Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 138; Flight Crew Total 2713; Flight Crew Type 452
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Aircraft
I started my descent into [descent] as normal. Once; I established communication with Tower; they advised me to take the right downwind for 34R. I had already had my flaps deployed while trying to get established from my descent and into the traffic pattern. Everything was going as a normal controlled landing should be. I Looked down to confirm that I had 3 green; it appeared as I did. I continued on with the approach; Tower then cleared me for [a different runway] instead. I came onto final; everything was looking perfect. Once I touched down on the runway; the wheels hit the ground soft and felt like a normal landing. I slowly eased the nose down as I was still in the process of the landing phase. As soon as I did it felt like the wheels collapsed and the props started to hit the ground. As soon as I heard the props hit I killed both engines. Looking at the aircraft on the runway; my opinion there was limited [damage] to include: ground damage; nose landing gear; minor damage to step; and as such does not rise to substantial damage per FAR. Once the aircraft was towed to the FBO; and runway was cleared I called Tower and asked if there was anything [they noticed] with the landing gear. They stated that they looked and verified by binoculars that is was indeed down.
PA23 pilot reported the landing gear collapsed on landing even though he saw three green lights on the approach.