What was found
DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT''S NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. LOCAL PEOPLE, AT THE SITE, FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL AND ATTACHMENT BOLT ALONG WITH OTHER ATTACHMENT HARDWARE. (THE AN6-58A NOSE WHEEL BOLT REVEALS NO SIGNS TO THREAD DAMAGE. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE HARDWARE FOUND AT THE SITE, IS AN AN363-6 SELF-LOCKING NUT, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO WAY TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THIS NUT AS THE ACTUAL ONE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE NOSE WHEEL BOLT; BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN. NOTE: THE NUT IS EASILY INSTALLED BY HAND ONTO THE BOLT TO WHERE THE NUT IS FLUSH WITH END OF THE BOLT. (X)