Small aircraft pilot had the nose gear collapse on takeoff. The pilot had nose gear problems on landing. Local maintenance approved operation of the aircraft in this condition.

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Attributes
ACN	573821
Time
Date	200302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : owd.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	573821
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : executed go around flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I experienced a nose gear collapse upon takeoff at norwood airport. On approach to norwood, I experienced landing gear light indications that the landing gear was in the down and locked position. Upon touchdown at owd, the landing gear transition light came on. Landing and taxi were normal. After confirming with my home base via telephone, it was decided that if a mechanic could verify my landing gear was in the down and locked position, a safe return to my home base was reasonable. I had a mechanic at owd check the landing gear and was assured by him that the landing gear was down and locked. The following run-up and taxi were normal. Upon takeoff, the nosewheel collapsed resulting in a 'propeller strike.' a go around was initiated, gear was recycled, emergency was declared and I landed plane. There was no injury to pilot or passenger, and no additional frame damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON TKOF. THE PLT HAD NOSE GEAR PROBS ON LNDG. LCL MAINT APPROVED OP OF THE ACFT IN THIS CONDITION.

Narrative: I EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE UPON TKOF AT NORWOOD ARPT. ON APCH TO NORWOOD, I EXPERIENCED LNDG GEAR LIGHT INDICATIONS THAT THE LNDG GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POS. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT OWD, THE LNDG GEAR TRANSITION LIGHT CAME ON. LNDG AND TAXI WERE NORMAL. AFTER CONFIRMING WITH MY HOME BASE VIA TELEPHONE, IT WAS DECIDED THAT IF A MECH COULD VERIFY MY LNDG GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POS, A SAFE RETURN TO MY HOME BASE WAS REASONABLE. I HAD A MECH AT OWD CHK THE LNDG GEAR AND WAS ASSURED BY HIM THAT THE LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE FOLLOWING RUN-UP AND TAXI WERE NORMAL. UPON TKOF, THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A 'PROP STRIKE.' A GAR WAS INITIATED, GEAR WAS RECYCLED, EMER WAS DECLARED AND I LANDED PLANE. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO PLT OR PAX, AND NO ADDITIONAL FRAME DAMAGE.

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.