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A C182's nose gear collapsed during a touch and go takeoff following a soft field practice landing. The aircraft was secured on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 871516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5.5 Flight Crew Total 348.4 Flight Crew Type 5.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was performing touch and go landings; keeping left closed traffic. The landing that the incident occurred on was my 4th landing of the day and it was a practice soft field landing. I had completed all checks in the traffic pattern; including gear down with a green indication light showing. I landed on the main wheels first and lightly allowed the nose wheel to settle on the runway. I then proceeded to clean the airplane up; by adjusting the trim; turning off the carburetor heat; and moving the flaps to 20 degrees. I then began to add power to accelerate the airplane for takeoff. Before I could reach my rotation speed; I heard a click and the nose wheel began to fall towards the ground. I then proceeded to give the plane full back elevator pressure in order to keep the nose up; but was not able to do so. The nose continued to fall and when saw the prop strike the ground; I promptly reduced power to idle and applied some brakes to stop the plane. Once the plane came to a complete stop; I called the tower and notified them of the situation. I then turned off all electrical switches and turned off the ignition and removed the key. I then stepped out of the airplane and waited for assistance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182's nose gear collapsed during a touch and go takeoff following a soft field practice landing. The aircraft was secured on the runway.
Narrative: I was performing touch and go landings; keeping left closed traffic. The landing that the incident occurred on was my 4th landing of the day and it was a practice soft field landing. I had completed all checks in the traffic pattern; including gear down with a green indication light showing. I landed on the main wheels first and lightly allowed the nose wheel to settle on the runway. I then proceeded to clean the airplane up; by adjusting the trim; turning off the carburetor heat; and moving the flaps to 20 degrees. I then began to add power to accelerate the airplane for takeoff. Before I could reach my rotation speed; I heard a click and the nose wheel began to fall towards the ground. I then proceeded to give the plane full back elevator pressure in order to keep the nose up; but was not able to do so. The nose continued to fall and when saw the prop strike the ground; I promptly reduced power to idle and applied some brakes to stop the plane. Once the plane came to a complete stop; I called the Tower and notified them of the situation. I then turned off all electrical switches and turned off the ignition and removed the key. I then stepped out of the airplane and waited for assistance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.