Home built aircraft has nose gear collapse when taxi for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	204235
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : afw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 870 flight time type : 565
ASRS Report	204235
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I have built and currently flying this experimental aircraft. All what happened was when I taxied to the end of the runway at alliance my nose gear failed. It was no big deal. The engine is mounted in the back. The next day I replaced the broken part and flew it back home. The FAA office is on this field and they wanted to report this as an accident. It took some time for me to convince him it was an incident. The failure was due to a bracket slipping -- the bracket is now secured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOME BUILT ACFT HAS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE WHEN TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative: I HAVE BUILT AND CURRENTLY FLYING THIS EXPERIMENTAL ACFT. ALL WHAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN I TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RWY AT ALLIANCE MY NOSE GEAR FAILED. IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. THE ENG IS MOUNTED IN THE BACK. THE NEXT DAY I REPLACED THE BROKEN PART AND FLEW IT BACK HOME. THE FAA OFFICE IS ON THIS FIELD AND THEY WANTED TO RPT THIS AS AN ACCIDENT. IT TOOK SOME TIME FOR ME TO CONVINCE HIM IT WAS AN INCIDENT. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BRACKET SLIPPING -- THE BRACKET IS NOW SECURED.

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.