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An HS125 with an unsafe nose gear was landed safely after the crew completed the emergency checklist and did a tower flyby.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 720696 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.tracon |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | HS 125 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : pushback other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 89.4 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 576.4 |
| ASRS Report | 720696 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on the ILS runway approach to ZZZ; the crew noticed the nosewheel landing gear indicator light was not illuminated after the extension of the landing gear during the approach and landing procedure. The crew continued the approach and advised the tower of the problem. We flew past the tower; which confirmed that the gear appeared to be down and we also checked the secondary indications of a nose gear pin; which was in the up position. The nosewheel steering was also in the centered position. The main gear position lights were green; as were the standby lights for the main gear. The crew decided to go hold to run the checklist. We did a go around and were given a radar vector and climb to 2000 ft. We were then handed over to approach controllers and given a hold at 4000 ft. We accomplished the checklist and called the company on the phone. We then briefed the passenger and decided to declare an emergency with approach control. Radar vectors were given to re-intercept the ILS runway localizer at ZZZ. We again did not get a green down and locked indication for the nose gear; and did another low pass so the tower could check the position of the nose gear. They reported that it appeared down but canted to 1 side. The crew decided to continue and was given clearance to make right traffic to circle and land on runway at ZZZ. Landing was uneventful and we were given clearance to taxi to company hangar. We parked; debarked our passenger and I put in the gear pins.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN HS125 WITH AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR WAS LANDED SAFELY AFTER THE CREW COMPLETED THE EMER CHKLIST AND DID A TWR FLYBY.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE ILS RWY APCH TO ZZZ; THE CREW NOTICED THE NOSEWHEEL LNDG GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE EXTENSION OF THE LNDG GEAR DURING THE APCH AND LNDG PROC. THE CREW CONTINUED THE APCH AND ADVISED THE TWR OF THE PROB. WE FLEW PAST THE TWR; WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND WE ALSO CHKED THE SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF A NOSE GEAR PIN; WHICH WAS IN THE UP POS. THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS ALSO IN THE CTRED POS. THE MAIN GEAR POS LIGHTS WERE GREEN; AS WERE THE STANDBY LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN GEAR. THE CREW DECIDED TO GO HOLD TO RUN THE CHKLIST. WE DID A GAR AND WERE GIVEN A RADAR VECTOR AND CLB TO 2000 FT. WE WERE THEN HANDED OVER TO APCH CTLRS AND GIVEN A HOLD AT 4000 FT. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE CHKLIST AND CALLED THE COMPANY ON THE PHONE. WE THEN BRIEFED THE PAX AND DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMER WITH APCH CTL. RADAR VECTORS WERE GIVEN TO RE-INTERCEPT THE ILS RWY LOC AT ZZZ. WE AGAIN DID NOT GET A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR; AND DID ANOTHER LOW PASS SO THE TWR COULD CHK THE POS OF THE NOSE GEAR. THEY RPTED THAT IT APPEARED DOWN BUT CANTED TO 1 SIDE. THE CREW DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO MAKE R TFC TO CIRCLE AND LAND ON RWY AT ZZZ. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO TAXI TO COMPANY HANGAR. WE PARKED; DEBARKED OUR PAX AND I PUT IN THE GEAR PINS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.