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Nosewheel collapsed during landing roll on a light twin engine aircraft during a multi engine commercial pilot flight check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480103 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : company check pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3440 |
| ASRS Report | 480103 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
This flight was a multi-engine commercial check ride for a student. The flight went normally until the last takeoff and landing. The takeoff roll was a short field takeoff. The nose seemed to dip slightly as the speed increased. After liftoff, the gear seemed to take more time than usual to retract. We cycled the gear en route to estherville during a go around from a practice IFR approach. After the go around, we returned for a short field landing. The landing was a normal short field landing with a firm arrival, slightly nose high. When the nosewheel touched, the gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop. We had 3 green lights and saw the nose gear in the mirror. I think the down lock wasn't positioned properly for some unknown reason, but the indicator light said it was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED DURING LNDG ROLL ON A LIGHT TWIN ENG ACFT DURING A MULTI ENG COMMERCIAL PLT FLT CHK.
Narrative: THIS FLT WAS A MULTI-ENG COMMERCIAL CHK RIDE FOR A STUDENT. THE FLT WENT NORMALLY UNTIL THE LAST TKOF AND LNDG. THE TKOF ROLL WAS A SHORT FIELD TKOF. THE NOSE SEEMED TO DIP SLIGHTLY AS THE SPD INCREASED. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE GEAR SEEMED TO TAKE MORE TIME THAN USUAL TO RETRACT. WE CYCLED THE GEAR ENRTE TO ESTHERVILLE DURING A GAR FROM A PRACTICE IFR APCH. AFTER THE GAR, WE RETURNED FOR A SHORT FIELD LNDG. THE LNDG WAS A NORMAL SHORT FIELD LNDG WITH A FIRM ARR, SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH. WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED, THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. WE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND SAW THE NOSE GEAR IN THE MIRROR. I THINK THE DOWN LOCK WASN'T POSITIONED PROPERLY FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, BUT THE INDICATOR LIGHT SAID IT WAS.
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.