Small aircraft sel nose gear collapsed during takeoff roll.

Attributes
ACN	298959
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msn
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 478 flight time type : 44
ASRS Report	298959
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Had just flown in for brief meeting. Upon leaving went through complete checklist with passenger assisting in checklist. On takeoff roll, had passenger hold flashlight on first oil pressure, then manifold pressure, then said to passenger 'we're waiting for rotation speed' and front gear collapsed. Upon stopping, noticed gear lever was up. I think I must have bumped lever with knee after startup check or that lever was not fully detented and I bumped it up or something mechanical happened. The only thing I can think of that would prevent this in the future is to include 'gear lever down' in rotation scan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA SEL NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: HAD JUST FLOWN IN FOR BRIEF MEETING. UPON LEAVING WENT THROUGH COMPLETE CHKLIST WITH PAX ASSISTING IN CHKLIST. ON TKOF ROLL, HAD PAX HOLD FLASHLIGHT ON FIRST OIL PRESSURE, THEN MANIFOLD PRESSURE, THEN SAID TO PAX 'WE'RE WAITING FOR ROTATION SPD' AND FRONT GEAR COLLAPSED. UPON STOPPING, NOTICED GEAR LEVER WAS UP. I THINK I MUST HAVE BUMPED LEVER WITH KNEE AFTER STARTUP CHK OR THAT LEVER WAS NOT FULLY DETENTED AND I BUMPED IT UP OR SOMETHING MECHANICAL HAPPENED. THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE IS TO INCLUDE 'GEAR LEVER DOWN' IN ROTATION SCAN.

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.