Narrative:

I was practicing a soft field landing on the grass beside the runway at clemson oconee county airport in clemson, sc, on nov/sun/95 at approximately XX45AM, when my nose gear inadvertently contacted the runway end identifier light on the right side of the approach end of runway 07. The plane landed normally on the mains but as the nose came down, the nose gear collapsed under the plane and the propeller struck the ground approximately 5 times. Apparent damage was sustained to the REIL, the front gear, propeller and bottom cowl. The plane is a 1960 cessna 182, there were no injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL STRUCK A RWY END IDENT LIGHT DURING PRACTICE OF A SOFT FIELD LNDG CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RWY LIGHT, ACFT NOSE GEAR, ENG COWLING AND THE PROP.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING A SOFT FIELD LNDG ON THE GRASS BESIDE THE RWY AT CLEMSON OCONEE COUNTY ARPT IN CLEMSON, SC, ON NOV/SUN/95 AT APPROX XX45AM, WHEN MY NOSE GEAR INADVERTENTLY CONTACTED THE RWY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT ON THE R SIDE OF THE APCH END OF RWY 07. THE PLANE LANDED NORMALLY ON THE MAINS BUT AS THE NOSE CAME DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE PLANE AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GND APPROX 5 TIMES. APPARENT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE REIL, THE FRONT GEAR, PROP AND BOTTOM COWL. THE PLANE IS A 1960 CESSNA 182, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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.