A CESSNA TR182 ON NOSEWHEEL TOUCHDOWN VEERED TO THE L AND DEPARTED THE RWY. CAUSED BY A FAILED NOSE GEAR FORK.

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WE LANDED WITH A SLIGHT L XWIND IN XCTL CONFIGN. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH GOOD DIRECTIONAL CTL UNTIL THE NOSEWHEEL CONTACTED THE RWY. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNCTLED VEER TO THE L. ACFT SKIDDED WITH NOSEWHEEL AND R WHEEL LEAVING RUBBER SKID MARKS. ACFT DEPARTED RWY TO THE L. NOSEWHEEL BROKE AND ACFT SUFFERED A PROP STRIKE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ON LNDG IN WORLD-CHAMBERLAIN IN MSP ON THE PREVIOUS DAY; A SIMILAR L XWIND WAS ENCOUNTERED BUT ACFT RIGHT WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL MADE CONTACT. THIS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO OVERCORRECTION WITH R RUDDER. THIS WAS THE FIRST XWIND LNDG MADE AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION IN WHICH WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON THE NOSEWHEEL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE NOSE LNDG GEAR FORK BROKE AND THE NOSE TIRE REMAINED WITH THE L HALF OF THE FORK. THE RPTR SAID THE FORK TURNED 90 DEGS TO THE L SKIDDING SIDEWAYS AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE L DEPARTING THE RWY. THE RPTR STATED DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE NOSE GEAR; GEAR DOORS; PROP AND TURBOCHARGER. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG REQUIRED TEAR DOWN FOR SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND THE TURBOCHARGER NEEDED REBUILDING DUE TO DEBRIS INGESTION. THE RPTR STATED THE BROKEN FORK WAS EXAMINED BY THE FAA AND IT WAS DETERMINED A CRACK WAS PRESENT WHEN THE PART WAS MANUFACTURED. THE RPTR SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS JUST OUT OF THE ANNUAL CHK AND THE NOSE GEAR FORK ONLY REQUIRED A VISUAL INSPECTION.