An small aircraft pilot had a faulty landing gear indication.

Attributes
ACN	234634
Time
Date	199302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dal
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	234634
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After breaking out of the clouds on the ILS 31 approach at dallas red bird, I noticed the gear down indicator was not lit. I continued to circle the airport to isolate the fault. Landing gear circuit breaker, manual gear handle, and landing gear switch were found to be in their normal position for landing. I received clearance to dallas love so that the tower could look at the landing gear. They reported that the gear appeared to be down. I asked for crash fire rescue equipment equipment to be at the runway. Shortly after that request was made, I was cleared to land and executed a normal landing on runway 31R. After landing, the gear indicator light was found to be popped out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT HAD A FAULTY LNDG GEAR INDICATION.

Narrative: AFTER BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS ON THE ILS 31 APCH AT DALLAS RED BIRD, I NOTICED THE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR WAS NOT LIT. I CONTINUED TO CIRCLE THE ARPT TO ISOLATE THE FAULT. LNDG GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER, MANUAL GEAR HANDLE, AND LNDG GEAR SWITCH WERE FOUND TO BE IN THEIR NORMAL POS FOR LNDG. I RECEIVED CLRNC TO DALLAS LOVE SO THAT THE TWR COULD LOOK AT THE LNDG GEAR. THEY RPTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. I ASKED FOR CFR EQUIP TO BE AT THE RWY. SHORTLY AFTER THAT REQUEST WAS MADE, I WAS CLRED TO LAND AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 31R. AFTER LNDG, THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE POPPED OUT.

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.