<< >> NASA ASRS Report 985846, December 2011

A dash 8 captain reported that the nose gear unsafe light illuminated on initial gear extension. After running the procedure; three green lights were observed and a normal landing ensued.

Attributes
ACN	985846
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On final approach the nose gear did not extend and we got the red gear unsafe light of the nose gear. We informed ATC and tried to inform dispatch but were unable due to low altitude. We then ran the appropriate emergency/abnormal checklist and were able to manually release the nose gear and landed with three green gear lights. An emergency was not declared but the ATC asked for souls on board and fuel remaining. The flight was also met with fire trucks on arrival. The flight attendant was notified during the event and the passengers were deplaned normally.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Dash 8 Captain reported that the nose gear unsafe light illuminated on initial gear extension. After running the procedure; three green lights were observed and a normal landing ensued.

Narrative: On final approach the nose gear did not extend and we got the red gear unsafe light of the nose gear. We informed ATC and tried to inform Dispatch but were unable due to low altitude. We then ran the appropriate emergency/abnormal checklist and were able to manually release the nose gear and landed with three green gear lights. An emergency was not declared but the ATC asked for souls on board and fuel remaining. The flight was also met with fire trucks on arrival. The Flight Attendant was notified during the event and the passengers were deplaned normally.

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.