BE55 pilot reported experiencing a collapsed nose gear upon landing.

Attributes
ACN	1488255
Time
Date	201710
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 4174 Flight Crew Type 237
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

Cleared for approach to runway xx (GPS). Gear down and extended flaps 20 degrees establishing stabilized approach. Confirmed landing gear were down and locked. Rain restricted visibility. Saw west side of airport at 2 miles out. At airport the rain was a lot less and visibility was VMC. Made a climbing turn to 1000 feet and started a 180 degree turn at end of turn to final at end of runway yy. Again confirmed gear down and locked on short final for yy. Approached at blue line; slowing to 95 mph (just above VMC) at end of runway. Started flare and touched down mains; bounced and ballooned; leveled nose and started flare to reduced speed. Touched down main gear; then lowered nose slowly. Nose wheel collapsed. Speed was normal for landing. Vacated aircraft as fast as I could get out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE55 pilot reported experiencing a collapsed nose gear upon landing.

Narrative: Cleared for approach to Runway XX (GPS). Gear down and extended flaps 20 degrees establishing stabilized approach. Confirmed landing gear were down and locked. Rain restricted visibility. Saw west side of airport at 2 miles out. At airport the rain was a lot less and visibility was VMC. Made a climbing turn to 1000 feet and started a 180 degree turn at end of turn to final at end of Runway YY. Again confirmed gear down and locked on short final for YY. Approached at blue line; slowing to 95 mph (just above VMC) at end of runway. Started flare and touched down mains; bounced and ballooned; leveled nose and started flare to reduced speed. Touched down main gear; then lowered nose slowly. Nose wheel collapsed. Speed was normal for landing. Vacated aircraft as fast as I could get out.

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