Small transport flight crew declares emergency and lands after extending nose gear by emergency or a...

Attributes
ACN	145651
Time
Date	199005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ict
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 225
ASRS Report	145651
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was PF on flight mci-ict. The nose gear failed to lower. The light indications were green on the main and red on the nose. The captain recycled the gear and got the same indication. He pulled out the emergency checklist, notified the tower who notified us that nose gear was still in the wheel well. We asked for and got a vector to the west of the airport. The captain ran the checklist while I flew the aircraft. The emergency gear extension worked perfectly on the first try and we returned to the airport and landed. The tower had alerted the emergency equipment and it was standing by along the runway. The whole procedure went so smoothly it was almost anti-climatic. This exercise follows the procedure in that 1 crew member flies the aircraft and does nothing else, while the other 1 takes care of the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT FLT CREW DECLARES EMERGENCY AND LANDS AFTER EXTENDING NOSE GEAR BY EMERGENCY OR ALTERNATE MEANS.

Narrative: I WAS PF ON FLT MCI-ICT. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOWER. THE LIGHT INDICATIONS WERE GREEN ON THE MAIN AND RED ON THE NOSE. THE CAPT RECYCLED THE GEAR AND GOT THE SAME INDICATION. HE PULLED OUT THE EMER CHKLIST, NOTIFIED THE TWR WHO NOTIFIED US THAT NOSE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE WHEEL WELL. WE ASKED FOR AND GOT A VECTOR TO THE W OF THE ARPT. THE CAPT RAN THE CHKLIST WHILE I FLEW THE ACFT. THE EMER GEAR EXTENSION WORKED PERFECTLY ON THE FIRST TRY AND WE RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND LANDED. THE TWR HAD ALERTED THE EMER EQUIP AND IT WAS STANDING BY ALONG THE RWY. THE WHOLE PROC WENT SO SMOOTHLY IT WAS ALMOST ANTI-CLIMATIC. THIS EXERCISE FOLLOWS THE PROC IN THAT 1 CREW MEMBER FLIES THE ACFT AND DOES NOTHING ELSE, WHILE THE OTHER 1 TAKES CARE OF THE PROB.

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.

Small transport flight crew declares emergency and lands after extending nose gear by emergency or alternate means.