What happened
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Narrative: on about a 31/2 mile final, I lowered the landing gear @ 120 KIAS & had (3) green gear down & locked lights; saw the nose gear in the side convex mirror. The gear "felt" different than usual & I re-cycled the gear again. Again, (3) greens and a nose gear in the mirror. Also, the nose gear did go up & again down as I watched it in the mirror. I touched down on the runway, 21R @ Pasco about 10 KTS. Above stall speed. I kept full aft elevator pressure & eased into the brakes. The nose gear held as I continued my roll-out. I continued to feel uneasy about the gear & proceeded to pull the mixture controls back to idle cut-off. (I was going to shut down; move the props to a horizontal position & call for a tow to eliminate a/c damage.) As the mixtures came back, the nose gear collapsed and I skidded approximately 10-12 feet straight forward. I called the tower, secured the aircraft regarding fuel, throttles, mixture, mags & master and exited the aircraft. Bergstrom aircraft came with a come-along and the aircraft was towed off the runway.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON ABOUT A 31/2 MILE FINAL, I LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR @ 120 KIAS & HAD (3) GREEN GEAR DOWN & LOCKED LIGHTS; SAW THE NOSE GEAR IN THE SIDE CONVEX MIRROR. THE GEAR "FELT" DIFFERENT THAN USUAL & I RE-CYCLED THE GEAR AGAIN. AGAIN, (3) GREENS AND A NOSE GEAR IN THE MIRROR. ALSO, THE NOSE GEAR DID GO UP & AGAIN DOWN AS I WATCHED IT IN THE MIRROR. I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, 21R @ PASCO ABOUT 10 KTS. ABOVE STALL SPEED. I KEPT FULL AFT ELEVATOR PRESSURE & EASED INTO THE BRAKES. THE NOSE GEAR HELD AS I CONTINUED MY ROLL-OUT. I CONTINUED TO FEEL UNEASY ABOUT THE GEAR & PROCEEDED TO PULL THE MIXTURE CONTROLS BACK TO IDLE CUT-OFF. (I WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN; MOVE THE PROPS TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION & CALL FOR A TOW TO ELIMINATE A/C DAMAGE.) AS THE MIXTURES CAME BACK, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND I SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 FEET STRAIGHT FORWARD. I CALLED THE TOWER, SECURED THE AIRCRAFT REGARDING FUEL, THROTTLES, MIXTURE, MAGS & MASTER AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. BERGSTROM AIRCRAFT CAME WITH A COME-ALONG AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY.
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