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Nose gear of small aircraft aircraft collapsed on touchdown when back pressure of elevator was released.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 118370 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gnv |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 31 flight time type : 31 |
| ASRS Report | 118370 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At touchdown, upon releasing elevator back pressure, the nose gear of the aircraft collapsed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NOSE GEAR OF SMA ACFT COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN WHEN BACK PRESSURE OF ELEVATOR WAS RELEASED.
Narrative: AT TOUCHDOWN, UPON RELEASING ELEVATOR BACK PRESSURE, THE NOSE GEAR OF THE ACFT COLLAPSED.
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.