Small aircraft pilot had landing gear problem. Upon using emergency procedures, pilot was not able to get the nose gear down and locked. The pilot was with expired medical, and expired biennial review.

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Attributes
ACN	632660
Time
Date	200409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acq.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	632660
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose gear indicators other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Landing gear failed to retract upon takeoff. Then gear went to unsafe condition and would not deploy for landing. Believe gear motor was source of failure. Did emergency procedure to extend gear and was successful at getting #2 main gear extended and locked. However, nose gear was/remained unsafe and did not deploy. Upon reflection, it occurs to me that my 3RD class medical certificate and biannual flight review were not in compliance for this and some other flts previously logged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAD LNDG GEAR PROB. UPON USING EMER PROCS, PLT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PLT WAS WITH EXPIRED MEDICAL, AND EXPIRED BIENNIAL REVIEW.

Narrative: LNDG GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT UPON TKOF. THEN GEAR WENT TO UNSAFE CONDITION AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY FOR LNDG. BELIEVE GEAR MOTOR WAS SOURCE OF FAILURE. DID EMER PROC TO EXTEND GEAR AND WAS SUCCESSFUL AT GETTING #2 MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. HOWEVER, NOSE GEAR WAS/REMAINED UNSAFE AND DID NOT DEPLOY. UPON REFLECTION, IT OCCURS TO ME THAT MY 3RD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND BIANNUAL FLT REVIEW WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE FOR THIS AND SOME OTHER FLTS PREVIOUSLY LOGGED.

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.