Narrative:

Over at 4n1, after the gear lever was pulled down, I noticed my nose gear indication light was flickering, with no gear operation indication (ie, no red light). I checked that the gear indicator lights were working. On CTAF I spoke to a cessna which was waiting to take off, facing me on final for runway 24. After about 20 seconds of pleading with him to look at my gear, ('I don't want to have any liability if I make a mistake', he said. The cessna pilot was obviously a lawyer!), I flew over the numbers. The cessna was 50 ft away from my plane when the cessna pilot indicated that the gear looked as if it was down. I also heard the gear click down, which made me believe the gear was working. I turned off fuel and magnetos after propeller struck. Damaged cowl, and gently slid off the side of the runway. No injury to pilot. Plane was removed from the runway within 10 mins.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TRINIDAD TB20 ON APCH FOR LNDG HAD FLICKERING NOSE LNDG GEAR POS LIGHT, AND ON LNDG THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Narrative: OVER AT 4N1, AFTER THE GEAR LEVER WAS PULLED DOWN, I NOTICED MY NOSE GEAR INDICATION LIGHT WAS FLICKERING, WITH NO GEAR OP INDICATION (IE, NO RED LIGHT). I CHKED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE WORKING. ON CTAF I SPOKE TO A CESSNA WHICH WAS WAITING TO TAKE OFF, FACING ME ON FINAL FOR RWY 24. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF PLEADING WITH HIM TO LOOK AT MY GEAR, ('I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY IF I MAKE A MISTAKE', HE SAID. THE CESSNA PLT WAS OBVIOUSLY A LAWYER!), I FLEW OVER THE NUMBERS. THE CESSNA WAS 50 FT AWAY FROM MY PLANE WHEN THE CESSNA PLT INDICATED THAT THE GEAR LOOKED AS IF IT WAS DOWN. I ALSO HEARD THE GEAR CLICK DOWN, WHICH MADE ME BELIEVE THE GEAR WAS WORKING. I TURNED OFF FUEL AND MAGNETOS AFTER PROP STRUCK. DAMAGED COWL, AND GENTLY SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. NO INJURY TO PLT. PLANE WAS REMOVED FROM THE RWY WITHIN 10 MINS.

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.