Narrative:

Flight originated in ZZZ1 and was flown IFR to ZZZ to pick up aircraft owners. Everything was normal. All system checked normal on the preflight, through predep and were operating normally during the flight. Upon arriving in ZZZ, I was cleared for a visual approach to runway 9L. At approximately 5 NM from the runway threshold, after the propellers were advanced and approach flaps were selected, the gear was lowered. 3 green lights were observed as was the gear handle returning to the neutral position. The aircraft was slowed to blue line, 3/4 degree flaps selected, then full flaps at 500 ft. Winds were approximately 070 degrees at 18 KTS and touchdown on the centerline in a slight slip. Lowering the nose to the runway smoothly, while coming into reverse, there was a slight bump then the nose gear collapsed. No gear warning horn sounded and the aircraft slid to a stop on the centerline. After propeller impact, condition levers were moved to the cut-off position, fuel pumps turned off, master switch turned off, and fuel shut off. There were no passenger on board and I evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft on the runway. I attributed my formal training in emergency procedures to preventing any additional damage to the aircraft and my successful and orderly evacuate/evacuation. At this time, the cause of the nose gear folding is unknown.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VERY EXPERIENCED PIPER CHEYENNE SINGLE PLT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR FAILURE DURING LNDG ROLLOUT AT ZZZ.

Narrative: FLT ORIGINATED IN ZZZ1 AND WAS FLOWN IFR TO ZZZ TO PICK UP ACFT OWNERS. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. ALL SYS CHKED NORMAL ON THE PREFLT, THROUGH PREDEP AND WERE OPERATING NORMALLY DURING THE FLT. UPON ARRIVING IN ZZZ, I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9L. AT APPROX 5 NM FROM THE RWY THRESHOLD, AFTER THE PROPS WERE ADVANCED AND APCH FLAPS WERE SELECTED, THE GEAR WAS LOWERED. 3 GREEN LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED AS WAS THE GEAR HANDLE RETURNING TO THE NEUTRAL POS. THE ACFT WAS SLOWED TO BLUE LINE, 3/4 DEG FLAPS SELECTED, THEN FULL FLAPS AT 500 FT. WINDS WERE APPROX 070 DEGS AT 18 KTS AND TOUCHDOWN ON THE CTRLINE IN A SLIGHT SLIP. LOWERING THE NOSE TO THE RWY SMOOTHLY, WHILE COMING INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS A SLIGHT BUMP THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE CTRLINE. AFTER PROP IMPACT, CONDITION LEVERS WERE MOVED TO THE CUT-OFF POS, FUEL PUMPS TURNED OFF, MASTER SWITCH TURNED OFF, AND FUEL SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO PAX ON BOARD AND I EVACED THE ACFT ON THE RWY. I ATTRIBUTED MY FORMAL TRAINING IN EMER PROCS TO PREVENTING ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND MY SUCCESSFUL AND ORDERLY EVAC. AT THIS TIME, THE CAUSE OF THE NOSE GEAR FOLDING IS UNKNOWN.

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.