Nose gear collapsed on GA small aircraft at the end of landing roll.

Attributes
ACN	103991
Time
Date	198902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x17
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	103991
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Nose gear collapsed on small aircraft while applying brakes and almost to a stop. Nose began to lower on nose gear doors, propeller struck runway about 2 revolutions while at full idle. Plane came to a stop. I discovered the nose gear actuator push rod had broken allowing nose wheel to collapse forward. Closer preflight inspection could have revealed problem, but not likely since actuator is hard to see from walk around. Maintenance will be performed and repairs made to ensure good order and to renew aircraft's annual inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON GA SMA AT THE END OF LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON SMA WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND ALMOST TO A STOP. NOSE BEGAN TO LOWER ON NOSE GEAR DOORS, PROP STRUCK RWY ABOUT 2 REVOLUTIONS WHILE AT FULL IDLE. PLANE CAME TO A STOP. I DISCOVERED THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR PUSH ROD HAD BROKEN ALLOWING NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE FORWARD. CLOSER PREFLT INSPECTION COULD HAVE REVEALED PROB, BUT NOT LIKELY SINCE ACTUATOR IS HARD TO SEE FROM WALK AROUND. MAINT WILL BE PERFORMED AND REPAIRS MADE TO ENSURE GOOD ORDER AND TO RENEW ACFT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.