What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The certified flight instructor (CFI) was working with his student on his multi engine rating. On the 5th landing for the day the landing gear indicated 3 green (down and locked). The main gear touched down first, then the nose gear which collapsed. The aircraft slid down the runway and came to rest. Damage to the aircraft included propeller strikes on both engines, damage to nose landing gear doors and nose of aircraft. The landing gear was inspected after the incident. The nose gear actuator rod and was broken, the down lock pin was bent, and the nose gear trunnion assembly at the scissor link attach point was fractured with a small portion of the casting broken off.
As the FAA filed it
THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS WORKING WITH HIS STUDENT ON HIS MULTI ENGINE RATING. ON THE 5TH LANDING FOR THE DAY THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED 3 GREEN (DOWN AND LOCKED). THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, THEN THE NOSE GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED PROPELLER STRIKES ON BOTH ENGINES, DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD AND WAS BROKEN, THE DOWN LOCK PIN WAS BENT, AND THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION ASSEMBLY AT THE SCISSOR LINK ATTACH POINT WAS FRACTURED WITH A SMALL PORTION OF THE CASTING BROKEN OFF.
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