A rental arrow had a problem with its landing gear indicating system at a non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	269757
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pgv
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 552 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	269757
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were flying a piper arrow and on left downwind leg where the student did his gump check, when he was to lower the landing gear. I did not notice 3 in the green on the lights. I told the student to leave the traffic patter, fly the airplane first and recycle the gear numerous times. Still we had no indication from the lights. The gear pump light showed operation and the airplane lost airspeed with the gear lever down. As a dual safety, we performed the emergency gear extension procedure and still no lights. At that time, we called pit greenville unicom to look from the ground as we flew over at 1000 ft AGL. We were told all 3 were down and we landed without any event. Later it was found that the landing light indicators had shorted out and have been repaired. I also forgot to mention earlier, when we were recycling the gear, we had checked the navigation lights to be off and circuit breakers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A RENTAL ARROW HAD A PROB WITH ITS LNDG GEAR INDICATING SYS AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING A PIPER ARROW AND ON L DOWNWIND LEG WHERE THE STUDENT DID HIS GUMP CHK, WHEN HE WAS TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR. I DID NOT NOTICE 3 IN THE GREEN ON THE LIGHTS. I TOLD THE STUDENT TO LEAVE THE TFC PATTER, FLY THE AIRPLANE FIRST AND RECYCLE THE GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES. STILL WE HAD NO INDICATION FROM THE LIGHTS. THE GEAR PUMP LIGHT SHOWED OP AND THE AIRPLANE LOST AIRSPD WITH THE GEAR LEVER DOWN. AS A DUAL SAFETY, WE PERFORMED THE EMER GEAR EXTENSION PROC AND STILL NO LIGHTS. AT THAT TIME, WE CALLED PIT GREENVILLE UNICOM TO LOOK FROM THE GND AS WE FLEW OVER AT 1000 FT AGL. WE WERE TOLD ALL 3 WERE DOWN AND WE LANDED WITHOUT ANY EVENT. LATER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LNDG LIGHT INDICATORS HAD SHORTED OUT AND HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. I ALSO FORGOT TO MENTION EARLIER, WHEN WE WERE RECYCLING THE GEAR, WE HAD CHKED THE NAV LIGHTS TO BE OFF AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS.

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.