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A light airplane pilot reported the failure of the nose gear upon landing; resulting in the propeller making contact with the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1425041 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201702 |
| 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 | Lancair 360 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 360 Flight Crew Type 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon landing with 3 green lights indicating landing gear down; the nose gear failed and collapsed; folding under the airplane and causing a prop-strike. No injuries. The aircraft came to a stop pretty quickly. The aircraft remained on the runway the entire time and the aircraft sustained no damage beyond the portion near the nose of the aircraft to include the nose-wheel; and prop sections.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A light airplane pilot reported the failure of the nose gear upon landing; resulting in the propeller making contact with the ground.
Narrative: Upon landing with 3 green lights indicating landing gear down; the nose gear failed and collapsed; folding under the airplane and causing a prop-strike. No injuries. The aircraft came to a stop pretty quickly. The aircraft remained on the runway the entire time and the aircraft sustained no damage beyond the portion near the nose of the aircraft to include the nose-wheel; and prop sections.
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.