Single engine GA pilot has nosewheel collapse during landing.

Attributes
ACN	694778
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 8co9.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 161
ASRS Report	694778
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On landing; aircraft ballooned. Pilot attempted recovery by leveling; then finished landing. Then nosewheel broke and failed with nose dropping to ground. Aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed with no injuries. Airport is dirt and grass. 1 safety item: during evacuate/evacuation; pilot had difficulty exiting until he noticed the headset cord was clipped to shirt; holding him in. Suggestion: do not clip cords to clothes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SINGLE ENG GA PLT HAS NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSE DURING LNDG.

Narrative: ON LNDG; ACFT BALLOONED. PLT ATTEMPTED RECOVERY BY LEVELING; THEN FINISHED LNDG. THEN NOSEWHEEL BROKE AND FAILED WITH NOSE DROPPING TO GND. ACFT WAS EVACED WITH NO INJURIES. ARPT IS DIRT AND GRASS. 1 SAFETY ITEM: DURING EVAC; PLT HAD DIFFICULTY EXITING UNTIL HE NOTICED THE HEADSET CORD WAS CLIPPED TO SHIRT; HOLDING HIM IN. SUGGESTION: DO NOT CLIP CORDS TO CLOTHES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.