Small aircraft has landing gear problem on approach. Go around to help solve problem.

Attributes
ACN	328937
Time
Date	199602
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lex
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 980 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lex
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	328937
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	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On final, landing gear switch down, no green indicator lights. Test light showed all bulb indicators ok. Battery (main) was on. Landing gear fuse found popped up. Go around and communicated to tower. Advised to stay on frequency. At least 90 pounds fuel remained. Fuse replaced, gear cycled up/down again. Fuse popped out again, no indicator lights on. Fuse replaced, gear cycled up. Airspeed slowed to 80 KIAS. Fuse pulled, gear lever down, emergency drop lever pulled -- 2 green lights on mains, negative on nosewheel. Low approach, tower reported nose gear down. Cessna on runway said nosewheel did not appear to be completely down. Fuse replaced, emergency drop lever pushed. Gear cycled up. Gear cycled down with manual pressure on fuse. Briefly saw 3 greens before fuse popped out. Another low approach. Air carrier pilot advised that gear appeared down as did airborne cessna. Fire trucks deployed. Final approach 75 KTS, cut off mixture over threshold. Mains touched down at 55 KIAS. Held nose off as long as possible. Nosegear down and locked on rollout. Mixture rich, engine restart, taxi normal with no irregular motion/rudder-nose gear steering difficulties. At annual in jan/96, gear evaluated and drop test performed -- everything ok. Presently in shop for retesting. Possible bent nosegear from towing at kissimmee -- report pending. Mechanic found faulty electrical relay and replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS LNDG GEAR PROB ON APCH. GAR TO HELP SOLVE PROB.

Narrative: ON FINAL, LNDG GEAR SWITCH DOWN, NO GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS. TEST LIGHT SHOWED ALL BULB INDICATORS OK. BATTERY (MAIN) WAS ON. LNDG GEAR FUSE FOUND POPPED UP. GAR AND COMMUNICATED TO TWR. ADVISED TO STAY ON FREQ. AT LEAST 90 LBS FUEL REMAINED. FUSE REPLACED, GEAR CYCLED UP/DOWN AGAIN. FUSE POPPED OUT AGAIN, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. FUSE REPLACED, GEAR CYCLED UP. AIRSPD SLOWED TO 80 KIAS. FUSE PULLED, GEAR LEVER DOWN, EMER DROP LEVER PULLED -- 2 GREEN LIGHTS ON MAINS, NEGATIVE ON NOSEWHEEL. LOW APCH, TWR RPTED NOSE GEAR DOWN. CESSNA ON RWY SAID NOSEWHEEL DID NOT APPEAR TO BE COMPLETELY DOWN. FUSE REPLACED, EMER DROP LEVER PUSHED. GEAR CYCLED UP. GEAR CYCLED DOWN WITH MANUAL PRESSURE ON FUSE. BRIEFLY SAW 3 GREENS BEFORE FUSE POPPED OUT. ANOTHER LOW APCH. ACR PLT ADVISED THAT GEAR APPEARED DOWN AS DID AIRBORNE CESSNA. FIRE TRUCKS DEPLOYED. FINAL APCH 75 KTS, CUT OFF MIXTURE OVER THRESHOLD. MAINS TOUCHED DOWN AT 55 KIAS. HELD NOSE OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. NOSEGEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ON ROLLOUT. MIXTURE RICH, ENG RESTART, TAXI NORMAL WITH NO IRREGULAR MOTION/RUDDER-NOSE GEAR STEERING DIFFICULTIES. AT ANNUAL IN JAN/96, GEAR EVALUATED AND DROP TEST PERFORMED -- EVERYTHING OK. PRESENTLY IN SHOP FOR RETESTING. POSSIBLE BENT NOSEGEAR FROM TOWING AT KISSIMMEE -- RPT PENDING. MECH FOUND FAULTY ELECTRICAL RELAY AND REPLACED.

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.