Beech 1900 flight crew extended the landing gear manually after it would not extend normally.

Attributes
ACN	521989
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl single value : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	521989
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear position indications other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overrode automation other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At destination, attempted to lower landing gear, unsuccessfully. Did not have any green down and locked annunciators illuminated. Annunciators illuminated only in 'test' mode. Moved flap handle down, and gear unsafe warning horn sounded. Subsequent multiple attempts to lower landing gear with gear handle were unsuccessful. Performed manual landing gear extension. Landed at destination without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH 1900 FLC EXTENDED THE LNDG GEAR MANUALLY AFTER IT WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY.

Narrative: AT DEST, ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LNDG GEAR, UNSUCCESSFULLY. DID NOT HAVE ANY GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED ONLY IN 'TEST' MODE. MOVED FLAP HANDLE DOWN, AND GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. SUBSEQUENT MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LOWER LNDG GEAR WITH GEAR HANDLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PERFORMED MANUAL LNDG GEAR EXTENSION. LANDED AT DEST WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.