A long ez private pilot lands and experiences a nose gear collapse on the runway at pvf, ca.

Attributes
ACN	513676
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvf.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	513676
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Nose gear retracted during landing. Possible that gear was lowered but not fully past center of lock position. Ratchet to be installed on gear retract rod to prevent spin back even if past center position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LONG EZ PVT PLT LANDS AND EXPERIENCES A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON THE RWY AT PVF, CA.

Narrative: NOSE GEAR RETRACTED DURING LNDG. POSSIBLE THAT GEAR WAS LOWERED BUT NOT FULLY PAST CTR OF LOCK POS. RATCHET TO BE INSTALLED ON GEAR RETRACT ROD TO PREVENT SPIN BACK EVEN IF PAST CTR POS.

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.