Piper aztec had right landing gear light inoperative. Reporter made fly- by's by the tower and they reported all gear appeared to be down. To err on the safe side the emergency vehicles were standing by for the uneventful landing.

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Attributes
ACN	391879
Time
Date	199801
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-23-250 Aztec
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach landing other
Flight Plan	DVR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 770 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	391879
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 : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While approaching to land and conducting final prelndg checklist, 2 of 3 landing gear position lights indicated gear was down and locked, but light for right main gear did not illuminate. I initiated a go around. Tower controller said gear appeared down. Attempts to test fuses, light bulb did not solve problem. Attempts to recycle gear, utilize hand pump did not solve problem. Conducted another tower fly-by and tower again indicated gear 'appeared' down. Gear warning horn would not sound when I pulled throttles back at altitude while attempting to troubleshoot. On third approach, convinced that the problem was with the light and not the gear itself, I landed without incident. Emergency vehicles were standing by and I was questioned by an airport official after landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER AZTEC HAD R LNDG GEAR LIGHT INOP. RPTR MADE FLY- BY'S BY THE TWR AND THEY RPTED ALL GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. TO ERR ON THE SAFE SIDE THE EMER VEHICLES WERE STANDING BY FOR THE UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING TO LAND AND CONDUCTING FINAL PRELNDG CHKLIST, 2 OF 3 LNDG GEAR POS LIGHTS INDICATED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT LIGHT FOR R MAIN GEAR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. I INITIATED A GAR. TWR CTLR SAID GEAR APPEARED DOWN. ATTEMPTS TO TEST FUSES, LIGHT BULB DID NOT SOLVE PROB. ATTEMPTS TO RECYCLE GEAR, UTILIZE HAND PUMP DID NOT SOLVE PROB. CONDUCTED ANOTHER TWR FLY-BY AND TWR AGAIN INDICATED GEAR 'APPEARED' DOWN. GEAR WARNING HORN WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN I PULLED THROTTLES BACK AT ALT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT. ON THIRD APCH, CONVINCED THAT THE PROB WAS WITH THE LIGHT AND NOT THE GEAR ITSELF, I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMER VEHICLES WERE STANDING BY AND I WAS QUESTIONED BY AN ARPT OFFICIAL AFTER LNDG.

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.