Air carrier mdt flight crew on training flight unable to get nose gear extension.

Attributes
ACN	174573
Time
Date	199103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	174573
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During the first training maneuver the captain lowered the landing gear and noticed at the time that the red in transit gear light was on and nose gear (green) light was out. An observer/instrument sitting in the jump seat opened the nose gear inspection door to observe the nose gear. The captain cycled landing gear. All indications were that nose gear would not extend. The emergency checklist procedures were carried out. Kenai, ak was selected (nearest airport) for a visibility flyby. Kenai tower confirmed nose gear was not down and locked. Contacted company dispatch for instructions. Dispatch advised us to proceed south toward homer for warmer temperature (in case locks froze due to ice). Proceeded to homer and remained in homer area until we burned off excess fuel to facilitate emergency landing in anc. Departed homer for anc. Declared an emergency and executed an emergency landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT FLT CREW ON TRAINING FLT UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR EXTENSION.

Narrative: DURING THE FIRST TRNING MANEUVER THE CAPT LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR AND NOTICED AT THE TIME THAT THE RED IN TRANSIT GEAR LIGHT WAS ON AND NOSE GEAR (GREEN) LIGHT WAS OUT. AN OBSERVER/INSTR SITTING IN THE JUMP SEAT OPENED THE NOSE GEAR INSPECTION DOOR TO OBSERVE THE NOSE GEAR. THE CAPT CYCLED LNDG GEAR. ALL INDICATIONS WERE THAT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE EMER CHKLIST PROCS WERE CARRIED OUT. KENAI, AK WAS SELECTED (NEAREST ARPT) FOR A VIS FLYBY. KENAI TWR CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. CONTACTED COMPANY DISPATCH FOR INSTRUCTIONS. DISPATCH ADVISED US TO PROCEED S TOWARD HOMER FOR WARMER TEMP (IN CASE LOCKS FROZE DUE TO ICE). PROCEEDED TO HOMER AND REMAINED IN HOMER AREA UNTIL WE BURNED OFF EXCESS FUEL TO FACILITATE EMER LNDG IN ANC. DEPARTED HOMER FOR ANC. DECLARED AN EMER AND EXECUTED AN EMER LNDG.

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.