What happened
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At approximately 16:15 z. the pilot received clearance to land on runway 3 at khxd. Weather was clear and he was on a visual approach.
Touchdown was on the mains without incident. However, once he decelerated and the nose gear touched down the gear caused an abnormal shimmy. He immediately applied back pressure to the yoke to take weight off the nose. He held this and continued to decelerate until he could no longer keep load off the nose. He had just past A3 and was told to taxi to A5 by the tower so he slowly taxied the plane about another 30 feet when he then informed the tower that he thought the nose wheel was either flat or at an extremely low pressure. Realizing he would not be able to make A5 he communicated with the tower about taking a paved pathway to the right to exit the runway. The tower informed him to continue to A5. At that point the aircraft started to track to the left so he came to a stop and informed the tower that he would not be able to continue and would require towing assistance. The tower advised him to shut down the aircraft and wait for assistance. Aircraft was towed by signature flight support to carolina aerotech for a damage inspection and repair. Inspection revealed damaged nose tire and minor fairing cracks that have been identified as previous damage. Carolina aerotech accomplished the tire change and serviced the strut at the owner's request. Aircraft was then returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15 Z. THE PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT KHXD. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND HE WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH.
TOUCHDOWN WAS ON THE MAINS WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, ONCE HE DECELERATED AND THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE GEAR CAUSED AN ABNORMAL SHIMMY. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BACK PRESSURE TO THE YOKE TO TAKE WEIGHT OFF THE NOSE. HE HELD THIS AND CONTINUED TO DECELERATE UNTIL HE COULD NO LONGER KEEP LOAD OFF THE NOSE. HE HAD JUST PAST A3 AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO A5 BY THE TOWER SO HE SLOWLY TAXIED THE PLANE ABOUT ANOTHER 30 FEET WHEN HE THEN INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE THOUGHT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS EITHER FLAT OR AT AN EXTREMELY LOW PRESSURE. REALIZING HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A5 HE COMMUNICATED WITH THE TOWER ABOUT TAKING A PAVED PATHWAY TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE TOWER INFORMED HIM TO CONTINUE TO A5. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TRACK TO THE LEFT SO HE CAME TO A STOP AND INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AND WOULD REQUIRE TOWING ASSISTANCE. THE TOWER ADVISED HIM TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAIT FOR ASSISTANCE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BY SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT TO CAROLINA AEROTECH FOR A DAMAGE INSPECTION AND REPAIR. INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGED NOSE TIRE AND MINOR FAIRING CRACKS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PREVIOUS DAMAGE. CAROLINA AEROTECH ACCOMPLISHED THE TIRE CHANGE AND SERVICED THE STRUT AT THE OWNER'S REQUEST. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.