Narrative:

In mid-march I had a hard landing at tulsa international airport. Repairs called for an engine tear down, replacement of the propeller, a new nose rim, tire, and minor repairs in the wheelwell. The engine was given a top overhaul as well. On jun/xx/96, FBO felt that the repairs and adjustments were complete and the plane could be tested to check oil temperature and break-in before returning to the chicago area. The flight was normal and after approximately 45 mins, I returned to tulsa international. I was cleared for a straight-in approach to runway 18R and about 5 mi out extended the gear. The mains came down, but I did not receive a green light for the nosewheel. I extended the gear again and still did not receive a green light. I checked the light and fuses which appeared normal and advised the tower of the problem. They cleared me for a low pass in order to check the gear with field glasses. The tower reported that the gear appeared to be down. I was cleared to pattern altitude and told to take whatever action I felt necessary. I retracted the gear and extended it again, still without receiving a green light. Following the emergency procedures, I left the gear down lever in the down position, extended the emergency pump and pumped approximately 60 times until the handle could not be worked, locked it back into position and advised the tower I was ready to land. The tower cleared me to land on runway 18L. I slowed the plane to approximately 70 KTS, touched down with no bounce and kept the weight off the nose as long as possible. The nosewheel settled gently to the ground, rolled 5 or 10 ft and collapsed. In removing the plane from the runway, the nose was raised off the ground and I tried pumping the gear down 3 times. The gear collapsed twice more. On the third attempt a fireman kicked the front tire, the gear locked and the green light came on. The plane was towed to the hangar with no further problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. NOSE GEAR INDICATOR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LNDG.

Narrative: IN MID-MARCH I HAD A HARD LNDG AT TULSA INTL ARPT. REPAIRS CALLED FOR AN ENG TEAR DOWN, REPLACEMENT OF THE PROP, A NEW NOSE RIM, TIRE, AND MINOR REPAIRS IN THE WHEELWELL. THE ENG WAS GIVEN A TOP OVERHAUL AS WELL. ON JUN/XX/96, FBO FELT THAT THE REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE COMPLETE AND THE PLANE COULD BE TESTED TO CHK OIL TEMP AND BREAK-IN BEFORE RETURNING TO THE CHICAGO AREA. THE FLT WAS NORMAL AND AFTER APPROX 45 MINS, I RETURNED TO TULSA INTL. I WAS CLRED FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO RWY 18R AND ABOUT 5 MI OUT EXTENDED THE GEAR. THE MAINS CAME DOWN, BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSEWHEEL. I EXTENDED THE GEAR AGAIN AND STILL DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT. I CHKED THE LIGHT AND FUSES WHICH APPEARED NORMAL AND ADVISED THE TWR OF THE PROB. THEY CLRED ME FOR A LOW PASS IN ORDER TO CHK THE GEAR WITH FIELD GLASSES. THE TWR RPTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. I WAS CLRED TO PATTERN ALT AND TOLD TO TAKE WHATEVER ACTION I FELT NECESSARY. I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND EXTENDED IT AGAIN, STILL WITHOUT RECEIVING A GREEN LIGHT. FOLLOWING THE EMER PROCS, I LEFT THE GEAR DOWN LEVER IN THE DOWN POS, EXTENDED THE EMER PUMP AND PUMPED APPROX 60 TIMES UNTIL THE HANDLE COULD NOT BE WORKED, LOCKED IT BACK INTO POS AND ADVISED THE TWR I WAS READY TO LAND. THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 18L. I SLOWED THE PLANE TO APPROX 70 KTS, TOUCHED DOWN WITH NO BOUNCE AND KEPT THE WT OFF THE NOSE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE NOSEWHEEL SETTLED GENTLY TO THE GND, ROLLED 5 OR 10 FT AND COLLAPSED. IN REMOVING THE PLANE FROM THE RWY, THE NOSE WAS RAISED OFF THE GND AND I TRIED PUMPING THE GEAR DOWN 3 TIMES. THE GEAR COLLAPSED TWICE MORE. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT A FIREMAN KICKED THE FRONT TIRE, THE GEAR LOCKED AND THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. THE PLANE WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR WITH NO FURTHER PROBS.

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.