One lovely AA-5 of my too short acquaintance was flown IFR to destination and landed on the nosewheel -- think glass jaw
When commiserating with the owner, pretty much all the bits forward of the firewall plus perhaps firewall were up for replacement and the a/c was written off
Still a fine a/c to fly as long as you land it properly -- I've seen people come close to doing the same thing in a C-172. I also know of one that was damaged similarly and economically reparable because of parts availability and cost.