Narrative:

My instructor and I were finishing up my commercial flight training and received our clearance to land on runway 21 at mkc. Approach-to-land checklist completed; gear lever moved to extend position. I counted to 10 seconds and so no gear down indications. I did; however; feel the airflow shift from the main gear partially extending. I then recycled the gear only to get the same result. I informed downtown tower that I was going around because I had no indication of gear being down and locked. They advised me to make right traffic and perform a couple of 360 degree turns on the west side of the airport so they could have a look. On the first pass; they informed us that our main gear (both) were down; but nose gear was up. We recycled the gear again and made another 360 degree turn. This time around tower advised that the left main was down; nose gear was down; but left main was up. I informed the tower that I would fly north and get some airspeed bled off to perform the emergency gear extension procedures. As I was performing the procedures; I could feel the gear disrupting the air flow and heard all 3 gear lock with distinct clunks. Tower called our base leg; and advised we fly over the field as low approach and let an instructor holding short of runway 21 in another aircraft have a look and that the tower would confirm what they saw. We made the low approach and both the aircraft on the ground and tower confirmed that all 3 gear were down. We were then cleared left traffic and shortly after we turned downwind; received our clearance to land on runway 21. Soft field landing performed and kept nosewheel off the ground as long as possible. All gear were down and locked; and we were cleared to taxi to the ramp with tower. Aircraft was brought to a stop and shut down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA23 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT UTILIZE ALTERNATIVE GEAR EXTENSION PROCS. SAFE LNDG WAS MADE.

Narrative: MY INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE FINISHING UP MY COMMERCIAL FLT TRAINING AND RECEIVED OUR CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 21 AT MKC. APCH-TO-LAND CHKLIST COMPLETED; GEAR LEVER MOVED TO EXTEND POS. I COUNTED TO 10 SECONDS AND SO NO GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. I DID; HOWEVER; FEEL THE AIRFLOW SHIFT FROM THE MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDING. I THEN RECYCLED THE GEAR ONLY TO GET THE SAME RESULT. I INFORMED DOWNTOWN TWR THAT I WAS GOING AROUND BECAUSE I HAD NO INDICATION OF GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. THEY ADVISED ME TO MAKE R TFC AND PERFORM A COUPLE OF 360 DEG TURNS ON THE W SIDE OF THE ARPT SO THEY COULD HAVE A LOOK. ON THE FIRST PASS; THEY INFORMED US THAT OUR MAIN GEAR (BOTH) WERE DOWN; BUT NOSE GEAR WAS UP. WE RECYCLED THE GEAR AGAIN AND MADE ANOTHER 360 DEG TURN. THIS TIME AROUND TWR ADVISED THAT THE L MAIN WAS DOWN; NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN; BUT L MAIN WAS UP. I INFORMED THE TWR THAT I WOULD FLY N AND GET SOME AIRSPD BLED OFF TO PERFORM THE EMER GEAR EXTENSION PROCS. AS I WAS PERFORMING THE PROCS; I COULD FEEL THE GEAR DISRUPTING THE AIR FLOW AND HEARD ALL 3 GEAR LOCK WITH DISTINCT CLUNKS. TWR CALLED OUR BASE LEG; AND ADVISED WE FLY OVER THE FIELD AS LOW APCH AND LET AN INSTRUCTOR HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 21 IN ANOTHER ACFT HAVE A LOOK AND THAT THE TWR WOULD CONFIRM WHAT THEY SAW. WE MADE THE LOW APCH AND BOTH THE ACFT ON THE GND AND TWR CONFIRMED THAT ALL 3 GEAR WERE DOWN. WE WERE THEN CLRED L TFC AND SHORTLY AFTER WE TURNED DOWNWIND; RECEIVED OUR CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 21. SOFT FIELD LNDG PERFORMED AND KEPT NOSEWHEEL OFF THE GND AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. ALL GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED; AND WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP WITH TWR. ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP AND SHUT DOWN.

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.