Low time PA28 pilot experiences the collapse of his nose gear after landing at a non twred airport (...

Attributes
ACN	606082
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
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 : 3.6 flight time total : 242 flight time type : 67
ASRS Report	606082
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Followed normal approach procedures, power settings, etc. No remarkable WX conditions. Nose gear collapsed after landing. Checked gear lights twice -- once at 'gear down' activation (on downwind), and once after turning final during gump check, 1/4 - 1/2 mi final. Cannot honestly say that looking at green lights that I saw 3 green. If I were to design a panel, I would place the 'down and locked' lights high on the panel and in front of the pilot, probably as led's. I can see where looking down at the triangle shape of 3 lights, the nose (center/top) light may not be noticed as being out. Not an excuse. I consider this a 'pilot error.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME PA28 PLT EXPERIENCES THE COLLAPSE OF HIS NOSE GEAR AFTER LNDG AT A NON TWRED ARPT (71A3, IA).

Narrative: FOLLOWED NORMAL APCH PROCS, PWR SETTINGS, ETC. NO REMARKABLE WX CONDITIONS. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LNDG. CHKED GEAR LIGHTS TWICE -- ONCE AT 'GEAR DOWN' ACTIVATION (ON DOWNWIND), AND ONCE AFTER TURNING FINAL DURING GUMP CHK, 1/4 - 1/2 MI FINAL. CANNOT HONESTLY SAY THAT LOOKING AT GREEN LIGHTS THAT I SAW 3 GREEN. IF I WERE TO DESIGN A PANEL, I WOULD PLACE THE 'DOWN AND LOCKED' LIGHTS HIGH ON THE PANEL AND IN FRONT OF THE PLT, PROBABLY AS LED'S. I CAN SEE WHERE LOOKING DOWN AT THE TRIANGLE SHAPE OF 3 LIGHTS, THE NOSE (CTR/TOP) LIGHT MAY NOT BE NOTICED AS BEING OUT. NOT AN EXCUSE. I CONSIDER THIS A 'PLT ERROR.'

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.

Low time PA28 pilot experiences the collapse of his nose gear after landing at a non twred airport (71a3, ia).