Narrative:

After intercepting the localizer, and upon intercept of the GS, I had already completed the prelndg checklist, and all that I had to do was drop the landing gear to assist in the descent. After dropping the landing gear, I checked for the green indicator light, upon illuminated, called out green light, one in the mirror. At 6.5 mi I radioed on the CTAF that we were 6.5 mi out inbound on the ILS runway 26 for landing. At approximately 1 mi, I completed the short final landing check, everything indicated green, and go for landing. Upon touchdown (90 KTS) the mains made contact first. As the nose came down, I noticed that the nose was coming down too far. I pulled back on the yoke and applied full power to fly out and go around. I suspect that the front nose gear may have collapsed. For the next 35 mins, the copilot and myself tried everything we could think of to try and get the nose gear to come down and show a green light -- this included hand cranking the gear down twice. I called astoria unicom and had them put the mechanic on the radio, but he did not have any suggestions that we hadn't already tried. We could see nose gear in the mirror and we could hear the mains drop into place, but no green light. I called astoria unicom and requested that emergency vehicles be readied. They advised us when that was in place. Once that was done, we went through the emergency landing checklist, and landed the plane without incident. I would like to note that on the first approach with the runway and airport in sight we canceled our IFR flight plan.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING LNDG AT AST, A CESSNA 320 PLT FELT THE NOSE GEAR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN EXTENDED AFTER LOWERING THE NOSE AND WENT AROUND. NOSE LNDG GEAR APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED IN MIRROR BUT DID NOT HAVE A NOSEWHEEL GREEN LIGHT AFTER MANUAL EXTENSION. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL.

Narrative: AFTER INTERCEPTING THE LOC, AND UPON INTERCEPT OF THE GS, I HAD ALREADY COMPLETED THE PRELNDG CHKLIST, AND ALL THAT I HAD TO DO WAS DROP THE LNDG GEAR TO ASSIST IN THE DSCNT. AFTER DROPPING THE LNDG GEAR, I CHKED FOR THE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT, UPON ILLUMINATED, CALLED OUT GREEN LIGHT, ONE IN THE MIRROR. AT 6.5 MI I RADIOED ON THE CTAF THAT WE WERE 6.5 MI OUT INBOUND ON THE ILS RWY 26 FOR LNDG. AT APPROX 1 MI, I COMPLETED THE SHORT FINAL LNDG CHK, EVERYTHING INDICATED GREEN, AND GO FOR LNDG. UPON TOUCHDOWN (90 KTS) THE MAINS MADE CONTACT FIRST. AS THE NOSE CAME DOWN, I NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WAS COMING DOWN TOO FAR. I PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND APPLIED FULL PWR TO FLY OUT AND GO AROUND. I SUSPECT THAT THE FRONT NOSE GEAR MAY HAVE COLLAPSED. FOR THE NEXT 35 MINS, THE COPLT AND MYSELF TRIED EVERYTHING WE COULD THINK OF TO TRY AND GET THE NOSE GEAR TO COME DOWN AND SHOW A GREEN LIGHT -- THIS INCLUDED HAND CRANKING THE GEAR DOWN TWICE. I CALLED ASTORIA UNICOM AND HAD THEM PUT THE MECH ON THE RADIO, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT WE HADN'T ALREADY TRIED. WE COULD SEE NOSE GEAR IN THE MIRROR AND WE COULD HEAR THE MAINS DROP INTO PLACE, BUT NO GREEN LIGHT. I CALLED ASTORIA UNICOM AND REQUESTED THAT EMER VEHICLES BE READIED. THEY ADVISED US WHEN THAT WAS IN PLACE. ONCE THAT WAS DONE, WE WENT THROUGH THE EMER LNDG CHKLIST, AND LANDED THE PLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT ON THE FIRST APCH WITH THE RWY AND ARPT IN SIGHT WE CANCELED OUR IFR FLT PLAN.

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.