Piper PA32R pilot has nose gear fail on landing at vny after experiencing engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	715918
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vny.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vny.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	715918
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff runway 16L; normal rotation; climb to 150 ft. Put gear up; retract 10 degree flaps and then experienced power loss. Advised tower of 'sidestep' landing on runway 16R. After switching fuel tank; noticed runway 16R visual clearance. Continued slow down to landing; automatic gear extension deployed mains and did not lock down nose. Nose gear collapse on rollout. Rolled to end of runway 16R. Secured aircraft and exited aircraft. Interviewed by vny 'operations' and vny airport police. Phone interview with NTSB.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER PA32R PLT HAS NOSE GEAR FAIL ON LNDG AT VNY AFTER EXPERIENCING ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 16L; NORMAL ROTATION; CLB TO 150 FT. PUT GEAR UP; RETRACT 10 DEG FLAPS AND THEN EXPERIENCED PWR LOSS. ADVISED TWR OF 'SIDESTEP' LNDG ON RWY 16R. AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANK; NOTICED RWY 16R VISUAL CLRNC. CONTINUED SLOW DOWN TO LNDG; AUTOMATIC GEAR EXTENSION DEPLOYED MAINS AND DID NOT LOCK DOWN NOSE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON ROLLOUT. ROLLED TO END OF RWY 16R. SECURED ACFT AND EXITED ACFT. INTERVIEWED BY VNY 'OPS' AND VNY ARPT POLICE. PHONE INTERVIEW WITH NTSB.

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.