TRACON controller handled an aircraft with gear problems. A go around was initiated. A flight crew r...

Attributes
ACN	1030375
Time
Date	201208
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Q400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Departure Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

A dash 8 was cleared for visual approach to runway 28 and switched to tower. Tower called me and advised that the dash 8 had faulty gear indications and would be going around. I climbed the dash 8 to 4;000 and vectored them around for 20 minutes or so before they declared an emergency. I had four other aircraft to vector for sequence before getting the dash 8 in; along with six overflights and one pointout. The dash 8 landed runway 28 without incident. I was later informed by local controller that it appeared the dash 8's main gear was not locked down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON Controller handled an aircraft with gear problems. A go around was initiated. A flight crew reporter also provided additional perspectives regarding this incident.

Narrative: A Dash 8 was cleared for Visual Approach to Runway 28 and switched to Tower. Tower called me and advised that the Dash 8 had faulty gear indications and would be going around. I climbed the Dash 8 to 4;000 and vectored them around for 20 minutes or so before they declared an emergency. I had four other aircraft to vector for sequence before getting the Dash 8 in; along with six overflights and one pointout. The Dash 8 landed Runway 28 without incident. I was later informed by Local Controller that it appeared the Dash 8's main gear was not locked down.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

TRACON controller handled an aircraft with gear problems. A go around was initiated. A flight crew reporter also provided additional perspectives regarding this incident.