Small aircraft has no green on left main gear. Requests fly by, tower says looks ok. Lands.

Attributes
ACN	209352
Time
Date	199205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	209352
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I took off from dallas love on local test flight. When returning to land I noticed that my landing gear indicator light on the left main gear was not on. I went through the recommended procedure in the poh. Then I called regulation approach for a clearance into dal. I did a low flyby of the tower and they said it was down. I landed on 13L with no problem and the light went on when I touched down. A mr X called and said that it was reported as an emergency. I did not declare an emergency. At this time, he said I did not have to fill out any paperwork but he needed some information from me for his report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS NO GREEN ON L MAIN GEAR. REQUESTS FLY BY, TWR SAYS LOOKS OK. LANDS.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM DALLAS LOVE ON LCL TEST FLT. WHEN RETURNING TO LAND I NOTICED THAT MY LNDG GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE L MAIN GEAR WAS NOT ON. I WENT THROUGH THE RECOMMENDED PROC IN THE POH. THEN I CALLED REG APCH FOR A CLRNC INTO DAL. I DID A LOW FLYBY OF THE TWR AND THEY SAID IT WAS DOWN. I LANDED ON 13L WITH NO PROBLEM AND THE LIGHT WENT ON WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN. A MR X CALLED AND SAID THAT IT WAS RPTED AS AN EMER. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. AT THIS TIME, HE SAID I DID NOT HAVE TO FILL OUT ANY PAPERWORK BUT HE NEEDED SOME INFO FROM ME FOR HIS RPT.

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.