Small aircraft aircraft damaged when nose gear collapses during taxi operation. Taxiing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	251233
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdh
State Reference	IL
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	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 290 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	251233
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was coming in on an approach to southern illinois airport. As the landing gear came down, I heard an odd buffeting noise. I was told to go around for another approach. I retracted the gear and went around. The second time I lowered the gear, I did not hear any odd noises. As I touched down I heard a metal scraping or snapping sound. The aircraft continued to roll. I cleared the runway and taxied to the parking area. Before I arrived to the parking area, the nose gear collapsed. The propeller struck the ground and stopped the engine. I know I went through my checklist and left the gear lever down. I believe that maybe the gear locking pin snapped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT DAMAGED WHEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSES DURING TAXI OP. TAXIING TFC.

Narrative: I WAS COMING IN ON AN APCH TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ARPT. AS THE LNDG GEAR CAME DOWN, I HEARD AN ODD BUFFETING NOISE. I WAS TOLD TO GAR FOR ANOTHER APCH. I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND WENT AROUND. THE SECOND TIME I LOWERED THE GEAR, I DID NOT HEAR ANY ODD NOISES. AS I TOUCHED DOWN I HEARD A METAL SCRAPING OR SNAPPING SOUND. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO ROLL. I CLRED THE RWY AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA. BEFORE I ARRIVED TO THE PARKING AREA, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROP STRUCK THE GND AND STOPPED THE ENG. I KNOW I WENT THROUGH MY CHKLIST AND LEFT THE GEAR LEVER DOWN. I BELIEVE THAT MAYBE THE GEAR LOCKING PIN SNAPPED.

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.