What was found
THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE FAILED AND IS DETERMINED TO BE THE PRIMARILY CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND THE FALSE INDICATION TO THE PILOT. PILOT STATED WHEN HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR TO LAND HE INITIALLY RECEIVED TWO MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHTS, HE THEN CYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE AND THEN RECEIVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS, AN INDICATION THAT ALL LANDING GEAR ARE DOWN LOCKED. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.