Atx small transport had a problem with both gear retraction indication and gear extension indication...

Attributes
ACN	199442
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3180 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	199442
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The WX that evening was good VFR with strong, gusty low level winds. Taking off from bwi I encountered a wind shear with +15 KTS in airspeed gained. This occurred at the same time the gear was retracting into the wheel wells. The single gear up light did not illuminate and the nose gear appeared to be hanging out of the wheel well. I tried to recycle the gear down and up again. When cycled down, the nose did not illuminate green and cycled up, the up light again did not illuminate. I notified the bwi approach controller of my situation and continued to phl with the gear selected down. Arriving in phl airspace I entered into a holding pattern to await any suggestions from my company in columbus, oh, but off some of the 4 hours of fuel I was carrying, and most importantly, to see if I can get the nose gear to indicate green. Unfortunately the aircraft emergency is lacking an emergency gear checklist except when there is a hydraulic system failure, something which should be corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT HAD A PROBLEM WITH BOTH GEAR RETRACTION INDICATION AND GEAR EXTENSION INDICATION.

Narrative: THE WX THAT EVENING WAS GOOD VFR WITH STRONG, GUSTY LOW LEVEL WINDS. TAKING OFF FROM BWI I ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR WITH +15 KTS IN AIRSPD GAINED. THIS OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME THE GEAR WAS RETRACTING INTO THE WHEEL WELLS. THE SINGLE GEAR UP LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE HANGING OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. I TRIED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR DOWN AND UP AGAIN. WHEN CYCLED DOWN, THE NOSE DID NOT ILLUMINATE GREEN AND CYCLED UP, THE UP LIGHT AGAIN DID NOT ILLUMINATE. I NOTIFIED THE BWI APCH CTLR OF MY SITUATION AND CONTINUED TO PHL WITH THE GEAR SELECTED DOWN. ARRIVING IN PHL AIRSPACE I ENTERED INTO A HOLDING PATTERN TO AWAIT ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM MY COMPANY IN COLUMBUS, OH, BUT OFF SOME OF THE 4 HRS OF FUEL I WAS CARRYING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO SEE IF I CAN GET THE NOSE GEAR TO INDICATE GREEN. UNFORTUNATELY THE ACFT EMER IS LACKING AN EMER GEAR CHKLIST EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS A HYD SYS FAILURE, SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED.

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.