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A pc-12 captain reported the aircraft's nose gear failed to extend normally for landing. As a precaution; the pilot elected to divert to an airport with a longer runway and better services.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1508615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170 Flight Crew Total 2800 Flight Crew Type 560 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Gear selected down at FAF; no audible gear motor sounds; and only received down indication on main landing gear after 10 seconds. No positive down indication for nose gear (still illuminated red). We elected to go around; achieve safe altitude; and troubleshoot issue. Transfer of controls initiated; and we completed the landing gear emergency extension checklist. After pumping 5 times; a positive indication was received for nose gear as well. Due to uncertainty of gear integrity; we notified ATC and diverted to a different runway due to longer runway/better services.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PC-12 Captain reported the aircraft's nose gear failed to extend normally for landing. As a precaution; the pilot elected to divert to an airport with a longer runway and better services.
Narrative: Gear selected down at FAF; no audible gear motor sounds; and only received down indication on main landing gear after 10 seconds. No positive down indication for nose gear (still illuminated red). We elected to go around; achieve safe altitude; and troubleshoot issue. Transfer of controls initiated; and we completed the landing gear emergency extension checklist. After pumping 5 times; a positive indication was received for nose gear as well. Due to uncertainty of gear integrity; we notified ATC and diverted to a different runway due to longer runway/better services.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.