A BELLANCA VIKING PVT PLT CITES PROBS WITH THE NOSE GEAR ON THIS TYPE ACFT. HE HAD A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND IS IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING HIS LICENSE DUE TO AN ACFT FAULT AND 'BEING 75 YRS OF AGE.' COI; FL.

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FIRST; SINCE I HAVE OWNED 6 BELLANCAS; I AM VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE NOSE GEAR PROBS. THE BELLANCA CLUB CITES 17 ARTICLES ON THE NOSE GEAR PROBS. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 96-18-07; CHKED ANNUALLY; CITES THE FIX; ALONG WITH BELLANCA S-107. MY 'COMPETENCE IS QUESTIONED' BECAUSE OF AN ACFT PROB. THE INCIDENT CITED IS THE COLLAPSE OF A NOSE GEAR ON ROLLOUT. IT IS THE SAME THING THAT HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER SIMILAR ACFT AND PROMPTED AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS ACFT ON THE ANNUAL 4 MONTHS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. CHRONOLOGICALLY; THE INCIDENT; AS DEFINED BY THE FAA; OCCURRED ON LNDG ROLLOUT AT A L TURN FROM THE RWY ON SEP/XA/99. THE BELLANCA VIKING HAD BEEN UP FOR SALE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT; AN OFFER WAS ACCEPTED 'AS IS.' THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A 1969 BELLANCA VIKING. THE FAA WANTS THE RE-EXAMINATION IN A COMPLEX ACFT; STATED VERBALLY. A LATER MODEL BELLANCA VIKING; OWNED BY A FRIEND; HAS BEEN OFFERED WITH INSURANCE LIMITATIONS REQUIRING THAT HE BE IN THE L SEAT. THE BELLANCA ONLY HAS BRAKES ON THE L SEAT POS. THE BOTTOM LINE AS ALLUDED TO BY THIS OCCURRENCE; AND RECOGNIZED BY OTHER PLTS; IS THAT AT MY AGE; THE AGE BECOMES A FACTOR. BEWARE!