Flight crew of an light transport burned off fuel, flew by tower for gear check and declared an emergency when the nose gear down indication showed unsafe.

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Attributes
ACN	313885
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	313885
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon entering the pattern at cak during a visual approach to runway 23, captain (non-flying leg) completed before landing checks, and found we were lacking a green light indication for the nosewheel. We communicated with tower and completed a visual missed approach (go around) and remained in the traffic pattern. Captain communicated with our company (mechanics) and decided to complete the checklist for the situation. Captain declared an emergency. We circled the field for 45-60 mins to burn off excess fuel, as per checklist. We landed, feathered both engines during ground roll, as per checklist. We had no problems with the nose gear. Stopped on the runway and unloaded passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT BURNED OFF FUEL, FLEW BY TWR FOR GEAR CHK AND DECLARED AN EMER WHEN THE NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION SHOWED UNSAFE.

Narrative: UPON ENTERING THE PATTERN AT CAK DURING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 23, CAPT (NON-FLYING LEG) COMPLETED BEFORE LNDG CHKS, AND FOUND WE WERE LACKING A GREEN LIGHT INDICATION FOR THE NOSEWHEEL. WE COMMUNICATED WITH TWR AND COMPLETED A VISUAL MISSED APCH (GAR) AND REMAINED IN THE TFC PATTERN. CAPT COMMUNICATED WITH OUR COMPANY (MECHS) AND DECIDED TO COMPLETE THE CHKLIST FOR THE SIT. CAPT DECLARED AN EMER. WE CIRCLED THE FIELD FOR 45-60 MINS TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL, AS PER CHKLIST. WE LANDED, FEATHERED BOTH ENGS DURING GND ROLL, AS PER CHKLIST. WE HAD NO PROBS WITH THE NOSE GEAR. STOPPED ON THE RWY AND UNLOADED PAX.

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.