Small aircraft aircraft after departure reporter pilot noticed gear unsafe light with handle up. The landing gear circuit breaker was found popped so reporter reset it. Gear was recycled but would not indicate down so reporter followed emergency gear extension procedure, did tower fly-by who confirmed gear not down. Landed gear up.

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Attributes
ACN	389512
Time
Date	199712
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bow
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 125
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bow
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	389512
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	390099
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After departure, I noticed yellow up light was not on. I checked the instrument light switch to make sure it was off. Then I checked the gear motor breaker and found it popped out. I pushed it in and cycled the gear switch to down position. The gear handle in the cabin appeared to go forward all the way. Still no light. The emergency (manual) gear extension was followed. Still no light. I called the tower 10 mi out to ask for a fly-by and a report. I was told the left gear appeared 80% down and the right was at a 45 degree angle. We left the airport area and went through the emergency procedure again. After 2 more fly-by's and 2 more emergency procedures I made the decision to land. We had to fly around for about 20 mins while the emergency crew got in place. I went through the landing procedure, kept down to a minimum final speed. On crossing the threshold everything was shut down and only minimum damage was done to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT AFTER DEP RPTR PLT NOTICED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WITH HANDLE UP. THE LNDG GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND POPPED SO RPTR RESET IT. GEAR WAS RECYCLED BUT WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN SO RPTR FOLLOWED EMER GEAR EXTENSION PROC, DID TWR FLY-BY WHO CONFIRMED GEAR NOT DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP.

Narrative: AFTER DEP, I NOTICED YELLOW UP LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I CHKED THE INST LIGHT SWITCH TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OFF. THEN I CHKED THE GEAR MOTOR BREAKER AND FOUND IT POPPED OUT. I PUSHED IT IN AND CYCLED THE GEAR SWITCH TO DOWN POS. THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE CABIN APPEARED TO GO FORWARD ALL THE WAY. STILL NO LIGHT. THE EMER (MANUAL) GEAR EXTENSION WAS FOLLOWED. STILL NO LIGHT. I CALLED THE TWR 10 MI OUT TO ASK FOR A FLY-BY AND A RPT. I WAS TOLD THE L GEAR APPEARED 80% DOWN AND THE R WAS AT A 45 DEG ANGLE. WE LEFT THE ARPT AREA AND WENT THROUGH THE EMER PROC AGAIN. AFTER 2 MORE FLY-BY'S AND 2 MORE EMER PROCS I MADE THE DECISION TO LAND. WE HAD TO FLY AROUND FOR ABOUT 20 MINS WHILE THE EMER CREW GOT IN PLACE. I WENT THROUGH THE LNDG PROC, KEPT DOWN TO A MINIMUM FINAL SPD. ON XING THE THRESHOLD EVERYTHING WAS SHUT DOWN AND ONLY MINIMUM DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT.

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.