Nose gear collapse on touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	311640
Time
Date	199506
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 60j
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 26
ASRS Report	311640
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Initiated practice 'takeoff/landing.' clear and good visibility. First 'takeoff/landing' was normal, effective, safe. Second takeoff no problem. Both patterns for landing okay. Began final on second landing. Descent okay. Aligned for centerline. Airspeed at setting for aircraft. Reduced power beyond 'numbers,' 1000 ft marker. Began flare, pulling back on yoke. Flew over the runway, continued pulling back on yoke. Main gear touched down. Held yoke as main gear rolled down runway. Nosewheel touched down. All of a sudden, the nosewheel just collapsed. No personal injury sustained. Propeller bent on ends. No fuselage damage. No tires burst. Aircraft shutdown as per pilot's operation handbook checklist. The aircraft is used by student pilots as a trainer (4-5 current pilots). The incident certainly heightened my awareness of constant need for alertness. I reacted as I had been instructed in shutting down and vacating the aircraft. I really cannot explain nosewheel collapse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: INITIATED PRACTICE 'TKOF/LNDG.' CLR AND GOOD VISIBILITY. FIRST 'TKOF/LNDG' WAS NORMAL, EFFECTIVE, SAFE. SECOND TKOF NO PROB. BOTH PATTERNS FOR LNDG OKAY. BEGAN FINAL ON SECOND LNDG. DSCNT OKAY. ALIGNED FOR CTRLINE. AIRSPD AT SETTING FOR ACFT. REDUCED PWR BEYOND 'NUMBERS,' 1000 FT MARKER. BEGAN FLARE, PULLING BACK ON YOKE. FLEW OVER THE RWY, CONTINUED PULLING BACK ON YOKE. MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. HELD YOKE AS MAIN GEAR ROLLED DOWN RWY. NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE NOSEWHEEL JUST COLLAPSED. NO PERSONAL INJURY SUSTAINED. PROP BENT ON ENDS. NO FUSELAGE DAMAGE. NO TIRES BURST. ACFT SHUTDOWN AS PER PLT'S OP HANDBOOK CHKLIST. THE ACFT IS USED BY STUDENT PLTS AS A TRAINER (4-5 CURRENT PLTS). THE INCIDENT CERTAINLY HEIGHTENED MY AWARENESS OF CONSTANT NEED FOR ALERTNESS. I REACTED AS I HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED IN SHUTTING DOWN AND VACATING THE ACFT. I REALLY CANNOT EXPLAIN NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSE.

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.