What happened
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The crew arrived at Livermore airport and conducted a logbook review and pre-flight inspection. No discrepancies were noted. The aircraft had been recently leased and received a fresh annual inspection at the time of possession. Approximately 40 hours remained before the next 100-hour inspection was due.
The pilot in command, business partner, and a student pilot boarded the aircraft for two scheduled check rides. The aircraft then landed at modesto airport, where all occupants exited.
Two check rides were conducted at modesto. No mechanical issues or discrepancies were reported during these operations. The designated pilot examiner aboard also noted no issues.
The aircraft departed modesto for Livermore under VFR. No abnormalities were observed during the flight.
On final approach to Livermore, all three landing gear indicator lights were green. The nose gear was visually confirmed to be down using the mirrors on the engine nacelles. Standard landing checklist callouts were made and confirmed heard by all on board.
After touchdown at Livermore just past the 1000-foot runway markings, and approximately 1000 feet into the rollout, the nose gear collapsed near taxiway e. the aircraft veered left, and both propellers contacted the ground. It came to rest between taxiways e and g, abeam taxiway f.
The Livermore tower observed the incident and dispatched crash fire rescue. A report was made of three souls on board and approximately two hours of fuel. The occupants evacuated the aircraft and were met by emergency responders. A smell resembling smoke was reported, later believed to have been caused by metal scraping during the incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE CREW ARRIVED AT LIVERMORE AIRPORT AND CONDUCTED A LOGBOOK REVIEW AND PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RECENTLY LEASED AND RECEIVED A FRESH ANNUAL INSPECTION AT THE TIME OF POSSESSION. APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS REMAINED BEFORE THE NEXT 100-HOUR INSPECTION WAS DUE.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND, BUSINESS PARTNER, AND A STUDENT PILOT BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT FOR TWO SCHEDULED CHECK RIDES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED AT MODESTO AIRPORT, WHERE ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED.
TWO CHECK RIDES WERE CONDUCTED AT MODESTO. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES OR DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED DURING THESE OPERATIONS. THE DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER ABOARD ALSO NOTED NO ISSUES.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MODESTO FOR LIVERMORE UNDER VFR. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED DURING THE FLIGHT.
ON FINAL APPROACH TO LIVERMORE, ALL THREE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE GREEN. THE NOSE GEAR WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED TO BE DOWN USING THE MIRRORS ON THE ENGINE NACELLES. STANDARD LANDING CHECKLIST CALLOUTS WERE MADE AND CONFIRMED HEARD BY ALL ON BOARD.
AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT LIVERMORE JUST PAST THE 1000-FOOT RUNWAY MARKINGS, AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET INTO THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED NEAR TAXIWAY E. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, AND BOTH PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE GROUND. IT CAME TO REST BETWEEN TAXIWAYS E AND G, ABEAM TAXIWAY F.
THE LIVERMORE TOWER OBSERVED THE INCIDENT AND DISPATCHED CRASH FIRE RESCUE. A REPORT WAS MADE OF THREE SOULS ON BOARD AND APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS OF FUEL. THE OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE MET BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. A SMELL RESEMBLING SMOKE WAS REPORTED, LATER BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY METAL SCRAPING DURING THE INCIDENT.