Commuter light transport landed with unsafe gear indication and evacuate/evacuation the passengers. ...

Attributes
ACN	188758
Time
Date	199109
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna tower : dvt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	188758
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During approach to ILS 20R bna we encountered a gear down and locked indicator light inoperative. We cycled the gear and had the same indication. After conducting a missed approach and going out on the 330 degree radial 20 DME we held at 10 mi legs. We complied with our emergency procedures and tried to manually lower the gear. The gear still didn't give us a positive down indication so we started conducting our next emergency procedure. 'Gear unsafe landing'. The procedure includes: declare an emergency, secure aircraft, brief passengers, land aircraft, and evaluate passengers. All the procedures were carried out and the aircraft was safely landed without incident. The aircraft was maneuvered to exit the active 20R onto a taxiway. The passenger were evacuate/evacuation and the event was concluded safely. The entire event could have been avoided if the aircraft had a procedure to test the gear lights, (which is does not), or if our certificate holder came out with an emergency procedure to replace the burned out bulbs (2). All parties involved in this event were very helpful; approach, tower, fire and rescue, and our company. We the crew handled the situation in a safe and professional manner and we thank the other involved parties for doing the same.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT LANDED WITH UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND EVAC THE PAXS. THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT THE LIGHT BULBS HAD BURNED OUT.

Narrative: DURING APCH TO ILS 20R BNA WE ENCOUNTERED A GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT INOP. WE CYCLED THE GEAR AND HAD THE SAME INDICATION. AFTER CONDUCTING A MISSED APCH AND GOING OUT ON THE 330 DEG RADIAL 20 DME WE HELD AT 10 MI LEGS. WE COMPLIED WITH OUR EMER PROCS AND TRIED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR. THE GEAR STILL DIDN'T GIVE US A POSITIVE DOWN INDICATION SO WE STARTED CONDUCTING OUR NEXT EMER PROC. 'GEAR UNSAFE LNDG'. THE PROC INCLUDES: DECLARE AN EMER, SECURE ACFT, BRIEF PAXS, LAND ACFT, AND EVALUATE PAXS. ALL THE PROCS WERE CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT WAS SAFELY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS MANEUVERED TO EXIT THE ACTIVE 20R ONTO A TAXIWAY. THE PAX WERE EVAC AND THE EVENT WAS CONCLUDED SAFELY. THE ENTIRE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE ACFT HAD A PROC TO TEST THE GEAR LIGHTS, (WHICH IS DOES NOT), OR IF OUR CERTIFICATE HOLDER CAME OUT WITH AN EMER PROC TO REPLACE THE BURNED OUT BULBS (2). ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT WERE VERY HELPFUL; APCH, TWR, FIRE AND RESCUE, AND OUR COMPANY. WE THE CREW HANDLED THE SITUATION IN A SAFE AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND WE THANK THE OTHER INVOLVED PARTIES FOR DOING THE SAME.

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.

Commuter light transport landed with unsafe gear indication and evacuate/evacuation the passengers. The gear was down but the light bulbs had burned out.