A CE560XL first officer reported left main gear red light illuminated on final approach. The flight ...

Narrative:

Normal flight until final approach (while in visual conditions) when gear down was requested by pilot flying. After selection of gear down by pilot not flying; we received gear alarm with only right main and nose gear green lights on. Left main gear green light was off. Red unsafe gear light on. Crew completed the emergency checklist; verified that system was operating correctly; by doing a gear system test in flight. Declared emergency and completed go around. Requested ATC vectors until all emergency/normal checklist lists were completed. Overflew airport to ask tower to verify that gear is down. Tower confirmed; 'looks normal;' after visual inspection while in flight. Completed all safety briefings with passenger (in case of evacuation) and flew for about 45 minutes to burn extra fuel. Proceeded to land and landed safely without any further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE560XL First Officer reported Left Main Gear red light illuminated on final approach. The Flight Crew executed a go around; declared an emergency; and landed safely after burning down the fuel.

Narrative: Normal flight until final approach (while in visual conditions) when gear down was requested by Pilot Flying. After selection of gear down by Pilot Not Flying; we received gear alarm with only right main and nose gear green lights on. Left main gear green light was off. Red unsafe gear light on. Crew completed the emergency checklist; verified that system was operating correctly; by doing a gear system test in flight. Declared emergency and completed go around. Requested ATC vectors until all emergency/normal checklist lists were completed. Overflew airport to ask Tower to verify that gear is down. Tower confirmed; 'looks normal;' after visual inspection while in flight. Completed all safety briefings with passenger (in case of evacuation) and flew for about 45 minutes to burn extra fuel. Proceeded to land and landed safely without any further incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	872261
Time
Date	201002
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citation Excel (C560XL)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

A CE560XL first officer reported left main gear red light illuminated on final approach. The flight crew executed a go around; declared an emergency; and landed safely after burning down the fuel.