MD80, super 80 is unable to extend nose gear and lands with nose gear up.

Attributes
ACN	351282
Time
Date	199610
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : jfk tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	351282
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	351283
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed dials on the expressway visual to runway 31 at lga. We were #4 for landing. We were advised to slow to final approach speed. We configured and the gear indications were green for both mains, red for the nose gear. We elected to recycle the gear and got the same indications. The mechanical nose gear down indicator in the cockpit was extended. The approach was continued to runway 31, so the tower could check for our nose gear landing light. They could not verify the light. We accomplished all the appropriate checklists, and there was no change in the gear indications. We performed another approach to runway 4 and again we could get no solid confirmation of gear indications. We requested a diversion to jfk, briefed the flight attendants (test) and flew an ILS to runway 31R at jfk. Touchdown was normal on the main gear, and we flew the nose of the aircraft to the runway. The aircraft was stopped. The ground evacuate/evacuation checklist was accomplished, and the aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed. The entire crew performed in an outstanding manner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80, SUPER 80 IS UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR AND LANDS WITH NOSE GEAR UP.

Narrative: DEPARTED DIALS ON THE EXPRESSWAY VISUAL TO RWY 31 AT LGA. WE WERE #4 FOR LNDG. WE WERE ADVISED TO SLOW TO FINAL APCH SPD. WE CONFIGURED AND THE GEAR INDICATIONS WERE GREEN FOR BOTH MAINS, RED FOR THE NOSE GEAR. WE ELECTED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR AND GOT THE SAME INDICATIONS. THE MECHANICAL NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR IN THE COCKPIT WAS EXTENDED. THE APCH WAS CONTINUED TO RWY 31, SO THE TWR COULD CHK FOR OUR NOSE GEAR LNDG LIGHT. THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE LIGHT. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE GEAR INDICATIONS. WE PERFORMED ANOTHER APCH TO RWY 4 AND AGAIN WE COULD GET NO SOLID CONFIRMATION OF GEAR INDICATIONS. WE REQUESTED A DIVERSION TO JFK, BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANTS (TEST) AND FLEW AN ILS TO RWY 31R AT JFK. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL ON THE MAIN GEAR, AND WE FLEW THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TO THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED. THE GND EVAC CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND THE ACFT WAS EVACED. THE ENTIRE CREW PERFORMED IN AN OUTSTANDING MANNER.

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.