A PA46 pilot upon landing reported the aircraft steered left followed by the nose gear collapsing.

Attributes
ACN	601127
Time
Date	200311
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lou.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 680 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	601127
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On landing, nose gear steered hard left and collapsed. Nothing abnormal about approach or landing. I tried to maintain directional control but was unable to do so. The aircraft drifted left to the runway edge when the nose gear collapsed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA46 PLT UPON LNDG RPTED THE ACFT STEERED L FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING.

Narrative: ON LNDG, NOSE GEAR STEERED HARD L AND COLLAPSED. NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT APCH OR LNDG. I TRIED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE ACFT DRIFTED L TO THE RWY EDGE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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.