A C210 pilot lands with the nose gear up after multiple attempts to lower it.

Attributes
ACN	600492
Time
Date	200311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 2963 flight time type : 471
ASRS Report	600492
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While finishing the second leg of my run, I entered downwind to the runway and put the gear lever in the down position. During the transition, the gear pump failed to stop running. I also noticed the landing gear green light did not go on. I performed the landing gear malfunction checklist with no results. I then did a fly-by and talked to a person on the ground and asked him if all wheels were down. He said that the nosewheel was not down. He commented that the wheel looked like it was still in the well, not hanging down. My company was called, which recommended that I climb to a safe altitude and perform some maneuvers that might jar the nosewheel loose. I tried several maneuvers with no results. My company then made the decision to continue flying to burn off fuel, then land on the grass with the wheels up, engine off, fuel off (as listed in emergency procedures). More than 1 hour after the situation started, I performed the gear up landing on grass.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 PLT LANDS WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LOWER IT.

Narrative: WHILE FINISHING THE SECOND LEG OF MY RUN, I ENTERED DOWNWIND TO THE RWY AND PUT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POS. DURING THE TRANSITION, THE GEAR PUMP FAILED TO STOP RUNNING. I ALSO NOTICED THE LNDG GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT GO ON. I PERFORMED THE LNDG GEAR MALFUNCTION CHKLIST WITH NO RESULTS. I THEN DID A FLY-BY AND TALKED TO A PERSON ON THE GND AND ASKED HIM IF ALL WHEELS WERE DOWN. HE SAID THAT THE NOSEWHEEL WAS NOT DOWN. HE COMMENTED THAT THE WHEEL LOOKED LIKE IT WAS STILL IN THE WELL, NOT HANGING DOWN. MY COMPANY WAS CALLED, WHICH RECOMMENDED THAT I CLB TO A SAFE ALT AND PERFORM SOME MANEUVERS THAT MIGHT JAR THE NOSEWHEEL LOOSE. I TRIED SEVERAL MANEUVERS WITH NO RESULTS. MY COMPANY THEN MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE FLYING TO BURN OFF FUEL, THEN LAND ON THE GRASS WITH THE WHEELS UP, ENG OFF, FUEL OFF (AS LISTED IN EMER PROCS). MORE THAN 1 HR AFTER THE SIT STARTED, I PERFORMED THE GEAR UP LNDG ON GRASS.

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.