Narrative:

I was on an IFR flight from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2 when on final approach I noticed my landing gear had not lowered. The green light was not on; so I played with the landing gear circuit breaker. The gear lowered and the green light came on. I landed without incident. 4 hours later at approximately XA00; I departed ZZZ2 for ZZZ3. On the way; I realized I might have a problem with the landing gear. ATC vectored me to ZZZ3 to expect a visual for runway 12R. I turned for a long final (10-12 mi) and lowered the landing gear. The light didn't come on and again I played with the circuit breaker. This time it wouldn't reset and I noticed the gear hadn't come down. I proceeded to hand pump the gear down. The main gear went into position and I assumed the nose gear had as well. The only reason not to would be due to loss of hydraulic fluid in the system. I over-pumped the system and again noticed no green light. I continued on with the landing; no light indication landing checklist. Again the circuit breaker would not reset. I landed and on rollout the nose slowly lowered. I reported the nose gear collapse to the tower. The runway closed and within 45 mins we lifted the nose and locked the nosewheel down as we towed the plane to parking. Our mechanic will be recycling the nose gear within 10 days to find out what went wrong. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated no cause has been found as the airplane has not been put on jacks and the landing gear operated. The engine has been removed for tear-down due to the propeller strike and will be finished shortly. The airplane incurred some sheet metal damage and will need a new propeller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182RT ON LNDG GEAR EXTENSION HAD NO GREEN LIGHT AND USED ALTERNATE EXTENSION. ON LNDG; THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED INCURRING ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2 WHEN ON FINAL APCH I NOTICED MY LNDG GEAR HAD NOT LOWERED. THE GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ON; SO I PLAYED WITH THE LNDG GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE GEAR LOWERED AND THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. 4 HRS LATER AT APPROX XA00; I DEPARTED ZZZ2 FOR ZZZ3. ON THE WAY; I REALIZED I MIGHT HAVE A PROB WITH THE LNDG GEAR. ATC VECTORED ME TO ZZZ3 TO EXPECT A VISUAL FOR RWY 12R. I TURNED FOR A LONG FINAL (10-12 MI) AND LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR. THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON AND AGAIN I PLAYED WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THIS TIME IT WOULDN'T RESET AND I NOTICED THE GEAR HADN'T COME DOWN. I PROCEEDED TO HAND PUMP THE GEAR DOWN. THE MAIN GEAR WENT INTO POS AND I ASSUMED THE NOSE GEAR HAD AS WELL. THE ONLY REASON NOT TO WOULD BE DUE TO LOSS OF HYD FLUID IN THE SYS. I OVER-PUMPED THE SYS AND AGAIN NOTICED NO GREEN LIGHT. I CONTINUED ON WITH THE LNDG; NO LIGHT INDICATION LNDG CHKLIST. AGAIN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT RESET. I LANDED AND ON ROLLOUT THE NOSE SLOWLY LOWERED. I RPTED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE TO THE TWR. THE RWY CLOSED AND WITHIN 45 MINS WE LIFTED THE NOSE AND LOCKED THE NOSEWHEEL DOWN AS WE TOWED THE PLANE TO PARKING. OUR MECH WILL BE RECYCLING THE NOSE GEAR WITHIN 10 DAYS TO FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED NO CAUSE HAS BEEN FOUND AS THE AIRPLANE HAS NOT BEEN PUT ON JACKS AND THE LNDG GEAR OPERATED. THE ENG HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR TEAR-DOWN DUE TO THE PROP STRIKE AND WILL BE FINISHED SHORTLY. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SOME SHEET METAL DAMAGE AND WILL NEED A NEW PROP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.