Electrical power loss shortly after takeoff contributes to collapse of nose gear upon landing.

Attributes
ACN	297409
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 44n
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mmu
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	297409
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I took off from runway 44N at XA00 pm everything was normal. Approximately 1200 ft MSL I notice that my electrical was intermittent. As the electricity came back on, I lowered my landing gears and observed the gear down and lock indicator light (green) followed by a complete failure of the electrical system. I observed for traffic and turn back for the airport. I did my prelndg checklist I double-check the gear by the mirror in the left cowling and also by visual check in the bottom of the cockpit. We touch down in runway 17 with no problem. As soon as I release back pressure to let the nose come down the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skids off to the left of the runway coming to a stop. We exit the aircraft very fast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ELECTRICAL PWR LOSS SHORTLY AFTER TKOF CONTRIBUTES TO COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR UPON LNDG.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM RWY 44N AT XA00 PM EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. APPROX 1200 FT MSL I NOTICE THAT MY ELECTRICAL WAS INTERMITTENT. AS THE ELECTRICITY CAME BACK ON, I LOWERED MY LNDG GEARS AND OBSERVED THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT (GREEN) FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYS. I OBSERVED FOR TFC AND TURN BACK FOR THE ARPT. I DID MY PRELNDG CHKLIST I DOUBLE-CHK THE GEAR BY THE MIRROR IN THE L COWLING AND ALSO BY VISUAL CHK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE COCKPIT. WE TOUCH DOWN IN RWY 17 WITH NO PROB. AS SOON AS I RELEASE BACK PRESSURE TO LET THE NOSE COME DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SKIDS OFF TO THE L OF THE RWY COMING TO A STOP. WE EXIT THE ACFT VERY FAST.

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.