C210 nose gear failed to extend, aircraft landed on main gears only, settling onto its nose on touch...

Attributes
ACN	371471
Time
Date	199706
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hfy
State Reference	IN
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 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 570 flight time type : 360
ASRS Report	371471
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 570 flight time type : 360
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

During landing phase of flight, nose gear didn't cycle to extended position resulting in a landing with mains down and locked and nose gear up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, ACFT LANDED ON MAIN GEARS ONLY, SETTLING ONTO ITS NOSE ON TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: DURING LNDG PHASE OF FLT, NOSE GEAR DIDN'T CYCLE TO EXTENDED POS RESULTING IN A LNDG WITH MAINS DOWN AND LOCKED AND NOSE GEAR UP.

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.

C210 nose gear failed to extend, aircraft landed on main gears only, settling onto its nose on touchdown.