Pilot in an small aircraft makes a hard landing and the nose gear fails. Pilot mentions a sick passenger who was vomiting at the time.

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Attributes
ACN	402221
Time
Date	199805
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : frr
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nrt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
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 : 5 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	402221
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach to landing my passenger became ill. He began to vomit on approach to touchdown. The plane made contact with the runway and then the nosewheel or strut failed. We got out and moved plane off runway with assistance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN AN SMA MAKES A HARD LNDG AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILS. PLT MENTIONS A SICK PAX WHO WAS VOMITING AT THE TIME.

Narrative: ON APCH TO LNDG MY PAX BECAME ILL. HE BEGAN TO VOMIT ON APCH TO TOUCHDOWN. THE PLANE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY AND THEN THE NOSEWHEEL OR STRUT FAILED. WE GOT OUT AND MOVED PLANE OFF RWY WITH ASSISTANCE.

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.