Pilot instructor of a C172RG, landed gear up when all attempts to lower the nose gear failed. The aircraft received only minor damage and there were no injuries.

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Attributes
ACN	372227
Time
Date	199706
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ocf
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 44 flight time total : 373 flight time type : 96
ASRS Report	372227
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	372228
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On approach the green landing gear light failed to come on. A pass over the airport confirmed, by ground person, nose gear was not extended. All attempts to lower nose gear failed. Procedures to lower gear included use of emergency gear extension system, g-loading, and bouncing the mains. The decision was made to land with gear retracted. All emergency procedures were followed and landing was uneventful with no injuries and damage to the plane was kept to a minimum.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT INSTRUCTOR OF A C172RG, LANDED GEAR UP WHEN ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE ACFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Narrative: ON APCH THE GREEN LNDG GEAR LIGHT FAILED TO COME ON. A PASS OVER THE ARPT CONFIRMED, BY GND PERSON, NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER NOSE GEAR FAILED. PROCS TO LOWER GEAR INCLUDED USE OF EMER GEAR EXTENSION SYS, G-LOADING, AND BOUNCING THE MAINS. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND WITH GEAR RETRACTED. ALL EMER PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE PLANE WAS KEPT TO A MINIMUM.

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.