Nose gear of C310 collapses on landing roll out.

Attributes
ACN	307162
Time
Date	199505
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ase
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	307162
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing and during roll out, front nose gear failed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states the aircraft was a cessna 310 which is 30 yrs old. This is not an uncommon problem in this aircraft according to his mechanic. The FAA inspector which came to the scene said he sees this quite often. The propellers, engines, gear doors and nose of the aircraft were damaged. Most discouraging to the reporter was that he had just recently had the struts overhauled and serviced. He feels this was probably a poor design, but considering the age of the aircraft not much can be done.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR OF C310 COLLAPSES ON LNDG ROLL OUT.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AND DURING ROLL OUT, FRONT NOSE GEAR FAILED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES THE ACFT WAS A CESSNA 310 WHICH IS 30 YRS OLD. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROB IN THIS ACFT ACCORDING TO HIS MECH. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHICH CAME TO THE SCENE SAID HE SEES THIS QUITE OFTEN. THE PROPS, ENGS, GEAR DOORS AND NOSE OF THE ACFT WERE DAMAGED. MOST DISCOURAGING TO THE RPTR WAS THAT HE HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD THE STRUTS OVERHAULED AND SERVICED. HE FEELS THIS WAS PROBABLY A POOR DESIGN, BUT CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THE ACFT NOT MUCH CAN BE DONE.

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.