A md-83 nose gear safe down and locked annunciator did not illuminate when the gear were extended so...

Attributes
ACN	1116184
Time
Date	201309
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Landing Gear Indicating System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Was cleared for visual approach to runway 16L. When the landing gear was put down for landing; did not get green; safe; indication for nose gear. Executed a go-around. After stabilized at altitude and completing QRH procedure; put gear down again. Again; did not get a safe indication. All landing gear lights tested normal. Declared an emergency. When the gear was put down again; did not get a safe nose gear indication. Cockpit nose gear pin did extend each time. Safe indication flickered and came on steady on short final. Landed without incident. Parked jet on runway; and was towed to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-83 nose gear safe down and locked annunciator did not illuminate when the gear were extended so an emergency was declared; the checklist completed and a uneventful landing followed just as a safe indication was received.. The nose gear down lock pin extended during both gear extension.

Narrative: Was cleared for visual approach to Runway 16L. When the landing gear was put down for landing; did not get green; safe; indication for nose gear. Executed a go-around. After stabilized at altitude and completing QRH procedure; put gear down again. Again; did not get a safe indication. All landing gear lights tested normal. Declared an emergency. When the gear was put down again; did not get a safe nose gear indication. Cockpit nose gear pin did extend each time. Safe indication flickered and came on steady on short final. Landed without incident. Parked jet on runway; and was towed to gate.

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.

A md-83 nose gear safe down and locked annunciator did not illuminate when the gear were extended so an emergency was declared; the checklist completed and a uneventful landing followed just as a safe indication was received.. The nose gear down lock pin extended during both gear extension.