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Aircraft equipment problem malfunction during a night operation landing. Nose gear collapses on atx aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 301112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mfe |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 114 flight time total : 2052 flight time type : 82 |
| ASRS Report | 301112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| 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:
On mar/xx/95, at XA13, upon landing at mcallen miller international airport, after completion of the localizer back course runway 31 approach, on rollout, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway. The main gear remained down and locked. Tower and company were notified and the aircraft was evacuated and towed from the runway. After inspection, it was determined that the nose gear locking mechanism broke causing the gear to collapse. It was not any fault of the pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION DURING A NIGHT OP LNDG. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSES ON ATX ACFT.
Narrative: ON MAR/XX/95, AT XA13, UPON LNDG AT MCALLEN MILLER INTL ARPT, AFTER COMPLETION OF THE LOC BC RWY 31 APCH, ON ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RWY. THE MAIN GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. TWR AND COMPANY WERE NOTIFIED AND THE ACFT WAS EVACUATED AND TOWED FROM THE RWY. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. IT WAS NOT ANY FAULT OF THE PLT.
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.