The nose landing gear collapsed during a short field landing in a C182 for unknown reasons.

Attributes
ACN	1035349
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
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	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1700 Flight Crew Type 600
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

I had nearly completed a flight on an IFR flight plan from a major city to this small town as the pilot flying. I asked the pilot not flying if he wanted to do some landings and take offs at the small town airport. He said yes and I transferred control to him. He landed the airplane normally. He then departed the airport to come around for a short-field landing. His approach was good and he appeared to land on the mains. He had pulled the throttle to idle before touchdown. Within seconds we heard what sounded and felt like a flat nose gear tire. After a few more seconds we heard the prop striking the asphalt. The aircraft came to a halt. We observed that the nose wheel had been pushed fully forward; allowing the prop to strike the asphalt. There was no damage to the nose wheel tire itself. It was fully inflated. There were no injuries to either pilot. Since the pilot flying was attempting a short field landing; it is possible that there was a three-point landing; causing stress on the nose gear. When practicing short-field landings; land fully on the mains before letting the nose wheel drop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The nose landing gear collapsed during a short field landing in a C182 for unknown reasons.

Narrative: I had nearly completed a flight on an IFR flight plan from a major city to this small town as the pilot flying. I asked the pilot not flying if he wanted to do some landings and take offs at the small town airport. He said yes and I transferred control to him. He landed the airplane normally. He then departed the airport to come around for a short-field landing. His approach was good and he appeared to land on the mains. He had pulled the throttle to idle before touchdown. Within seconds we heard what sounded and felt like a flat nose gear tire. After a few more seconds we heard the prop striking the asphalt. The aircraft came to a halt. We observed that the nose wheel had been pushed fully forward; allowing the prop to strike the asphalt. There was no damage to the nose wheel tire itself. It was fully inflated. There were no injuries to either pilot. Since the pilot flying was attempting a short field landing; it is possible that there was a three-point landing; causing stress on the nose gear. When practicing short-field landings; land fully on the mains before letting the nose wheel drop.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.