Small transport experiences landing gear problem.

Attributes
ACN	144478
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ads
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ads
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 315
ASRS Report	144478
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Completed IFR flight in VMC from fort smith, ar, to mckinney, tx. Put gear switch down, but no green light for left main. Press-to-test showed bulb ok. Recycled gear up and down again . No change. Retracted gear and flew to addison, tx, airport (about 15 mi) where there is a tower, crash trucks, and my normal maintenance provider. Reviewed pilot's handbook in air, called ads tower, advising problem and requesting fly-by for their observation of landing gear. When I put the gear down in ads pattern, I did get all three green lights. Made 2 low fly-bys of tower. All but one operator thought all were down, one operator thought maybe left one was slightly angled. Tower asked and I reported total fuel 100 gallons with (including) 30 in each tip tank. I landed in a 40 degree , 10 mph crosswind west/O incident. I called tower about an hour later, thanking crew. My a and P tested gear and found slight sticking due to grease washed out of some joints (plane was 11 months from last annual with about 135 hours on it). Lubrication relieved all symptoms and no parts or adjustments were required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT EXPERIENCES LNDG GEAR PROBLEM.

Narrative: COMPLETED IFR FLT IN VMC FROM FORT SMITH, AR, TO MCKINNEY, TX. PUT GEAR SWITCH DOWN, BUT NO GREEN LIGHT FOR L MAIN. PRESS-TO-TEST SHOWED BULB OK. RECYCLED GEAR UP AND DOWN AGAIN . NO CHANGE. RETRACTED GEAR AND FLEW TO ADDISON, TX, ARPT (ABOUT 15 MI) WHERE THERE IS A TWR, CRASH TRUCKS, AND MY NORMAL MAINT PROVIDER. REVIEWED PLT'S HANDBOOK IN AIR, CALLED ADS TWR, ADVISING PROB AND REQUESTING FLY-BY FOR THEIR OBSERVATION OF LNDG GEAR. WHEN I PUT THE GEAR DOWN IN ADS PATTERN, I DID GET ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS. MADE 2 LOW FLY-BYS OF TWR. ALL BUT ONE OPERATOR THOUGHT ALL WERE DOWN, ONE OPERATOR THOUGHT MAYBE L ONE WAS SLIGHTLY ANGLED. TWR ASKED AND I RPTED TOTAL FUEL 100 GALLONS WITH (INCLUDING) 30 IN EACH TIP TANK. I LANDED IN A 40 DEG , 10 MPH XWIND W/O INCIDENT. I CALLED TWR ABOUT AN HR LATER, THANKING CREW. MY A AND P TESTED GEAR AND FOUND SLIGHT STICKING DUE TO GREASE WASHED OUT OF SOME JOINTS (PLANE WAS 11 MONTHS FROM LAST ANNUAL WITH ABOUT 135 HRS ON IT). LUBRICATION RELIEVED ALL SYMPTOMS AND NO PARTS OR ADJUSTMENTS WERE REQUIRED.

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.