Narrative:

We departed pittsburgh, flew over to cak. On approach (downwind leg), my first officer called for flaps 10 degrees, gear down. Upon gear down selection, we did not get either a red intransit nose gear light or a green gear down and locked light. We advised the tower we needed to fly around (and trouble-shoot, perform necessary checklists, talk to the company, and inform the passenger). (We switched light bulbs.) the light bulb was operating correctly, the nosewheel appeared down and locked by looking into the propeller spinner, akron tower told us that it appeared down, the flaps when selected to 20 degrees and 35 degrees did not sound the gear warning horns (which should happen if the gear is not down and locked). We declared an emergency and flew around for 40 mins to burn off excess fuel. We discussed all possibilities of gear (nose) collapsing (and evacuate/evacuation procedures), and what to do if it did not. We called for the emergency equipment, a van to pick up the passenger to take the passenger back to the terminal, and a tug to tow the aircraft in. We performed the checklists and landed about XB00 am, without any problems. The checklist calls for feathering (shutting down) the engines and holding off the nosewheel to 80 KTS. This was done. We landed without incident and stopped on the runway. We deplaned the passenger there (on runway 23), the mechanics towed the aircraft to the hangar. They replaced a wire to a squat switch for the landing gear indications.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED PITTSBURGH, FLEW OVER TO CAK. ON APCH (DOWNWIND LEG), MY FO CALLED FOR FLAPS 10 DEGS, GEAR DOWN. UPON GEAR DOWN SELECTION, WE DID NOT GET EITHER A RED INTRANSIT NOSE GEAR LIGHT OR A GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. WE ADVISED THE TWR WE NEEDED TO FLY AROUND (AND TROUBLE-SHOOT, PERFORM NECESSARY CHKLISTS, TALK TO THE COMPANY, AND INFORM THE PAX). (WE SWITCHED LIGHT BULBS.) THE LIGHT BULB WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY, THE NOSEWHEEL APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED BY LOOKING INTO THE PROP SPINNER, AKRON TWR TOLD US THAT IT APPEARED DOWN, THE FLAPS WHEN SELECTED TO 20 DEGS AND 35 DEGS DID NOT SOUND THE GEAR WARNING HORNS (WHICH SHOULD HAPPEN IF THE GEAR IS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED). WE DECLARED AN EMER AND FLEW AROUND FOR 40 MINS TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL. WE DISCUSSED ALL POSSIBILITIES OF GEAR (NOSE) COLLAPSING (AND EVAC PROCS), AND WHAT TO DO IF IT DID NOT. WE CALLED FOR THE EMER EQUIP, A VAN TO PICK UP THE PAX TO TAKE THE PAX BACK TO THE TERMINAL, AND A TUG TO TOW THE ACFT IN. WE PERFORMED THE CHKLISTS AND LANDED ABOUT XB00 AM, WITHOUT ANY PROBS. THE CHKLIST CALLS FOR FEATHERING (SHUTTING DOWN) THE ENGS AND HOLDING OFF THE NOSEWHEEL TO 80 KTS. THIS WAS DONE. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND STOPPED ON THE RWY. WE DEPLANED THE PAX THERE (ON RWY 23), THE MECHS TOWED THE ACFT TO THE HANGAR. THEY REPLACED A WIRE TO A SQUAT SWITCH FOR THE LNDG GEAR INDICATIONS.

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.