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Piper PA601P aerostar pilot landed with caution after not being able to obtain a nose gear down indicating light. The gear appeared down when looking at its reflection in the propeller spinner. It was down and locked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdt.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mdt.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-60 600 Aerostar |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 526415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While returning to seg airport, the gear down nose light did not illuminate when gear down was selected. I checked the bulb, it was good. Nose gear looked to be down and locked in the reflection in the spinner. I slowed the aircraft down and cycled the gear several times, still no nose gear light. With the possibility the nose gear wasn't down all the way and locked, I went to mdt to land, longer runway, to land more slowly. Landing okay, gear okay. Mechanic discovered a broken wire in the nose cone. This wire cannot be seen on a preflight. I am not sure what could be done to prevent this from happening to others.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA601P AEROSTAR PLT LANDED WITH CAUTION AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN A NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATING LIGHT. THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN WHEN LOOKING AT ITS REFLECTION IN THE PROP SPINNER. IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.
Narrative: WHILE RETURNING TO SEG ARPT, THE GEAR DOWN NOSE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED. I CHKED THE BULB, IT WAS GOOD. NOSE GEAR LOOKED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED IN THE REFLECTION IN THE SPINNER. I SLOWED THE ACFT DOWN AND CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, STILL NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT. WITH THE POSSIBILITY THE NOSE GEAR WASN'T DOWN ALL THE WAY AND LOCKED, I WENT TO MDT TO LAND, LONGER RWY, TO LAND MORE SLOWLY. LNDG OKAY, GEAR OKAY. MECH DISCOVERED A BROKEN WIRE IN THE NOSE CONE. THIS WIRE CANNOT BE SEEN ON A PREFLT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHERS.
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.