What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted VFR inbound from the south for full stop runway 7. After landing, local control noticed the aircraft in an unusual nose down position and asked if they needed assistance. Pilot stated stand by. It appeared the nose wheel had collapsed on rollout. ARFF, ops and maintenance responded. Aircraft was towed to university air center ramp at 1635.
Upon inspection by the investigating ASI, it was discovered that the nose landing gear structurally failed and separated just above the nose wheel forks. Inspection of the aircraft records indicate all airworthiness directives were addressed upon the most recent annual inspection (4/26/2024) and most recent 100 hour inspection (7/4/2024). Aircraft privacy data omitted was not required to comply with AD 71-22-02.
The CFI pilot had 400.5 total hours of flight time at the time of the accident.
The accident aircraft is privacy data omitted, part 61 operator.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VFR INBOUND FROM THE SOUTH FOR FULL STOP RUNWAY 7. AFTER LANDING, LOCAL CONTROL NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN UNUSUAL NOSE DOWN POSITION AND ASKED IF THEY NEEDED ASSISTANCE. PILOT STATED STAND BY. IT APPEARED THE NOSE WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. ARFF, OPS AND MAINTENANCE RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO UNIVERSITY AIR CENTER RAMP AT 1635.
UPON INSPECTION BY THE INVESTIGATING ASI, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUCTURALLY FAILED AND SEPARATED JUST ABOVE THE NOSE WHEEL FORKS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE ALL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES WERE ADDRESSED UPON THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION (4/26/2024) AND MOST RECENT 100 HOUR INSPECTION (7/4/2024). AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH AD 71-22-02.
THE CFI PILOT HAD 400.5 TOTAL HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PART 61 OPERATOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.