Pase pilot landed and had nosewheel collapse.

Attributes
ACN	436622
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : srq.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	436622
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After the preflight takeoff checks were completed, we were cleared for departure from runway 14 with right traffic around XA45. At mid-field on the downwind leg, the aircraft was slowed to 110 KTS. The prelndg check was completed and mr Y confirmed that there were 3 greens on the gear lights and that his mirror was showing the nose gear extended. After being cleared for the option, the tower advised that the wind had shifted to 200 degrees at 17 KTS. In view of the wind shift, mr X decided to use 10 degrees of flaps and approach speed of 90 KTS. Another gump check was called. The GS was established and a crab angle set up. We crossed the numbers at approximately 90 KTS and reduced power accordingly. Prior to touchdown, the crab was taken out and the wing dropped to align with the centerline of the runway. The aircraft was coaxed onto the runway using pitch and power. The main wheels touched down satisfactorily and when the nosewheel made contact with the ground it collapsed. The aircraft was kept under control and continued along the centerline of the runway, coming to rest just short of intersection A3. The tower was informed and the aircraft was shut down and evacuate/evacuationed. No one was injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PASE PLT LANDED AND HAD NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSE.

Narrative: AFTER THE PREFLT TKOF CHKS WERE COMPLETED, WE WERE CLRED FOR DEP FROM RWY 14 WITH R TFC AROUND XA45. AT MID-FIELD ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, THE ACFT WAS SLOWED TO 110 KTS. THE PRELNDG CHK WAS COMPLETED AND MR Y CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE 3 GREENS ON THE GEAR LIGHTS AND THAT HIS MIRROR WAS SHOWING THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE OPTION, THE TWR ADVISED THAT THE WIND HAD SHIFTED TO 200 DEGS AT 17 KTS. IN VIEW OF THE WIND SHIFT, MR X DECIDED TO USE 10 DEGS OF FLAPS AND APCH SPD OF 90 KTS. ANOTHER GUMP CHK WAS CALLED. THE GS WAS ESTABLISHED AND A CRAB ANGLE SET UP. WE CROSSED THE NUMBERS AT APPROX 90 KTS AND REDUCED PWR ACCORDINGLY. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE CRAB WAS TAKEN OUT AND THE WING DROPPED TO ALIGN WITH THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS COAXED ONTO THE RWY USING PITCH AND PWR. THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN SATISFACTORILY AND WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE GND IT COLLAPSED. THE ACFT WAS KEPT UNDER CTL AND CONTINUED ALONG THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY, COMING TO REST JUST SHORT OF INTXN A3. THE TWR WAS INFORMED AND THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND EVACED. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

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.