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A BE20 left main landing gear down and locked light failed to illuminate so an emergency was declared; the checklist completed and a safe landing followed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 968470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear Indicating System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We were on our second and final leg of the day. Upon configuring to land; the captain and pilot flying and first officer (myself) were unable to get the left main gear safe light to illuminate (bottom row; left green light). Tower was advised and a low pass by the tower was executed for the tower to visually inspect our left main gear during the flyby. After the flyby; the checklist was pulled and run by the pilot not flying. The gear was cycled one time receiving the same indication as before. The pilot not flying contacted tower; advised tower to roll the emergency equipment and informed them that we would be stopping on the runway if the light did not come on as taxiing is unsafe if the gear does not indicate it is locked. Then the pilot not flying briefed our one passenger on the situation at hand. Upon landing; the pilot flying shut down the engines and feathered the props in the flare. Upon coming to a stop the pilot not flying exited the aircraft leading the passenger away from the aircraft to a safe distance while the captain secured the aircraft. A tug then pulled the aircraft off the runway and the passenger and flight crew were escorted off by airport authorities.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE20 left main landing gear down and locked light failed to illuminate so an emergency was declared; the checklist completed and a safe landing followed.
Narrative: We were on our second and final leg of the day. Upon configuring to land; the Captain and pilot flying and First Officer (myself) were unable to get the left main gear safe light to illuminate (bottom row; left green light). Tower was advised and a low pass by the Tower was executed for the Tower to visually inspect our left main gear during the flyby. After the flyby; the checklist was pulled and run by the pilot not flying. The gear was cycled one time receiving the same indication as before. The pilot not flying contacted Tower; advised Tower to roll the emergency equipment and informed them that we would be stopping on the runway if the light did not come on as taxiing is unsafe if the gear does not indicate it is locked. Then the pilot not flying briefed our one passenger on the situation at hand. Upon landing; the pilot flying shut down the engines and feathered the props in the flare. Upon coming to a stop the pilot not flying exited the aircraft leading the passenger away from the aircraft to a safe distance while the Captain secured the aircraft. A tug then pulled the aircraft off the runway and the passenger and flight crew were escorted off by airport authorities.
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.