Small aircraft on training flight has landing gear problems.

Attributes
ACN	319825
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iso
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4505 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	319825
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
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:

We were in a 1960 cessna 310D model. I was giving flight instruction to the owner. We departed 5w9 en route to dpl for fuel and training. We had done several maneuvers which call for the gear to come up and down. One time we did not get a green light and we checked the mirror and confirmed the gear was not fully extended. We went through the emergency checklist, but the hand crank appeared to be stripped. We were able to pull the gear up, but not down. I tried putting heavy positive and negative G's on the aircraft, but nothing worked. I decided to go to iso. We notified them of our problems and our intentions. We tried working with the gear another 30 min. We did a low fly and the crash fire rescue equipment confirmed that the mains were down but the nose gear was not fully extended. We decided to land with 2 down so went lined up with the runway and on short final I opened the door, turned off the fuel shutoff valve, and all the electrical equipment and the magnetos. We touched on the mains, and held out to reduce speed. We touched on the nose of the aircraft. The damage to the aircraft was minor, and no damage to the occupants.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON TRAINING FLT HAS LNDG GEAR PROBS.

Narrative: WE WERE IN A 1960 CESSNA 310D MODEL. I WAS GIVING FLT INSTRUCTION TO THE OWNER. WE DEPARTED 5W9 ENRTE TO DPL FOR FUEL AND TRAINING. WE HAD DONE SEVERAL MANEUVERS WHICH CALL FOR THE GEAR TO COME UP AND DOWN. ONE TIME WE DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT AND WE CHKED THE MIRROR AND CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. WE WENT THROUGH THE EMER CHKLIST, BUT THE HAND CRANK APPEARED TO BE STRIPPED. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE GEAR UP, BUT NOT DOWN. I TRIED PUTTING HVY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE G'S ON THE ACFT, BUT NOTHING WORKED. I DECIDED TO GO TO ISO. WE NOTIFIED THEM OF OUR PROBS AND OUR INTENTIONS. WE TRIED WORKING WITH THE GEAR ANOTHER 30 MIN. WE DID A LOW FLY AND THE CFR CONFIRMED THAT THE MAINS WERE DOWN BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. WE DECIDED TO LAND WITH 2 DOWN SO WENT LINED UP WITH THE RWY AND ON SHORT FINAL I OPENED THE DOOR, TURNED OFF THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE, AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL EQUIP AND THE MAGNETOS. WE TOUCHED ON THE MAINS, AND HELD OUT TO REDUCE SPD. WE TOUCHED ON THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS MINOR, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS.

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.