Nosegear collapses as atx lands with very low ceiling and visibility.

Attributes
ACN	166418
Time
Date	199012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mfe
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 306
ASRS Report	166418
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing at mfe the nose gear collapsed on touchdown. WX was 300' over better than 3/4 mi visibility at time of incident. Departed crp at XA55Z IFR to mfe at 12000'. WX briefed as 300' overcast drizzle/fog 1/4 mi prior to approach ATC advised an small transport had landed reported 200 plus ceiling ok visibility. Commenced approach with gear down flaps full received updated WX wind 160/130 8 KTS 3006 thought he said visibility/WX improving. Normal ILS sighted runway 13 at 310' MSL/1.8 DME could see hangar east side of runway, 1/2 way down runway and north side of airport terminal. Normal transition to landing, nose came through and next thing happened was that it fell through suddenly. Nose impacted runway, piece of right propeller came through fuselage. No fire occurred. Shut aircraft down with emergency procedures. As the aircraft stopped I exited it from the crew door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSEGEAR COLLAPSES AS ATX LANDS WITH VERY LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT MFE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. WX WAS 300' OVER BETTER THAN 3/4 MI VIS AT TIME OF INCIDENT. DEPARTED CRP AT XA55Z IFR TO MFE AT 12000'. WX BRIEFED AS 300' OVERCAST DRIZZLE/FOG 1/4 MI PRIOR TO APCH ATC ADVISED AN SMT HAD LANDED RPTED 200 PLUS CEILING OK VISIBILITY. COMMENCED APCH WITH GEAR DOWN FLAPS FULL RECEIVED UPDATED WX WIND 160/130 8 KTS 3006 THOUGHT HE SAID VISIBILITY/WX IMPROVING. NORMAL ILS SIGHTED RWY 13 AT 310' MSL/1.8 DME COULD SEE HANGAR E SIDE OF RWY, 1/2 WAY DOWN RWY AND N SIDE OF ARPT TERMINAL. NORMAL TRANSITION TO LNDG, NOSE CAME THROUGH AND NEXT THING HAPPENED WAS THAT IT FELL THROUGH SUDDENLY. NOSE IMPACTED RWY, PIECE OF R PROP CAME THROUGH FUSELAGE. NO FIRE OCCURRED. SHUT ACFT DOWN WITH EMER PROCS. AS THE ACFT STOPPED I EXITED IT FROM THE CREW DOOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.