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BE24 instructor pilot experienced a nose gear failure during landing roll. Multiple successful landings had just been completed at a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 924574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| 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 | Sierra 24 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Down Lock |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 280 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
[I was] conducting a dual flight with student pilot/aircraft owner. During landing the nose gear collapsed on roll-out on the runway. The student was flying the aircraft; making the landing under my direct supervision. The student made a normal main wheel then nose gear landing. A gumps check was accomplished abeam the landing threshold and prior to landing. All landing gear indications were normal; three green lights and during the gear transition lights were normal. When the nose gear collapsed I immediately shut off the fuel and had the student shut down the master switch and the ignition switch. After the gear collapsed the aircraft slid approximately 150 ft then came to a stop slightly left of the runway centerline. After the aircraft came to a stop I verified all systems were secured then advised the student to egress to the side of the runway and wait for emergency services. There was no fire or loss of fuel. During the flight we had flown to a non-towered airport to practice take-offs and landings with no problems with the gear system. There were no injuries and the aircraft was towed to the FBO after the nose gear was locked in place. The prop was damaged; engine was under power when prop contact to the runway and there was no other visible damage. I believe this was a mechanical failure of the gear locking mechanism or a nose gear micro-switch failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE24 instructor pilot experienced a nose gear failure during landing roll. Multiple successful landings had just been completed at a nearby airport.
Narrative: [I was] conducting a dual flight with student pilot/aircraft owner. During landing the nose gear collapsed on roll-out on the runway. The student was flying the aircraft; making the landing under my direct supervision. The student made a normal main wheel then nose gear landing. A GUMPS check was accomplished abeam the landing threshold and prior to landing. All landing gear indications were normal; three green lights and during the gear transition lights were normal. When the nose gear collapsed I immediately shut off the fuel and had the student shut down the master switch and the ignition switch. After the gear collapsed the aircraft slid approximately 150 FT then came to a stop slightly left of the runway centerline. After the aircraft came to a stop I verified all systems were secured then advised the student to egress to the side of the runway and wait for emergency services. There was no fire or loss of fuel. During the flight we had flown to a non-towered airport to practice take-offs and landings with no problems with the gear system. There were no injuries and the aircraft was towed to the FBO after the nose gear was locked in place. The prop was damaged; engine was under power when prop contact to the runway and there was no other visible damage. I believe this was a mechanical failure of the gear locking mechanism or a nose gear micro-switch failure.
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.