Nose gear of small aircraft aircraft failed during taxi in at private crop dusting strip.

Attributes
ACN	116227
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3la6
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 260
ASRS Report	116227
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Xx crop service is the place where the incident took place. I made a single pass over the airstrip to check runway conditions at 100'. An approach was established to the grass strip from the south and the winds were calm. On the north end of the runway was 75' power lines. The touchdown was smooth and gentle. The runway was then noticed to have about 14 inches of grass with wet spots underlying the grass. Shortly after the roll down was complete taxiing to the end of the strip. The nose gear broke off at the fork. This caused the aircraft to whip to the left and lift to the right, touching the right wing tip and bending the propeller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR OF SMA ACFT FAILED DURING TAXI IN AT PRIVATE CROP DUSTING STRIP.

Narrative: XX CROP SERVICE IS THE PLACE WHERE THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. I MADE A SINGLE PASS OVER THE AIRSTRIP TO CHECK RWY CONDITIONS AT 100'. AN APCH WAS ESTABLISHED TO THE GRASS STRIP FROM THE SOUTH AND THE WINDS WERE CALM. ON THE NORTH END OF THE RWY WAS 75' POWER LINES. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH AND GENTLE. THE RWY WAS THEN NOTICED TO HAVE ABOUT 14 INCHES OF GRASS WITH WET SPOTS UNDERLYING THE GRASS. SHORTLY AFTER THE ROLL DOWN WAS COMPLETE TAXIING TO THE END OF THE STRIP. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AT THE FORK. THIS CAUSED THE ACFT TO WHIP TO THE LEFT AND LIFT TO THE RIGHT, TOUCHING THE RIGHT WING TIP AND BENDING THE PROP.

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.