A private pilot flying a C177RG has the nose gear collapse after a short roll on the runway at sql, ...

Attributes
ACN	478796
Time
Date	200004
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sql.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 101 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	478796
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I received ATIS about 15 mi out. Then about 10 mi out I contacted the tower coming from the east, directly into base (as instructed by the tower). About 3 1/2 mi out, on base, I lowered the landing gear getting the plane ready for landing. I performed gumps twice and also assuring the gear was down by the green light (this plane has a single gear light for all gear down) and visually checking. Prior to landing, I completed a flare about 5 degrees nose high and completed a soft landing on the main gear. On softly lowering the nose gear, the nose gear touched down and about 2 seconds on rollout the nose continued to lower. I immediately pulled the mixture to cut the engine. The propeller struck several times. The plane stopped and I turned off the ignition, took out the key and exited the plane. Both tower personnel and a fire truck came to the plane. I was the only person in the plane and no injuries occurred. I am currently unsure of the exact cause but I feel that there has been some kind of mechanical failure with the nose gear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT PLT FLYING A C177RG HAS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER A SHORT ROLL ON THE RWY AT SQL, CA.

Narrative: I RECEIVED ATIS ABOUT 15 MI OUT. THEN ABOUT 10 MI OUT I CONTACTED THE TWR COMING FROM THE E, DIRECTLY INTO BASE (AS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR). ABOUT 3 1/2 MI OUT, ON BASE, I LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR GETTING THE PLANE READY FOR LNDG. I PERFORMED GUMPS TWICE AND ALSO ASSURING THE GEAR WAS DOWN BY THE GREEN LIGHT (THIS PLANE HAS A SINGLE GEAR LIGHT FOR ALL GEAR DOWN) AND VISUALLY CHKING. PRIOR TO LNDG, I COMPLETED A FLARE ABOUT 5 DEGS NOSE HIGH AND COMPLETED A SOFT LNDG ON THE MAIN GEAR. ON SOFTLY LOWERING THE NOSE GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND ABOUT 2 SECONDS ON ROLLOUT THE NOSE CONTINUED TO LOWER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE MIXTURE TO CUT THE ENG. THE PROP STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES. THE PLANE STOPPED AND I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, TOOK OUT THE KEY AND EXITED THE PLANE. BOTH TWR PERSONNEL AND A FIRE TRUCK CAME TO THE PLANE. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE PLANE AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. I AM CURRENTLY UNSURE OF THE EXACT CAUSE BUT I FEEL THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME KIND OF MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH THE NOSE GEAR.

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.

A private pilot flying a C177RG has the nose gear collapse after a short roll on the runway at sql, ca.