C177 instructor and student had a nose gear failure which resulted in a nose gear collapse on landin...

Attributes
ACN	555485
Time
Date	200207
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : isz.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 857
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
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	555485
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	555237
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon returning from a cross country flight, we entered the right downwind at isz for runway 24. I was in the right seat observing the 'before landing' check of my student. He (the PIC) had performed a gumps check in the downwind and I looked at the mirror on the right wing to verify gear down. A green light was indicated on the panel. A touchdown was performed on the main wheels first at 33% of runway length. As the nosewheel touched, we heard a noise that was no doubt a propeller strike. We both applied power and back pressure and decided to go around. In the go around, we climbed to 3000 ft MSL and noticed in the mirror that the nose gear was swinging and was not locked. We used the hand pump till we could pump no more. A departing aircraft flew by and noted no swinging. We performed a normal close-in landing to runway 24. The gear remained locked throughout the landing roll. In closing, this was a mechanical defect and we handled everything per the recommended checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C177 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAD A NOSE GEAR FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LNDG.

Narrative: UPON RETURNING FROM A XCOUNTRY FLT, WE ENTERED THE R DOWNWIND AT ISZ FOR RWY 24. I WAS IN THE R SEAT OBSERVING THE 'BEFORE LNDG' CHK OF MY STUDENT. HE (THE PIC) HAD PERFORMED A GUMPS CHK IN THE DOWNWIND AND I LOOKED AT THE MIRROR ON THE R WING TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN. A GREEN LIGHT WAS INDICATED ON THE PANEL. A TOUCHDOWN WAS PERFORMED ON THE MAIN WHEELS FIRST AT 33% OF RWY LENGTH. AS THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED, WE HEARD A NOISE THAT WAS NO DOUBT A PROP STRIKE. WE BOTH APPLIED PWR AND BACK PRESSURE AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND. IN THE GAR, WE CLBED TO 3000 FT MSL AND NOTICED IN THE MIRROR THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWINGING AND WAS NOT LOCKED. WE USED THE HAND PUMP TILL WE COULD PUMP NO MORE. A DEPARTING ACFT FLEW BY AND NOTED NO SWINGING. WE PERFORMED A NORMAL CLOSE-IN LNDG TO RWY 24. THE GEAR REMAINED LOCKED THROUGHOUT THE LNDG ROLL. IN CLOSING, THIS WAS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND WE HANDLED EVERYTHING PER THE RECOMMENDED CHKLIST.

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.

C177 instructor and student had a nose gear failure which resulted in a nose gear collapse on landing.