Nose wheel on large transport fails to extend with normal means. Emergency declared after go around.

Attributes
ACN	223788
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	223788
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On extension of landing gear, did not have any indication of nose gear extension. Missed approach at 500 ft AGL. Tower said gear appeared down. 2 other acrs awaiting takeoff said gear appeared down but 'trailing.' emergency declared. Appropriate checklists were performed by the cockpit and cabin crew members. Normal landing and rollout. Maintenance pinned landing gear on the runway after aircraft was brought to a complete and normal stop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE WHEEL ON LGT FAILS TO EXTEND WITH NORMAL MEANS. EMER DECLARED AFTER GAR.

Narrative: ON EXTENSION OF LNDG GEAR, DID NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION OF NOSE GEAR EXTENSION. MISSED APCH AT 500 FT AGL. TWR SAID GEAR APPEARED DOWN. 2 OTHER ACRS AWAITING TKOF SAID GEAR APPEARED DOWN BUT 'TRAILING.' EMER DECLARED. APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE PERFORMED BY THE COCKPIT AND CABIN CREW MEMBERS. NORMAL LNDG AND ROLLOUT. MAINT PINNED LNDG GEAR ON THE RWY AFTER ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE AND NORMAL STOP.

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.