CL65 had nose gear fail to extend.

Attributes
ACN	446310
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abe.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : abe.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 6
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	446310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : executed go around flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On approach to abe ILS runway 6 we selected gear down and the nose gear did not extend. We went around to work out the problem with the checklist. We were able to manually extend the gear. We declared emergency and made an uneventful landing at abe. After landing we did not have any nosewheel steering. The checklist did tell us that. So we sat on the runway and waited for a tow to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 HAD NOSE GEAR FAIL TO EXTEND.

Narrative: ON APCH TO ABE ILS RWY 6 WE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. WE WENT AROUND TO WORK OUT THE PROB WITH THE CHKLIST. WE WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. WE DECLARED EMER AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT ABE. AFTER LNDG WE DID NOT HAVE ANY NOSEWHEEL STEERING. THE CHKLIST DID TELL US THAT. SO WE SAT ON THE RWY AND WAITED FOR A TOW TO THE GATE.

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.