Pilot of BE20 experiences failure of nose gear to extend completely. Subsequent to following prescri...

Attributes
ACN	785241
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	784241
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear unsafe lights other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Arrived at ZZZ1 after 30 mins of uneventful flight. Selected gear down abeam landing point. Checked gear after a few seconds and noted that the nose gear light was not illuminated (unsafe lights were not illuminated either). Advised ZZZ1 tower of abnormal gear indication and proceeded to a 10 mi point north the airport to comply with beechcraft abnormal gear procedure. The gear is the mechanical type which requires disengaging the gear motor and pumping down the gear. Complied with the procedure. Light still did not illuminate; so I recovered to ZZZ2. En route ZZZ2; the nose gear light illuminated; and approach and landing were uneventful. ZZZ1 tower and approach provided assistance. The shift supervisor at approach contacted my flight operations. Postflt inspection did not indicate the source of the malfunction. Airplane was grounded and will be inspected and corrected before next flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BE20 EXPERIENCES FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND COMPLETELY. SUBSEQUENT TO FOLLOWING PRESCRIBED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES GEARS EXTENDS COMPLETELY.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT ZZZ1 AFTER 30 MINS OF UNEVENTFUL FLT. SELECTED GEAR DOWN ABEAM LNDG POINT. CHKED GEAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED (UNSAFE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED EITHER). ADVISED ZZZ1 TWR OF ABNORMAL GEAR INDICATION AND PROCEEDED TO A 10 MI POINT NORTH THE ARPT TO COMPLY WITH BEECHCRAFT ABNORMAL GEAR PROC. THE GEAR IS THE MECHANICAL TYPE WHICH REQUIRES DISENGAGING THE GEAR MOTOR AND PUMPING DOWN THE GEAR. COMPLIED WITH THE PROC. LIGHT STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE; SO I RECOVERED TO ZZZ2. ENRTE ZZZ2; THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED; AND APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. ZZZ1 TWR AND APCH PROVIDED ASSISTANCE. THE SHIFT SUPVR AT APCH CONTACTED MY FLT OPS. POSTFLT INSPECTION DID NOT INDICATE THE SOURCE OF THE MALFUNCTION. AIRPLANE WAS GNDED AND WILL BE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED BEFORE NEXT FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

Pilot of BE20 experiences failure of nose gear to extend completely. Subsequent to following prescribed emergency procedures gears extends completely.