Small transport with gear indication difficulties lands rsw safely.

Attributes
ACN	450718
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rsw.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	450718
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear down indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Coming into ft myers to land, upon selecting gear down, I got a red light and no left main gear light. My copilot recycled the gear getting the same indication. He then recycled the gear 3 more times. I then gave the airplane to my copilot and I recycled the gear twice, receiving the same indication. We then ran the abnormal checklist for gear. After this, we were turned over to the tower at ft myers and I asked to do a low approach and see if they could tell if my left gear looked down and locked and my gear doors were closed. There were approximately 5 or 6 service and emergency vehicles looking as we flew down low over the taxiway at 200 ft. The vehicles reported that our gear looked down and locked. At this time we still had a red light and no left gear light. The tower asked us to state our intentions and we stated we were going to land. The rescue vehicles were waiting for us when we landed. We landed with no problems. There was no other traffic at the airport at that time, I was suspecting a circuit board problem causing erroneous lights, which is what raytheon had told me might be causing the problem. We taxied onto the ramp. Upon inspection of the gear, it was found to not be down and locked. The only thing I might have done different would have been to declare an emergency, but the rescue vehicles were already out. I also should have just stopped the airplane on the runway and checked the gear, at which time I could have had it towed in. The reason I didn't was because I did not think it was a gear problem but rather a light problem caused by a bad circuit board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT WITH GEAR INDICATION DIFFICULTIES LANDS RSW SAFELY.

Narrative: COMING INTO FT MYERS TO LAND, UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN, I GOT A RED LIGHT AND NO L MAIN GEAR LIGHT. MY COPLT RECYCLED THE GEAR GETTING THE SAME INDICATION. HE THEN RECYCLED THE GEAR 3 MORE TIMES. I THEN GAVE THE AIRPLANE TO MY COPLT AND I RECYCLED THE GEAR TWICE, RECEIVING THE SAME INDICATION. WE THEN RAN THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST FOR GEAR. AFTER THIS, WE WERE TURNED OVER TO THE TWR AT FT MYERS AND I ASKED TO DO A LOW APCH AND SEE IF THEY COULD TELL IF MY L GEAR LOOKED DOWN AND LOCKED AND MY GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED. THERE WERE APPROX 5 OR 6 SVC AND EMER VEHICLES LOOKING AS WE FLEW DOWN LOW OVER THE TXWY AT 200 FT. THE VEHICLES RPTED THAT OUR GEAR LOOKED DOWN AND LOCKED. AT THIS TIME WE STILL HAD A RED LIGHT AND NO L GEAR LIGHT. THE TWR ASKED US TO STATE OUR INTENTIONS AND WE STATED WE WERE GOING TO LAND. THE RESCUE VEHICLES WERE WAITING FOR US WHEN WE LANDED. WE LANDED WITH NO PROBS. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC AT THE ARPT AT THAT TIME, I WAS SUSPECTING A CIRCUIT BOARD PROB CAUSING ERRONEOUS LIGHTS, WHICH IS WHAT RAYTHEON HAD TOLD ME MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROB. WE TAXIED ONTO THE RAMP. UPON INSPECTION OF THE GEAR, IT WAS FOUND TO NOT BE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE ONLY THING I MIGHT HAVE DONE DIFFERENT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO DECLARE AN EMER, BUT THE RESCUE VEHICLES WERE ALREADY OUT. I ALSO SHOULD HAVE JUST STOPPED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RWY AND CHKED THE GEAR, AT WHICH TIME I COULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED IN. THE REASON I DIDN'T WAS BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK IT WAS A GEAR PROB BUT RATHER A LIGHT PROB CAUSED BY A BAD CIRCUIT BOARD.

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.