Damage to nose gear during touch and go leads to collapsed nose wheel upon subsequent landing.

Attributes
ACN	163818
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt airport : sdl
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 1070 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	163818
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger observation : observer other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

2 multi-engine communication pilots. One, the reporter, an mei practicing touch and go's at dvt. Note: this was not a training flight of any sort, the mei was not giving instruction. The other pilot was given the controls and commences a 2-ENG pattern. The pilot came in low and did not adjust his trajectory. About to flare, the nose gear caught the lip of the runway where the asphalt started. A small actuator rod was broken, causing the nose gear to become unlocked. The aircraft was flown to sdl where the reporting pilot was forced to execute a nose gear-up landing as the original pilot secured the aircraft. The nose gear held only for several seconds. Minor damage was sustained to the nose gear, gear door and the right propeller struck the ground, nicking the tips for 1 or 2 revolutions. Quite likely, the pilot had not the skill nor should have attempted a landing so close to the edge or with so flat an approach. Reporting pilot was distracted by several people standing near the threshold and did not see or react to the lip of the runway. Asphalt layer was much higher than surrounding ground. Low sun contributed to low visibility. Better to land long than short. Displaced threshold is useful for avoiding this. Have asphalt layer even with the ground. All pilots must be ready to react, despite circumstances and distrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR DURING TOUCH AND GO LEADS TO COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL UPON SUBSEQUENT LNDG.

Narrative: 2 MULTI-ENG COM PLTS. ONE, THE RPTR, AN MEI PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AT DVT. NOTE: THIS WAS NOT A TRNING FLT OF ANY SORT, THE MEI WAS NOT GIVING INSTRUCTION. THE OTHER PLT WAS GIVEN THE CTLS AND COMMENCES A 2-ENG PATTERN. THE PLT CAME IN LOW AND DID NOT ADJUST HIS TRAJECTORY. ABOUT TO FLARE, THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT THE LIP OF THE RWY WHERE THE ASPHALT STARTED. A SMALL ACTUATOR ROD WAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO BECOME UNLOCKED. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO SDL WHERE THE RPTING PLT WAS FORCED TO EXECUTE A NOSE GEAR-UP LNDG AS THE ORIGINAL PLT SECURED THE ACFT. THE NOSE GEAR HELD ONLY FOR SEVERAL SECS. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR, GEAR DOOR AND THE RIGHT PROP STRUCK THE GND, NICKING THE TIPS FOR 1 OR 2 REVOLUTIONS. QUITE LIKELY, THE PLT HAD NOT THE SKILL NOR SHOULD HAVE ATTEMPTED A LNDG SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OR WITH SO FLAT AN APCH. RPTING PLT WAS DISTRACTED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE STANDING NEAR THE THRESHOLD AND DID NOT SEE OR REACT TO THE LIP OF THE RWY. ASPHALT LAYER WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING GND. LOW SUN CONTRIBUTED TO LOW VISIBILITY. BETTER TO LAND LONG THAN SHORT. DISPLACED THRESHOLD IS USEFUL FOR AVOIDING THIS. HAVE ASPHALT LAYER EVEN WITH THE GND. ALL PLTS MUST BE READY TO REACT, DESPITE CIRCUMSTANCES AND DISTRS.

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.