GA small aircraft nose gear collapsed after landing.

Attributes
ACN	83508
Time
Date	198803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cqa
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 710 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	83508
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The aircraft involved is a small aircraft. The aircraft was being returned from radio repair (sgh) approximately 9 miles out of called unicom and received a landing advisory of 'winds west - southwest at 24 KTS, using runway 26.' I entered a base turned final and landed. With a crosswind landing the upwind main on runway first (left main) then the right main and then the nose wheel. Gump's was performed on base leg, and confirmed again on final. Shortly after the nose wheel touched the runway the nose wheel assembly collapsed then the preparation - lower cowling struck the runway, distance from nose wheel touchdown to propeller strike approximately 150'. The aircraft slid 795' after the first propeller strike. There was no personal injury to pilot or passenger. There is a record of a propeller strike in the logbooks, and repairs being made. In attempting to remove aircraft from runway, the tail was lowered. And a mechanic attempted to lock the nose wheel in place, the 'over centerlock' had to be struck several times to get the nose wheel to lock in place. At this time no repairs have been made, and not sure of what corrective action can be taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: THE ACFT INVOLVED IS A SMA. THE ACFT WAS BEING RETURNED FROM RADIO REPAIR (SGH) APPROX 9 MILES OUT OF CALLED UNICOM AND RECEIVED A LANDING ADVISORY OF 'WINDS WEST - SW AT 24 KTS, USING RWY 26.' I ENTERED A BASE TURNED FINAL AND LANDED. WITH A XWIND LANDING THE UPWIND MAIN ON RWY FIRST (LEFT MAIN) THEN THE R MAIN AND THEN THE NOSE WHEEL. GUMP'S WAS PERFORMED ON BASE LEG, AND CONFIRMED AGAIN ON FINAL. SHORTLY AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE RWY THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED THEN THE PREPARATION - LOWER COWLING STRUCK THE RWY, DISTANCE FROM NOSE WHEEL TOUCHDOWN TO PROP STRIKE APPROX 150'. THE ACFT SLID 795' AFTER THE FIRST PROP STRIKE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY TO PLT OR PASSENGER. THERE IS A RECORD OF A PROP STRIKE IN THE LOGBOOKS, AND REPAIRS BEING MADE. IN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ACFT FROM RWY, THE TAIL WAS LOWERED. AND A MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE NOSE WHEEL IN PLACE, THE 'OVER CENTERLOCK' HAD TO BE STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE NOSE WHEEL TO LOCK IN PLACE. AT THIS TIME NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND NOT SURE OF WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.