Narrative:

I departed tully lake, ny, with my lake renegade and 2 passenger. Right seat was a CFI with many other ratings. My passenger was trying to be helpful with gump check, etc. However, it disrupted my normal flow pattern and visual checks. He regularly lands at this airport and said 'you are lined up for a straight-in on runway 33.' I said 'ok.' as I did my flow check and lowered the gear and flaps, he said 'got right gear, got left gear.' we were getting some light turbulence and I was concentrating on flying the airplane. I had failed to visually check the nose gear. The mains contacted the runway, the nose came down considerably lower than normal, and a scraping sound was heard. Otherwise, the aircraft was under complete control. I stopped the aircraft. The 3 of us got out. I had my friend push the tail down which held the nose up. I used my boat paddle to align the tire that had contacted the gear doors that prevented them from opening. The gear came down and I taxied the airplane to the ramp. I did a close inspection and noted approximately 1 1/2 ft of the keel had extensive wear. We went in for breakfast. While eating, I called an a&P mechanic to check the plane prior to flight, but was unable to get anyone that could come that day. Prior to finishing breakfast, our waitress informed me that the FAA was on the phone. They requested that I leave the plane for them to inspect -- I agreed. On tuesday morning, 2 FAA inspectors, myself, and a mechanic all looked the airplane over. We jacked the nose and cycled the gear. Noting there was no apparent problem. I was issued a ferry permit to take the airplane to another facility familiar with this particular aircraft and have it repaired.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAKE 270 NOSE GEAR STUCK UP DURING LNDG CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOORS AND HULL KEEL.

Narrative: I DEPARTED TULLY LAKE, NY, WITH MY LAKE RENEGADE AND 2 PAX. R SEAT WAS A CFI WITH MANY OTHER RATINGS. MY PAX WAS TRYING TO BE HELPFUL WITH GUMP CHK, ETC. HOWEVER, IT DISRUPTED MY NORMAL FLOW PATTERN AND VISUAL CHKS. HE REGULARLY LANDS AT THIS ARPT AND SAID 'YOU ARE LINED UP FOR A STRAIGHT-IN ON RWY 33.' I SAID 'OK.' AS I DID MY FLOW CHK AND LOWERED THE GEAR AND FLAPS, HE SAID 'GOT R GEAR, GOT L GEAR.' WE WERE GETTING SOME LIGHT TURB AND I WAS CONCENTRATING ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE. I HAD FAILED TO VISUALLY CHK THE NOSE GEAR. THE MAINS CONTACTED THE RWY, THE NOSE CAME DOWN CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN NORMAL, AND A SCRAPING SOUND WAS HEARD. OTHERWISE, THE ACFT WAS UNDER COMPLETE CTL. I STOPPED THE ACFT. THE 3 OF US GOT OUT. I HAD MY FRIEND PUSH THE TAIL DOWN WHICH HELD THE NOSE UP. I USED MY BOAT PADDLE TO ALIGN THE TIRE THAT HAD CONTACTED THE GEAR DOORS THAT PREVENTED THEM FROM OPENING. THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND I TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RAMP. I DID A CLOSE INSPECTION AND NOTED APPROX 1 1/2 FT OF THE KEEL HAD EXTENSIVE WEAR. WE WENT IN FOR BREAKFAST. WHILE EATING, I CALLED AN A&P MECH TO CHK THE PLANE PRIOR TO FLT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET ANYONE THAT COULD COME THAT DAY. PRIOR TO FINISHING BREAKFAST, OUR WAITRESS INFORMED ME THAT THE FAA WAS ON THE PHONE. THEY REQUESTED THAT I LEAVE THE PLANE FOR THEM TO INSPECT -- I AGREED. ON TUESDAY MORNING, 2 FAA INSPECTORS, MYSELF, AND A MECH ALL LOOKED THE AIRPLANE OVER. WE JACKED THE NOSE AND CYCLED THE GEAR. NOTING THERE WAS NO APPARENT PROB. I WAS ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT TO TAKE THE AIRPLANE TO ANOTHER FACILITY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR ACFT AND HAVE IT REPAIRED.

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.