Nose gear collapses upon landing at 3g3 for GA pilot.

Attributes
ACN	207898
Time
Date	199204
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3g3
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	207898
Person 2
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Approach and landing seemed normal until nose was lowered after touchdown. Nose gear collapsed and slid on runway for several ft. No injuries or other persons or property involved. Analyzing situation, I must have become too comfortable in aircraft, I did follow checklist and after gear lowered (as always) I visually checked main gear -- it was down. I thought I checked lights. However in talking with mechanics later they said it could not have shown green. This is especially embarrassing as I recently submitted to FSDO a proposal that I felt would eliminate wheels up lndgs. The only thing I can state is that in the future I will definitely know if all is well prior to landing. I thought all was well but mechanics should know. This is a very humbling experience because incidents like this only happen to others. My checklist will be expanded so as not to be so easily done rote.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSES UPON LNDG AT 3G3 FOR GA PLT.

Narrative: APCH AND LNDG SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL NOSE WAS LOWERED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SLID ON RWY FOR SEVERAL FT. NO INJURIES OR OTHER PERSONS OR PROPERTY INVOLVED. ANALYZING SITUATION, I MUST HAVE BECOME TOO COMFORTABLE IN ACFT, I DID FOLLOW CHKLIST AND AFTER GEAR LOWERED (AS ALWAYS) I VISUALLY CHKED MAIN GEAR -- IT WAS DOWN. I THOUGHT I CHKED LIGHTS. HOWEVER IN TALKING WITH MECHS LATER THEY SAID IT COULD NOT HAVE SHOWN GREEN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY EMBARRASSING AS I RECENTLY SUBMITTED TO FSDO A PROPOSAL THAT I FELT WOULD ELIMINATE WHEELS UP LNDGS. THE ONLY THING I CAN STATE IS THAT IN THE FUTURE I WILL DEFINITELY KNOW IF ALL IS WELL PRIOR TO LNDG. I THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL BUT MECHS SHOULD KNOW. THIS IS A VERY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ONLY HAPPEN TO OTHERS. MY CHKLIST WILL BE EXPANDED SO AS NOT TO BE SO EASILY DONE ROTE.

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.