Nose gear collapses on a PA44 upon touchdown at ZZZ, us.

Attributes
ACN	611494
Time
Date	200403
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	611494
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Nose gear collapsed on touchdown. While on downwind, gear was lowered, and 3 green lights were noted, along with 1 nosewheel visible on the nacelle mirror. The approach to landing was normal, with no abnormalities and accomplished at 80 KIAS. On short final, the gear was again verified as down with 3 green lights and no red lights. Touchdown was accomplished at normal speed smoothly and on centerline. There was no side load. As the nosewheel touched down, it immediately collapsed. The airplane then slid to a stop nearly on centerline and was evacuate/evacuationed. The cause is currently under investigation by the school.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSES ON A PA44 UPON TOUCHDOWN AT ZZZ, US.

Narrative: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, GEAR WAS LOWERED, AND 3 GREEN LIGHTS WERE NOTED, ALONG WITH 1 NOSEWHEEL VISIBLE ON THE NACELLE MIRROR. THE APCH TO LNDG WAS NORMAL, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES AND ACCOMPLISHED AT 80 KIAS. ON SHORT FINAL, THE GEAR WAS AGAIN VERIFIED AS DOWN WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND NO RED LIGHTS. TOUCHDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT NORMAL SPD SMOOTHLY AND ON CTRLINE. THERE WAS NO SIDE LOAD. AS THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, IT IMMEDIATELY COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE THEN SLID TO A STOP NEARLY ON CTRLINE AND WAS EVACED. THE CAUSE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SCHOOL.

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.