A twin engine small transport is unable to lower its nose gear by any means available.

Attributes
ACN	414654
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yng
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	414654
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical
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:

Put landing gear down and noted gear malfunction. Nose gear approximately 30 degrees down as seen in mirror. Noted 2 green with nose gear not locked. Notified yng tower. Stayed in airport area for over 1 1/2 hours and attempted to put gear down. Pumped gear with no success. Pushed emergency gear down button, with no result. Talked to mechanic and tried circuit breaker, blow down bottles, rocking wing with 60 degree banks, 3000-4000 ft quick dscnts, but unable to lower nose gear. Went through emergency landing gear up checklist and landed with no injury.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TWIN ENG SMT IS UNABLE TO LOWER ITS NOSE GEAR BY ANY MEANS AVAILABLE.

Narrative: PUT LNDG GEAR DOWN AND NOTED GEAR MALFUNCTION. NOSE GEAR APPROX 30 DEGS DOWN AS SEEN IN MIRROR. NOTED 2 GREEN WITH NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED. NOTIFIED YNG TWR. STAYED IN ARPT AREA FOR OVER 1 1/2 HRS AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT GEAR DOWN. PUMPED GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. PUSHED EMER GEAR DOWN BUTTON, WITH NO RESULT. TALKED TO MECH AND TRIED CIRCUIT BREAKER, BLOW DOWN BOTTLES, ROCKING WING WITH 60 DEG BANKS, 3000-4000 FT QUICK DSCNTS, BUT UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. WENT THROUGH EMER LNDG GEAR UP CHKLIST AND LANDED WITH NO INJURY.

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.