GA small aircraft nose gear collapse after landing at ilg on a training flight.

Attributes
ACN	193544
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilg
State Reference	DE
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2150 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	193544
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While conducting a training flight on nov/fri/91 the nose gear of the aircraft I was flying collapsed on rollout. We had just completed an ILS to runway 14 ilg on the go from runway 1. I asked for the option for left closed traffic. The controller said runway 14 was available and gave the local winds (which were favoring 14) so we said we would land 14. On the base entry we ran the before landing checklist. Both my student and I verified we had the gear down and locked. Also on short final, we verified the gear down and locked. The landing was uneventful during the roundout and flare. After we touched down and crossed runway 14 and 27 the gear in transition light came on and the nose gear collapsed. We slid approximately 1000 ft down the runway to a stop. We landed and rolled on all 3 gear then the nose simply gave out. I do not see that there was anything I could have done to prevent this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LNDG AT ILG ON A TRAINING FLT.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLT ON NOV/FRI/91 THE NOSE GEAR OF THE ACFT I WAS FLYING COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. WE HAD JUST COMPLETED AN ILS TO RWY 14 ILG ON THE GO FROM RWY 1. I ASKED FOR THE OPTION FOR L CLOSED TFC. THE CTLR SAID RWY 14 WAS AVAILABLE AND GAVE THE LCL WINDS (WHICH WERE FAVORING 14) SO WE SAID WE WOULD LAND 14. ON THE BASE ENTRY WE RAN THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. BOTH MY STUDENT AND I VERIFIED WE HAD THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. ALSO ON SHORT FINAL, WE VERIFIED THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL DURING THE ROUNDOUT AND FLARE. AFTER WE TOUCHED DOWN AND CROSSED RWY 14 AND 27 THE GEAR IN TRANSITION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. WE SLID APPROX 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY TO A STOP. WE LANDED AND ROLLED ON ALL 3 GEAR THEN THE NOSE SIMPLY GAVE OUT. I DO NOT SEE THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS.

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.