C172RG pilot experiences a nose gear collapse during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1209001
Time
Date	201410
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	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 34 Flight Crew Total 351 Flight Crew Type 16
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During the course of my commercial FAA check ride while doing a normal takeoff the nose gear collapsed prior to rotation. I did the normal checklist prior to departure and both myself and the dpe were certain the gear handle was down. There were no warning lights; nor gear horn alarm. Maintenance is still evaluating the situation; but I suspect that the gear handle that pulls out and retracts to allow up and down movement of the handle was sticking; which allowed the handle to move during takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172RG pilot experiences a nose gear collapse during takeoff.

Narrative: During the course of my Commercial FAA check ride while doing a normal takeoff the nose gear collapsed prior to rotation. I did the normal checklist prior to departure and both myself and the DPE were certain the gear handle was down. There were no warning lights; nor gear horn alarm. Maintenance is still evaluating the situation; but I suspect that the gear handle that pulls out and retracts to allow up and down movement of the handle was sticking; which allowed the handle to move during takeoff.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.