Md-83 captain reported a go-around due to unsafe nose gear indication.

Attributes
ACN	1612132
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

During visual approach; just prior to outer marker; nose gear unsafe indication noted. Executed a 'soft go-around' procedure. Executed QRH procedure which resulted in confirmed proper nose gear extension. Followed all appropriate company procedures and coordination items and returned for an uneventful landing runway. After landing; [we] had landing gear system 'pinned' as an additional precaution before repositioning to the gate. Mechanical malfunction of the landing gear system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-83 Captain reported a go-around due to unsafe nose gear indication.

Narrative: During visual approach; just prior to outer marker; nose gear unsafe indication noted. Executed a 'soft go-around' procedure. Executed QRH procedure which resulted in confirmed proper nose gear extension. Followed all appropriate company procedures and coordination items and returned for an uneventful landing runway. After landing; [we] had landing gear system 'pinned' as an additional precaution before repositioning to the gate. Mechanical malfunction of the landing gear system.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.