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Aero commander 200 pilot reported a nose gear collapse on landing causing the propeller to contact the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1458001 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commander 200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0.3 Flight Crew Type 175 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
On downwind; lowered gear and saw transition light; then green lights; indicating that the gear was down and locked. On base; rechecked and saw three greens under high glare in the cockpit. Glare may have been an contributing factor. All observed indications during the approach to landing indicated that the gear was down and locked. On landing; after settling on mains; as nose settled; it stopped for a moment; as though on the nose gear; but then started sinking again; until the propeller made contact with the runway; then settled again onto the nose bowl and nose gear doors. The plane slid on runway for some distance; veering slightly to the right. Tail was pulled down; and nose gear pulled out of gear well; prior to using the tow bar to move to taxiway; awaiting a tow back to the hangar. The plane was towed back to the hangar without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aero Commander 200 pilot reported a nose gear collapse on landing causing the propeller to contact the runway.
Narrative: On downwind; lowered gear and saw transition light; then green lights; indicating that the gear was down and locked. On base; rechecked and saw three greens under high glare in the cockpit. Glare may have been an contributing factor. All observed indications during the approach to landing indicated that the gear was down and locked. On landing; after settling on mains; as nose settled; it stopped for a moment; as though on the nose gear; but then started sinking again; until the propeller made contact with the runway; then settled again onto the nose bowl and nose gear doors. The plane slid on runway for some distance; veering slightly to the right. Tail was pulled down; and nose gear pulled out of gear well; prior to using the tow bar to move to taxiway; awaiting a tow back to the hangar. The plane was towed back to the hangar without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.