Small aircraft nose gear fails on landing.

Attributes
ACN	275466
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : in73
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ogg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 405 flight time type : 229
ASRS Report	275466
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Inbound VFR to in-73 (fleet field) from grand rapids. After proper radio reporting (non controled field), made normal landing during which the nose gear broke. Proceeded on hard surface runway holding nose up until plane stopped. Cause unknown at this time, maintenance person who observed broken shaft above wheel suspects there was a previously existing crack.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA NOSE GEAR FAILS ON LNDG.

Narrative: INBOUND VFR TO IN-73 (FLEET FIELD) FROM GRAND RAPIDS. AFTER PROPER RADIO RPTING (NON CTLED FIELD), MADE NORMAL LNDG DURING WHICH THE NOSE GEAR BROKE. PROCEEDED ON HARD SURFACE RWY HOLDING NOSE UP UNTIL PLANE STOPPED. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, MAINT PERSON WHO OBSERVED BROKEN SHAFT ABOVE WHEEL SUSPECTS THERE WAS A PREVIOUSLY EXISTING CRACK.

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.