A piper PA23 on landing rollout had the nose gear collapse incurring aircraft damage caused by a fai...

Attributes
ACN	531396
Time
Date	200111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-23-250 Aztec
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	531396
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After some circling, I began to see the numbers then the entire runway. I turned inbound with runway in sight (estimated 1 1/2 - 2 mi letdown). Made normal landing. About 2/3 down, I started to apply brakes, at which time aircraft settled on nose. After shutdown, I got out and observed nosewheel doors open and wheel partially out. After aircraft was picked up, mechanic crawled underneath and reported an actuating strut was broken. He 'kicked' the gear assembly forward and stated it was then locked in place. Aircraft was towed into hangar for approach and departure. Both propellers bent requiring engine tear-down. Superficial skin damage forward of nosewheel on under side.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA23 ON LNDG ROLLOUT HAD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE INCURRING ACFT DAMAGE CAUSED BY A FAILED EXTEND STRUT.

Narrative: AFTER SOME CIRCLING, I BEGAN TO SEE THE NUMBERS THEN THE ENTIRE RWY. I TURNED INBOUND WITH RWY IN SIGHT (ESTIMATED 1 1/2 - 2 MI LETDOWN). MADE NORMAL LNDG. ABOUT 2/3 DOWN, I STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES, AT WHICH TIME ACFT SETTLED ON NOSE. AFTER SHUTDOWN, I GOT OUT AND OBSERVED NOSEWHEEL DOORS OPEN AND WHEEL PARTIALLY OUT. AFTER ACFT WAS PICKED UP, MECH CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND RPTED AN ACTUATING STRUT WAS BROKEN. HE 'KICKED' THE GEAR ASSEMBLY FORWARD AND STATED IT WAS THEN LOCKED IN PLACE. ACFT WAS TOWED INTO HANGAR FOR APCH AND DEP. BOTH PROPS BENT REQUIRING ENG TEAR-DOWN. SUPERFICIAL SKIN DAMAGE FORWARD OF NOSEWHEEL ON UNDER SIDE.

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.

A piper PA23 on landing rollout had the nose gear collapse incurring aircraft damage caused by a failed extend strut.