A dornier 328 on approach declared an emergency due to the right main landing gear green safe light not illuminated with gear down and locked caused by a panel mounted gear control box.

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Attributes
ACN	426152
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yul
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	426152
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
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 none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

On approach experienced failed right main down and locked green light. Ran all procedures, consulted with maintenance to no avail. Very sure it was an indication problem only. Declared emergency anyway, prepared cabin, had passenger brace on landing. Uneventful landing. Here's the mistake -- I taxied clear of the active before getting the gear pinned. I should have stopped on the runway and set the brake without taxiing clear, but I just couldn't bear to keep the runway closed that long for what was clearly an indication problem. Maintenance swapped out the panel mounted gear control box (gear handle) and swung the gear. Operations check ok!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DORNIER 328 ON APCH DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR GREEN SAFE LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED CAUSED BY A PANEL MOUNTED GEAR CTL BOX.

Narrative: ON APCH EXPERIENCED FAILED R MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT. RAN ALL PROCS, CONSULTED WITH MAINT TO NO AVAIL. VERY SURE IT WAS AN INDICATION PROB ONLY. DECLARED EMER ANYWAY, PREPARED CABIN, HAD PAX BRACE ON LNDG. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. HERE'S THE MISTAKE -- I TAXIED CLR OF THE ACTIVE BEFORE GETTING THE GEAR PINNED. I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ON THE RWY AND SET THE BRAKE WITHOUT TAXIING CLR, BUT I JUST COULDN'T BEAR TO KEEP THE RWY CLOSED THAT LONG FOR WHAT WAS CLRLY AN INDICATION PROB. MAINT SWAPPED OUT THE PANEL MOUNTED GEAR CTL BOX (GEAR HANDLE) AND SWUNG THE GEAR. OPS CHK OK!

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.