Small aircraft experienced nose gear collapse during taxi-in and, during subsequent FAA accident inv...

Attributes
ACN	142080
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1k3
State Reference	KS
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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 1000
ASRS Report	142080
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

This was a normal and safe flight of 1 hour duration in a 28 yr old small aircraft aircraft with manual gear. Landing was normal, rollout was normal, but during taxi off the active runway over the bump in the surface between the runway and ramp area (runway is 2' higher than the ramp area) the nose gear collapsed, damaging the propeller and nose gear linkage. The green gear down and locked light was illuminated as normal. Gear retraction arm was checked 3 times before landing. I think the green light should not come on unless in fact the gear is down and locked, and a better latching system should be made for the nose gear. A report was made to FAA on insistence of the airport owner. The pilot felt this was not a rptable incident according to NTSB rule 830.5. The FAA wanted the aircraft pulled in the hangar to pull panels for an estimate of damage (according to airport owner) 2 days after the incident. FAA inspected aircraft, took pictures, and made copies of all log books. Told pilot certificate action would be taken. Aircraft was out of annual inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA EXPERIENCED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING TAXI-IN AND, DURING SUBSEQUENT FAA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, THE ACFT WAS FOUND OVERDUE FOR ANNUAL. CERTIFICATE ACTION TAKEN ON PLT.

Narrative: THIS WAS A NORMAL AND SAFE FLT OF 1 HR DURATION IN A 28 YR OLD SMA ACFT WITH MANUAL GEAR. LNDG WAS NORMAL, ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL, BUT DURING TAXI OFF THE ACTIVE RWY OVER THE BUMP IN THE SURFACE BTWN THE RWY AND RAMP AREA (RWY IS 2' HIGHER THAN THE RAMP AREA) THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR LINKAGE. THE GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS NORMAL. GEAR RETRACTION ARM WAS CHKED 3 TIMES BEFORE LNDG. I THINK THE GREEN LIGHT SHOULD NOT COME ON UNLESS IN FACT THE GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED, AND A BETTER LATCHING SYS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE NOSE GEAR. A RPT WAS MADE TO FAA ON INSISTENCE OF THE ARPT OWNER. THE PLT FELT THIS WAS NOT A RPTABLE INCIDENT ACCORDING TO NTSB RULE 830.5. THE FAA WANTED THE ACFT PULLED IN THE HANGAR TO PULL PANELS FOR AN ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE (ACCORDING TO ARPT OWNER) 2 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. FAA INSPECTED ACFT, TOOK PICTURES, AND MADE COPIES OF ALL LOG BOOKS. TOLD PLT CERTIFICATE ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.

Small aircraft experienced nose gear collapse during taxi-in and, during subsequent FAA accident investigation, the aircraft was found overdue for annual. Certificate action taken on pilot.