Pilot of small aircraft landing at mqj has nose gear collapse on landing rollout.

Attributes
ACN	126812
Time
Date	198910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mqj
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	126812
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During landing rollout, nose gear collapsed. No action by pilot contributed to collapse. Gear was checked down on short final - green light, approximately 800-900' after touchdown. Pilot action limited to control of aircraft on runway (to keep aircraft on runway through use of brakes). Since aircraft engine was at idle and ground speed was approximately 40-45 KIAS, there was no real danger. Damage limited to propeller and body work. Engine will also be torn down to check for damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LNDG AT MQJ HAS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LNDG ROLLOUT.

Narrative: DURING LNDG ROLLOUT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO ACTION BY PLT CONTRIBUTED TO COLLAPSE. GEAR WAS CHECKED DOWN ON SHORT FINAL - GREEN LIGHT, APPROX 800-900' AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PLT ACTION LIMITED TO CONTROL OF ACFT ON RWY (TO KEEP ACFT ON RWY THROUGH USE OF BRAKES). SINCE ACFT ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND GND SPEED WAS APPROX 40-45 KIAS, THERE WAS NO REAL DANGER. DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER AND BODY WORK. ENGINE WILL ALSO BE TORN DOWN TO CHECK FOR DAMAGED.

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.