Left gear of twin small aircraft collapses on landing at non tower airport. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	249478
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f39
State Reference	TX
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, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	249478
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I made a normal approach to landing with the gear switch down and all gear indications positive. I made a smooth touchdown with the landing normal. As the airplane slowed on rollout, the left wing settled toward the runway. I instinctively reached for the gear switch to confirm it down. The airplane turned left with the nose gear and right gear remaining down and supporting the airplane. The nosewheel collapsed when it dropped off of the edge of the runway and the airplane stopped. In retrospect, it might not be the best course of action to reach for the gear switch in this type of situation because of possible inadvertent gear retraction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L GEAR OF TWIN SMA COLLAPSES ON LNDG AT NON TWR ARPT. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: I MADE A NORMAL APCH TO LNDG WITH THE GEAR SWITCH DOWN AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS POSITIVE. I MADE A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN WITH THE LNDG NORMAL. AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED ON ROLLOUT, THE L WING SETTLED TOWARD THE RWY. I INSTINCTIVELY REACHED FOR THE GEAR SWITCH TO CONFIRM IT DOWN. THE AIRPLANE TURNED L WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND R GEAR REMAINING DOWN AND SUPPORTING THE AIRPLANE. THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED WHEN IT DROPPED OFF OF THE EDGE OF THE RWY AND THE AIRPLANE STOPPED. IN RETROSPECT, IT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO REACH FOR THE GEAR SWITCH IN THIS TYPE OF SIT BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION.

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.