C404 pilot has the nosewheel collapse on landing.

Attributes
ACN	693568
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sus.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna 404 Titan
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time total : 2260
ASRS Report	693568
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We had been flying an aerial photography mission. Upon landing on runway 8L at sus; the nose gear of the aircraft collapsed. This caused the aircraft's nose to drop to the ground and the propellers to strike the ground. The aircraft continued to skid to the left; and coming to a rest approximately 100 ft north of the runway. There were 3 souls on board. At this time there has been no report of any injury. I believe that a side load was applied to the nose gear as it made contact with the ground and this side load caused the nose gear to collapse. During the investigation it was brought to my attention that the left wheel had left a considerable tire skid mark upon landing. This may have caused the aircraft to yaw to the left prior to the nose gear making contact with the ground. If the aircraft yawed to the left it could have caused the side load.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C404 PLT HAS THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSE ON LNDG.

Narrative: WE HAD BEEN FLYING AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY MISSION. UPON LNDG ON RWY 8L AT SUS; THE NOSE GEAR OF THE ACFT COLLAPSED. THIS CAUSED THE ACFT'S NOSE TO DROP TO THE GND AND THE PROPS TO STRIKE THE GND. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SKID TO THE L; AND COMING TO A REST APPROX 100 FT N OF THE RWY. THERE WERE 3 SOULS ON BOARD. AT THIS TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO RPT OF ANY INJURY. I BELIEVE THAT A SIDE LOAD WAS APPLIED TO THE NOSE GEAR AS IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GND AND THIS SIDE LOAD CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT THE L WHEEL HAD LEFT A CONSIDERABLE TIRE SKID MARK UPON LNDG. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACFT TO YAW TO THE L PRIOR TO THE NOSE GEAR MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GND. IF THE ACFT YAWED TO THE L IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SIDE LOAD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.