Nose Gear Collapse During Landing Roll on Gravel Airstrip (N800NC)

Incident Overview During a landing roll on a gravel airstrip, the airplane's nose gear collapsed. The incident prompted an examination of the aircraft's nose gear locking mechanism. ## Investigation Findings Subsequent examination of the nose gear locking mechanism disclosed a failed hydraulic drag strut locking actuator. This component failure was identified as the direct factor leading to the collapse of the nose gear during the landing roll. ## Probable Cause The official findings determined that the collapse of the nose gear was precipitated by the failure of the hydraulic nose gear drag strut locking actuator.