Narrative:

On jun/xa/97 at approximately XA30 I was instructing a student on an aztec PA23-250. While we were doing a slow flight maneuver, I noticed I did not have a 3 green lights for the landing gear. I tried to recycle a couple of times without success. At this time, I made the decision to return to srq airport. En route, I attempted to perform the following procedures: checking all circuit breakers, applying G forces, manual hydraulic pump, use of CO2. None of these procedures produced results. I contacted the tower and flew close enough for the controller to confirm that the nose gear remained retracted. The controller suggested I touch down and bounce off the ground to attempt to dislodge the nose gear, if I felt comfortable with this. I felt it was too dangerous and decided against it. I attempted all emergency procedures a second time and with no success, I decided to make an emergency landing. Once on final, I determined that I could make the runway safely, I cut both engines, properly positioned the propellers and glided the airplane. I landed on the main gear, attempting to keep the nose up as long as possible. After speed was reduced the nose hit ground and dragged approximately 300 ft. After coming to stop, I checked with my student to make sure he was uninjured and we exited the plane as quickly as possible.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP AFTER TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO EXTEND IT, EVEN MANUALLY.

Narrative: ON JUN/XA/97 AT APPROX XA30 I WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT ON AN AZTEC PA23-250. WHILE WE WERE DOING A SLOW FLT MANEUVER, I NOTICED I DID NOT HAVE A 3 GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE LNDG GEAR. I TRIED TO RECYCLE A COUPLE OF TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. AT THIS TIME, I MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO SRQ ARPT. ENRTE, I ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING PROCS: CHKING ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS, APPLYING G FORCES, MANUAL HYD PUMP, USE OF CO2. NONE OF THESE PROCS PRODUCED RESULTS. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND FLEW CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE CTLR TO CONFIRM THAT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED RETRACTED. THE CTLR SUGGESTED I TOUCH DOWN AND BOUNCE OFF THE GND TO ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE THE NOSE GEAR, IF I FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS. I FELT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS AND DECIDED AGAINST IT. I ATTEMPTED ALL EMER PROCS A SECOND TIME AND WITH NO SUCCESS, I DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG. ONCE ON FINAL, I DETERMINED THAT I COULD MAKE THE RWY SAFELY, I CUT BOTH ENGS, PROPERLY POSITIONED THE PROPS AND GLIDED THE AIRPLANE. I LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR, ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AFTER SPD WAS REDUCED THE NOSE HIT GND AND DRAGGED APPROX 300 FT. AFTER COMING TO STOP, I CHKED WITH MY STUDENT TO MAKE SURE HE WAS UNINJURED AND WE EXITED THE PLANE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

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.