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HS125 PIC experiences a gear down lock indication fault on left main gear. Calls for emergency ground equipment and lands after exercising all abnormal procedures. Gear is ok.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 344542 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cad |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rktt |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | HS 125 Series 1-600 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 480 |
| ASRS Report | 344542 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On visual approach to cadillac, landing gear lights indicated 2 green, 1 red, nose and right main indicated green, left main indicated red. To be precautious called airport manager to arrange fire equipment to stand by at airport. Circled airport 7 times to wait for emergency equipment. Visually inspected that exterior gear indicator was visible. Had airport manager verify gear down. Pumped gear down manually as an extra precaution. Landed and taxied off without incident. Also called on flight phone and spoke with a technician representative before landing. He verified all was ok to land. After taxiing clear of runway, parked aircraft on taxiway, installed gear pins, had aircraft towed to hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HS125 PIC EXPERIENCES A GEAR DOWN LOCK INDICATION FAULT ON L MAIN GEAR. CALLS FOR EMER GND EQUIP AND LANDS AFTER EXERCISING ALL ABNORMAL PROCS. GEAR IS OK.
Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH TO CADILLAC, LNDG GEAR LIGHTS INDICATED 2 GREEN, 1 RED, NOSE AND R MAIN INDICATED GREEN, L MAIN INDICATED RED. TO BE PRECAUTIOUS CALLED ARPT MGR TO ARRANGE FIRE EQUIP TO STAND BY AT ARPT. CIRCLED ARPT 7 TIMES TO WAIT FOR EMER EQUIP. VISUALLY INSPECTED THAT EXTERIOR GEAR INDICATOR WAS VISIBLE. HAD ARPT MGR VERIFY GEAR DOWN. PUMPED GEAR DOWN MANUALLY AS AN EXTRA PRECAUTION. LANDED AND TAXIED OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALSO CALLED ON FLT PHONE AND SPOKE WITH A TECHNICIAN REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE LNDG. HE VERIFIED ALL WAS OK TO LAND. AFTER TAXIING CLR OF RWY, PARKED ACFT ON TXWY, INSTALLED GEAR PINS, HAD ACFT TOWED TO HANGAR.
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.