Small aircraft twin suffers aircraft damage when nose gear collapses on landing procedure.

Attributes
ACN	276014
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 1590 flight time type : 185
ASRS Report	276014
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 224 flight time type : 27
ASRS Report	275658
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:

I was the flight instructor during a VOR/DME B practice approach for a full stop landing on runway 28 at mac. At the final approach fix the student (also a multi-engine rated pilot) selected gear down and approach flaps (10 degrees). We both observed 3 green lights and the nose gear down in the mirror on the engine nacelle. (Both nacelles have mirrors for observing the nose gear down on this aircraft.) on final full flaps were selected and due to gusty winds and a slight crosswind from the left a little more power was used for the approach (approximately 16 inches of manifold pressure). A final check of the gear was also made crossing the airport boundary, 3 greens observed. A normal landing was made touching down on the main wheels first when the nose gear touched the ground. It held momentarily before collapsing. The plane skidded for about 1500 ft remaining on the runway (from the centerline to the right side of the runway).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TWIN SUFFERS ACFT DAMAGE WHEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSES ON LNDG PROC.

Narrative: I WAS THE FLT INSTRUCTOR DURING A VOR/DME B PRACTICE APCH FOR A FULL STOP LNDG ON RWY 28 AT MAC. AT THE FINAL APCH FIX THE STUDENT (ALSO A MULTI-ENG RATED PLT) SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND APCH FLAPS (10 DEGS). WE BOTH OBSERVED 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND THE NOSE GEAR DOWN IN THE MIRROR ON THE ENG NACELLE. (BOTH NACELLES HAVE MIRRORS FOR OBSERVING THE NOSE GEAR DOWN ON THIS ACFT.) ON FINAL FULL FLAPS WERE SELECTED AND DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND A SLIGHT XWIND FROM THE L A LITTLE MORE PWR WAS USED FOR THE APCH (APPROX 16 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE). A FINAL CHK OF THE GEAR WAS ALSO MADE XING THE ARPT BOUNDARY, 3 GREENS OBSERVED. A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE TOUCHING DOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS FIRST WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE GND. IT HELD MOMENTARILY BEFORE COLLAPSING. THE PLANE SKIDDED FOR ABOUT 1500 FT REMAINING ON THE RWY (FROM THE CTRLINE TO THE R SIDE OF THE RWY).

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.