Cessna 210 pilot reported unsafe gear indication and inability to turn on runway lights at intended ...

Attributes
ACN	927440
Time
Date	201101
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

While entering landing phase of flight; pilot engaged gear down and failed to receive green light on panel. Pilot went through owner's manual; spent approximately 30 minutes going through manual attempting to get a lock down green light. After going through systems for 30 minutes; pilot proceeded to contact ground on intercom [and was] unable to reach anyone on a friday night. Pilot was also unable to get runway lights engaged. Pilot went to guard frequency 121.5; and was able to contact only other aircraft in area. No ATC responded. Pilot advised other aircraft to relay problem and requested if someone could turn pilot operated lights on from ground. At no time did pilot declare emergency. Eventually runway lights came on and pilot executed normal landing without event. Upon parking pilot observed full fire drill and emergency equipment arriving at scene.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Cessna 210 pilot reported unsafe gear indication and inability to turn on runway lights at intended destination. When lights eventually came on aircraft landed safely. Reporter was unable to raise ATC on 121.5.

Narrative: While entering landing phase of flight; pilot engaged gear down and failed to receive green light on panel. Pilot went through owner's manual; spent approximately 30 minutes going through manual attempting to get a lock down green light. After going through systems for 30 minutes; pilot proceeded to contact Ground on intercom [and was] unable to reach anyone on a Friday night. Pilot was also unable to get runway lights engaged. Pilot went to guard frequency 121.5; and was able to contact only other aircraft in area. No ATC responded. Pilot advised other aircraft to relay problem and requested if someone could turn pilot operated lights on from ground. At no time did pilot declare emergency. Eventually runway lights came on and pilot executed normal landing without event. Upon parking pilot observed full fire drill and emergency equipment arriving at scene.

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.