as the pilot lowered it to the ground causing the propeller to strike the ground. The aircraft came to a stop resting on its nose without injury to the pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
JANUARY 10, 2024 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING AT SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE THAT INCLUDED A PROPSTRIKE, FORWARD NOSE COWLING DAMAGE, LANDING LIGHT DAMAGE, BROKEN NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD ASSEMBLY AND DAMAGE TO BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS.
PILOT STATED THAT THE EVENT OCCURED AFTER 3 SUCCESSFUL FULL STOP LANDINGS AT OTHER LOCAL AIRPORTS WHERE THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. UPON PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING ON APPROACH INTO SUS, THE PILOT HEARD AN UNUSUAL POP. THE PILOT CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR AND STATED THAT IT WAS GREEN, SO THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE PILOT LOWERED IT TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP RESTING ON ITS NOSE WITHOUT INJURY TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
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