Instructor pilot and student verify gear down and locked twice during approach and traffic pattern at 1g3, but when they touch down, the nose gear collapsed.

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Attributes
ACN	126924
Time
Date	198910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1g3
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	126924
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
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:

We were executing an approach into kent state airport. Upon being cleared for the approach, I proceeded to put the gear down and called '3 in the green'. We broke off the approach and entered the pattern at kent. The '3 in the green' check was made on downwind, base, and final. We then executed the landing, and the moment the nose gear touched the runway, it collapsed causing the aircraft to skid down the runway on the nose. This caused substantial damage to the nose and propellers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT AND STUDENT VERIFY GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED TWICE DURING APCH AND TRAFFIC PATTERN AT 1G3, BUT WHEN THEY TOUCH DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Narrative: WE WERE EXECUTING AN APCH INTO KENT STATE ARPT. UPON BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH, I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND CALLED '3 IN THE GREEN'. WE BROKE OFF THE APCH AND ENTERED THE PATTERN AT KENT. THE '3 IN THE GREEN' CHECK WAS MADE ON DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL. WE THEN EXECUTED THE LNDG, AND THE MOMENT THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE RWY, IT COLLAPSED CAUSING THE ACFT TO SKID DOWN THE RWY ON THE NOSE. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND PROPELLERS.

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.