The pilot of an atx BE58 freighter had the gear collapse during the landing rollout.

Attributes
ACN	426147
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	426147
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated

Narrative:

Nose gear collapsed following a normal approach and touchdown. Aircraft pulled left and subsequently departed the left side of runway 21L, coming to rest on a 270 degree heading, approximately 1200 ft from the approach end/threshold. FAA classified the event as an incident. No injuries and only moderate damage to aircraft. Ice covered runway contributed to runway departure given the crosswind conditions. On scene mechanic examination showed broken push rod. This series baron has down lock indicator on gear transmission box. All normal indications on down and locked were received. Another mechanic speculated that runway contamination at departure airport may have fouled the scissors and prevented them from going over-center during extension.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF AN ATX BE58 FREIGHTER HAD THE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING THE LNDG ROLLOUT.

Narrative: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWING A NORMAL APCH AND TOUCHDOWN. ACFT PULLED L AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE L SIDE OF RWY 21L, COMING TO REST ON A 270 DEG HDG, APPROX 1200 FT FROM THE APCH END/THRESHOLD. FAA CLASSIFIED THE EVENT AS AN INCIDENT. NO INJURIES AND ONLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO ACFT. ICE COVERED RWY CONTRIBUTED TO RWY DEP GIVEN THE XWIND CONDITIONS. ON SCENE MECH EXAMINATION SHOWED BROKEN PUSH ROD. THIS SERIES BARON HAS DOWN LOCK INDICATOR ON GEAR XMISSION BOX. ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS ON DOWN AND LOCKED WERE RECEIVED. ANOTHER MECH SPECULATED THAT RWY CONTAMINATION AT DEP ARPT MAY HAVE FOULED THE SCISSORS AND PREVENTED THEM FROM GOING OVER-CTR DURING EXTENSION.

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.