Private pilot's aircraft unable to extend gear by normal means. Cranks down gear for tower fly-by. Tower declares emergency. Security guard turns pilot into FAA for declaring emergency.

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Attributes
ACN	359339
Time
Date	199701
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 5303 flight time type : 3107
ASRS Report	359339
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight from lgb to chino. Prepared for landing at chino. Wheels switched down, no wheel lock light (green light). Flew downwind and advised tower. Tower had us fly by, confirmed wheels partially down. Advised chino tower returning to lgb. Chino tower replied they would advise lgb we were coming back. Contacted lgb tower. Manually cranked down wheels into lock position. Tower asked us to fly by for visual on landing gear. After fly-by, tower asked the fire department to stand by. We did not declare emergency for fire equipment. Landed safely, went to aircraft facility for inspection. Switch problem corrected and gear motor replaced. This is the problem: overzealous security guard claimed we declared emergency and turned us in to FAA. A slight argument ensued. My passenger and I advised him that there was no emergency declared, and that the tower called for fire equipment on their own. Security guard advised us he was turning me in to FAA for declaring an emergency. This is my response to that. Feel there is no problem, but this is follow-up in case there in one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT'S ACFT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR BY NORMAL MEANS. CRANKS DOWN GEAR FOR TWR FLY-BY. TWR DECLARES EMER. SECURITY GUARD TURNS PLT INTO FAA FOR DECLARING EMER.

Narrative: FLT FROM LGB TO CHINO. PREPARED FOR LNDG AT CHINO. WHEELS SWITCHED DOWN, NO WHEEL LOCK LIGHT (GREEN LIGHT). FLEW DOWNWIND AND ADVISED TWR. TWR HAD US FLY BY, CONFIRMED WHEELS PARTIALLY DOWN. ADVISED CHINO TWR RETURNING TO LGB. CHINO TWR REPLIED THEY WOULD ADVISE LGB WE WERE COMING BACK. CONTACTED LGB TWR. MANUALLY CRANKED DOWN WHEELS INTO LOCK POS. TWR ASKED US TO FLY BY FOR VISUAL ON LNDG GEAR. AFTER FLY-BY, TWR ASKED THE FIRE DEPT TO STAND BY. WE DID NOT DECLARE EMER FOR FIRE EQUIP. LANDED SAFELY, WENT TO ACFT FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. SWITCH PROB CORRECTED AND GEAR MOTOR REPLACED. THIS IS THE PROB: OVERZEALOUS SECURITY GUARD CLAIMED WE DECLARED EMER AND TURNED US IN TO FAA. A SLIGHT ARGUMENT ENSUED. MY PAX AND I ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NO EMER DECLARED, AND THAT THE TWR CALLED FOR FIRE EQUIP ON THEIR OWN. SECURITY GUARD ADVISED US HE WAS TURNING ME IN TO FAA FOR DECLARING AN EMER. THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO THAT. FEEL THERE IS NO PROB, BUT THIS IS FOLLOW-UP IN CASE THERE IN ONE.

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.