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During what appeared to be a normal landing; after the main and nose landing gear touchdown; the nose gear collapsed and detached from the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1315015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| 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 | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 430 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after main gear touchdown; nose gear touchdown was made where upon the nose gear leg broke and departed airplane. Touchdown on both mains and nose was normal. Aircraft slid on its nose to a stop on the runway. Engine shutdown and pilot and passenger exited airplane. No injuries. Local people on airport arrived within 5 minutes and assisted pilot with towing airplane to parking area on ramp. Nose tire; fork; and partial leg were intact and retrieved from runway approximately 500 feet from where the airplane stopped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During what appeared to be a normal landing; after the main and nose landing gear touchdown; the nose gear collapsed and detached from the aircraft.
Narrative: Shortly after main gear touchdown; nose gear touchdown was made where upon the nose gear leg broke and departed airplane. Touchdown on both mains and nose was normal. Aircraft slid on its nose to a stop on the runway. Engine shutdown and pilot and passenger exited airplane. No injuries. Local people on airport arrived within 5 minutes and assisted pilot with towing airplane to parking area on ramp. Nose tire; fork; and partial leg were intact and retrieved from runway approximately 500 feet from where the airplane stopped.
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.