As an ex 146 driver (5500 hrs on type but not in Europe) my memories are that it had the most forgiving main undercarriage but that the money must have run out when it came to the design of the nose gear.
One needed to be very careful to fly the front of the aircraft gently to the ground after MLG touchdown! Having also been a sim instructor for other types training for LCY it is easy to see how the "NLG delicacy" in conjunction with the steep glidepath could be problematic!