Nose gear fails to extend properly for small aircraft twin pilot.

Attributes
ACN	176734
Time
Date	199104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o04
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	176734
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Landing gear (nose gear) failure upon being activated in pattern (broken bell crank). Selected gear down and heard loud bank. Determined nose gear in trail. Visibility confirmation from other aircraft on ground. Landed on mains only.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR FAILS TO EXTEND PROPERLY FOR SMA TWIN PLT.

Narrative: LNDG GEAR (NOSE GEAR) FAILURE UPON BEING ACTIVATED IN PATTERN (BROKEN BELL CRANK). SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND HEARD LOUD BANK. DETERMINED NOSE GEAR IN TRAIL. VIS CONFIRMATION FROM OTHER ACFT ON GND. LANDED ON MAINS ONLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.