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MU2 pilot reports unsafe nose gear indication during approach. Visual inspection indicates gear is down and normal landing ensues with a safe indication on touch down. After inspection aircraft is ferried to home base with gear down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 846246 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MU-2 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Indicating and Warning - Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
While preparing to land; I noticed that the nose gear indicator light did not illuminate after putting the gear switch in the down position. I could see that the nose gear appeared to be down. (Can see the the nose gear in the engine spinner reflection and in a mirror). I did a fly by with the tower to confirm that the gear was down. The tower confirmed that the gear appeared to be down. Immediately upon touch down; the nose gear green down light illuminated. I taxied to the ramp with all three gear indications showing green. I called an mu-2 maintenance facility and was advised that it would be ok to fly the aircraft to my home base with the gear in the down position as long as there were three green lights confirming that the gear was down and locked. I departed to my home base and flew the trip with the gear down and locked maintaining a speed below the gear operating speed. At all times the gear indicated down and locked with three green lights. The landing was normal with all lights remaining green.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MU2 pilot reports unsafe nose gear indication during approach. Visual inspection indicates gear is down and normal landing ensues with a safe indication on touch down. After inspection aircraft is ferried to home base with gear down.
Narrative: While preparing to land; I noticed that the nose gear indicator light did not illuminate after putting the gear switch in the down position. I could see that the nose gear appeared to be down. (Can see the the nose gear in the engine spinner reflection and in a mirror). I did a fly by with the Tower to confirm that the gear was down. The Tower confirmed that the gear appeared to be down. Immediately upon touch down; the nose gear green down light illuminated. I taxied to the ramp with all three gear indications showing green. I called an MU-2 maintenance facility and was advised that it would be OK to fly the aircraft to my home base with the gear in the down position as long as there were three green lights confirming that the gear was down and locked. I departed to my home base and flew the trip with the gear down and locked maintaining a speed below the gear operating speed. At all times the gear indicated down and locked with three green lights. The landing was normal with all lights remaining green.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.