July 2, 2012, Thomson, Ga., Velocity XL RG Experimental

The airplane’s nose landing gear strut separated from the aircraft on the landing rollout at 1745 Eastern time. The airplan sustained substantial damage. Visual conditions prevailed; the solo private pilot reported no injuries.The pilot landed on the main gear and lowered the nose gear to the runway. The nose wheel started shimmying, then the nose pitched down. The pilot steered the airplane off the runway. The airplane nose landing gear yoke and strut had separated and were on the runway.

Key Takeaways:

• An airplane sustained substantial damage when its nose landing gear strut separated during landing rollout after the nose wheel began shimmying.
• The incident caused the airplane's nose to pitch down, with the gear yoke and strut detaching and remaining on the runway.
• The solo private pilot was uninjured, and the event occurred under visual conditions.

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