Training flight practicing touch-and-goes, nose gear collapse.

Attributes
ACN	213910
Time
Date	199206
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : arr
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 86 flight time total : 740
ASRS Report	213910
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The purpose of this training flight was to give this private pilot a signoff in high performance airplane required by FBO at the aurora airport. The private pilot needed 5 hours in a high performance aircraft to meet the requirements put out by FBO. We were building time toward this signoff. This particular day we decided to stay in the pattern and do touch-and-goes. The incident occurred upon our first landing. Both pilots observed a green light and visually observed the main wheels down on the downwind, base, and final legs of the pattern. Finally, it was upon a soft and smooth landing, power back to idle after the mains had touched and upon contact from the nosewheel that the nosewheel had collapsed causing the propeller to come in contact with the runway. There was minor damage and no injuries to either pilot aboard. Qualified witnesses confirmed that all 3 wheels were down upon landing and the gear lever was in the down position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRAINING FLT PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.

Narrative: THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRAINING FLT WAS TO GIVE THIS PRIVATE PLT A SIGNOFF IN HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE REQUIRED BY FBO AT THE AURORA ARPT. THE PRIVATE PLT NEEDED 5 HRS IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS PUT OUT BY FBO. WE WERE BUILDING TIME TOWARD THIS SIGNOFF. THIS PARTICULAR DAY WE DECIDED TO STAY IN THE PATTERN AND DO TOUCH-AND-GOES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED UPON OUR FIRST LNDG. BOTH PLTS OBSERVED A GREEN LIGHT AND VISUALLY OBSERVED THE MAIN WHEELS DOWN ON THE DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL LEGS OF THE PATTERN. FINALLY, IT WAS UPON A SOFT AND SMOOTH LNDG, PWR BACK TO IDLE AFTER THE MAINS HAD TOUCHED AND UPON CONTACT FROM THE NOSEWHEEL THAT THE NOSEWHEEL HAD COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROP TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO EITHER PLT ABOARD. QUALIFIED WITNESSES CONFIRMED THAT ALL 3 WHEELS WERE DOWN UPON LNDG AND THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE DOWN POS.

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.