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A C177 pilot reported a normal approach with no system malfunctions but the nose gear collapsed after landing without warning causing propeller; exhaust pipe; cowl flap and nose gear door damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 933920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 1.5 Flight Crew Total 1117 Flight Crew Type 527 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I took my aircraft for a currency flight and on the first landing the nose gear collapsed on roll out just after touchdown. The approach and landing were otherwise fine. Winds were light. I put the gear down abeam the numbers and got a green light for the gear. Another aircraft called in on a 4 mile final for an instrument approach just at that point; so I extended the downwind to allow the aircraft to land. Once I saw the aircraft and it passed me inbound I proceeded with the approach; but I carried some power throughout because of the extended pattern. The approach seemed to be fine until the flare just as I pulled the remaining power off and touched down on the main gear; the gear-warning horn came on. I felt the nose gear touch down lightly but it seemed not to catch and the nose settled on to the runway. The damage was minor. The prop tips struck the pavement and were curled back. The nose gear doors; exhaust pipe; cowl flaps and the very bottom of the nose gear fairing were scraped. It appears that the nose gear tire scraped on the gear door as it settled back into the well. I have not yet determined what caused the nose gear to fail. The aircraft had one hour on it after having an annual inspection and having the hydraulic gear pump replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C177 pilot reported a normal approach with no system malfunctions but the nose gear collapsed after landing without warning causing propeller; exhaust pipe; cowl flap and nose gear door damage.
Narrative: I took my aircraft for a currency flight and on the first landing the nose gear collapsed on roll out just after touchdown. The approach and landing were otherwise fine. Winds were light. I put the gear down abeam the numbers and got a green light for the gear. Another aircraft called in on a 4 mile final for an instrument approach just at that point; so I extended the downwind to allow the aircraft to land. Once I saw the aircraft and it passed me inbound I proceeded with the approach; but I carried some power throughout because of the extended pattern. The approach seemed to be fine until the flare just as I pulled the remaining power off and touched down on the main gear; the gear-warning horn came on. I felt the nose gear touch down lightly but it seemed not to catch and the nose settled on to the runway. The damage was minor. The prop tips struck the pavement and were curled back. The nose gear doors; exhaust pipe; cowl flaps and the very bottom of the nose gear fairing were scraped. It appears that the nose gear tire scraped on the gear door as it settled back into the well. I have not yet determined what caused the nose gear to fail. The aircraft had one hour on it after having an annual inspection and having the hydraulic gear pump replaced.
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.