When the C-210's landing gear failed to extend via the normal system the pilot utilized the emergenc...

Attributes
ACN	1013002
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 3500 Flight Crew Type 1500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

When I put the gear handle down nothing happened. I checked the circuit breaker; which was still in; and recycled the gear handle but still got no response. I pulled the breaker; placed the gear handle in the down position; and pumped the gear down; per the emergency extension procedure. I still did not have a safe gear indication. I could see the left main gear in the pilot's window; and I could see the right main gear by opening the right door slightly.I informed the tower of the problem; and they suggested a low approach. I overflew the runway at approximately 200 AGL. The tower and the crew of an erj on the taxiway advised that my gear appeared to be down. The tower activated the emergency crews. While flying around the pattern; I tried pumping the gear a few more times and got a safe gear indication. I landed softly; and carefully taxied to the ramp.I advised my company of the situation and switched to a different airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: When the C-210's landing gear failed to extend via the normal system the pilot utilized the emergency gear extension to pump it down. A safe landing monitored by CFR ensued.

Narrative: When I put the gear handle down nothing happened. I checked the circuit breaker; which was still in; and recycled the gear handle but still got no response. I pulled the breaker; placed the gear handle in the down position; and pumped the gear down; per the emergency extension procedure. I still did not have a safe gear indication. I could see the left main gear in the pilot's window; and I could see the right main gear by opening the right door slightly.I informed the Tower of the problem; and they suggested a low approach. I overflew the runway at approximately 200 AGL. The Tower and the crew of an ERJ on the taxiway advised that my gear appeared to be down. The Tower activated the emergency crews. While flying around the pattern; I tried pumping the gear a few more times and got a safe gear indication. I landed softly; and carefully taxied to the ramp.I advised my company of the situation and switched to a different airplane.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

When the C-210's landing gear failed to extend via the normal system the pilot utilized the emergency gear extension to pump it down. A safe landing monitored by crash fire rescue equipment ensued.