DURING LANDING, THE PILOT ROLLED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID POSSIBLE POTHOLES. AFTER STEERING TO THE LEFT SIDE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SMALL BERM AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED FURTHER LEFT. THE NOSEWHEEL HIT THE BERM AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

Contributing Factors

AIRPORT FACILITIES,RUNWAY/LANDING AREA CONDITION..ROUGH/UNEVEN

Contributing Factors

RUNWAY MAINTENANCE..INADEQUATE..AIRPORT PERSONNEL

Contributing Factors

TERRAIN CONDITION..DIRT BANK/RISING EMBANKMENT

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