SMA'S GEAR IS THOUGHT TO BE DOWN BUT PLT CAN'T GET GREEN LIGHTS TO CONFIRM THIS ACFT STATUS.
Synopsis
SMA'S GEAR IS THOUGHT TO BE DOWN BUT PLT CAN'T GET GREEN LIGHTS TO CONFIRM THIS ACFT STATUS.
Narrative
I WAS INBOUND FOR LNDG AT LONG BEACH. I LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE GEAR HAD LOWERED. THAT IS; THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON THAT INDICATE THAT THE GEAR IS DOWN. THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. I RECYCLED THE GEAR AND STILL THE GREEN LIGHTS DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE GEARS WERE DOWN. I ENGAGED THE EMER ACTIVATION LEVER TO DROP THE GEAR AND THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I WAS ABLE TO 'FEEL' THE GEAR COME DOWN. THIS WAS INDICATED BY SLOWING OF THE PLANE AND THE CHARACTERISTIC 'THUD.' I COMMUNICATED WITH THE TWR THAT I COULD NOT BE SURE THAT MY GEARS WERE DOWN. I ASKED THEM IF I COULD FLY BY LOW AND HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK. I DID FLY BY THE TWR ON RWY 25L AND THEY INDICATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT ALL 3 GEARS WERE IN THE DOWN POS. I STAYED IN THE PATTERN FOR LNDG. WHILE I WAS IN THE PATTERN I CHKED ALL THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND THEY WERE IN THE ON POS. I ALSO CYCLED THE MASTER SWITCH. THE ALTERNATOR INDICATOR SHOWED THAT IT WAS CHARGING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHEN I ACTIVATED THE EMER GEAR SWITCH IN THE OVERRIDE POS THE YELLOW OVERRIDE LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE. I AGAIN PLACED THE EMER GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POS. THE TWR ASKED ME IF I WOULD LIKE 'EQUIP' AND I INDICATED THAT I WOULD. I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE LIGHT WAS BRIGHT IN THE CABIN SO I ATTEMPTED TO SHIELD THE LIGHT FROM THE INDICATORS BUT THEY WERE NOT ON. I WENT AHEAD AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBS AND THE LNDG GEAR HELD. AFTER I WAS ON THE TXWY SOMEONE ON THE RADIO TOLD ME TO TURN OFF MY NAV LIGHTS. WHEN I TURNED THE NAV LIGHTS OFF THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AFTER I WENT TO TIE DOWN I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN THE NAV LIGHTS ARE ON THE GREEN LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. AN ARPT SECURITY OFFICER CAME OVER TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS OK AND TOOK A RPT. I CALLED THE TWR BY PHONE PER REQUEST OF THE TWR AND THEY ASKED IF EVERYTHING WAS OK. I SHOULD NOTE THAT EMER EQUIP WAS POSITIONED BY RWY 25L WHEN WE LANDED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.