Nose gear separated from aircraft during landing.

Attributes
ACN	285244
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : egt
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	285244
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We departed about XX30 am for an aircraft familiarization flight in a C310C. After completing some airwork, stalls, steep turns, and MCA, we proceeded to a local uncontrolled airport to practice taking off and landing. On our second landing, after the main gear hit the ground, the nose of the aircraft settled firmly to the surface of the runway. My examination of the aircraft after exiting the aircraft revealed to me that the nose gear had completely come off the airplane. In a conversation with the aircraft owner afterwards, he noted that a passenger earlier in the week mentioned he had experienced the scariest landing of his life earlier in the week. Although it is impossible at this point to determine the exact condition of the aircraft prior to this flight, in taking a close look at the aircraft with an a&P there is evidence that the aircraft may have been involved in a previous landing incident. Although the preflight was conducted according to the pilots operating handbook, looking back at the circumstances, that was not enough. As a pilot, it would be impossible to determine every possible problem or malfunction that may occur in flight, but it is essential that we inspect the aircraft prior to flight looking for problems that might not be extremely obvious. Also, an inspection of the aircraft after it was reported to have been involved in a scary situation may have prevented this incident from ever occurring.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM ACFT DURING LNDG.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED ABOUT XX30 AM FOR AN ACFT FAMILIARIZATION FLT IN A C310C. AFTER COMPLETING SOME AIRWORK, STALLS, STEEP TURNS, AND MCA, WE PROCEEDED TO A LCL UNCTLED ARPT TO PRACTICE TAKING OFF AND LNDG. ON OUR SECOND LNDG, AFTER THE MAIN GEAR HIT THE GND, THE NOSE OF THE ACFT SETTLED FIRMLY TO THE SURFACE OF THE RWY. MY EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT AFTER EXITING THE ACFT REVEALED TO ME THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD COMPLETELY COME OFF THE AIRPLANE. IN A CONVERSATION WITH THE ACFT OWNER AFTERWARDS, HE NOTED THAT A PAX EARLIER IN THE WK MENTIONED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SCARIEST LNDG OF HIS LIFE EARLIER IN THE WK. ALTHOUGH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS POINT TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CONDITION OF THE ACFT PRIOR TO THIS FLT, IN TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT THE ACFT WITH AN A&P THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE ACFT MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS LNDG INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE PREFLT WAS CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO THE PLTS OPERATING HANDBOOK, LOOKING BACK AT THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH. AS A PLT, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE EVERY POSSIBLE PROB OR MALFUNCTION THAT MAY OCCUR IN FLT, BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE INSPECT THE ACFT PRIOR TO FLT LOOKING FOR PROBS THAT MIGHT NOT BE EXTREMELY OBVIOUS. ALSO, AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT AFTER IT WAS RPTED TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SCARY SIT MAY HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT FROM EVER OCCURRING.

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.