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Nose gear collapsed on GA small aircraft while practicing engine failure forced landing just after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 150064 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : con |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 108 flight time total : 1295 flight time type : 93 |
| ASRS Report | 150064 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| 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 | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had been instructing a private pilot who wished to move up to a complex aircraft. We had already flown 2.7 hours this morning, landing in several configns and at 2 different airports. We broke for lunch and returned for more instruction. On the first takeoff, I chose to practice an engine out procedure directly after takeoff. We had the wing flaps set at 20 degrees and left gear down and locked. We made a landing straight ahead with more than 1/2 of the runway remaining. When the aircraft settled to the deck, the nose gear collapsed. We slid straight ahead for about 100'. Contact with the runway was 3 point but tail low. A further check after we stopped indicated the ELT had not been set off. After the fact, I learned this aircraft had been landed gear up once before. We had practiced this maneuver twice this day prior to the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON GA SMA WHILE PRACTICING ENGINE FAILURE FORCED LNDG JUST AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: I HAD BEEN INSTRUCTING A PVT PLT WHO WISHED TO MOVE UP TO A COMPLEX ACFT. WE HAD ALREADY FLOWN 2.7 HRS THIS MORNING, LNDG IN SEVERAL CONFIGNS AND AT 2 DIFFERENT ARPTS. WE BROKE FOR LUNCH AND RETURNED FOR MORE INSTRUCTION. ON THE FIRST TKOF, I CHOSE TO PRACTICE AN ENG OUT PROC DIRECTLY AFTER TKOF. WE HAD THE WING FLAPS SET AT 20 DEGS AND LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. WE MADE A LNDG STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE RWY REMAINING. WHEN THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE DECK, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. WE SLID STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR ABOUT 100'. CONTACT WITH THE RWY WAS 3 POINT BUT TAIL LOW. A FURTHER CHK AFTER WE STOPPED INDICATED THE ELT HAD NOT BEEN SET OFF. AFTER THE FACT, I LEARNED THIS ACFT HAD BEEN LANDED GEAR UP ONCE BEFORE. WE HAD PRACTICED THIS MANEUVER TWICE THIS DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
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.