What happened
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(-23) On April 26, 2004 ameriflight flight 1988, a BE-1900-C aircraft with captain luis a. selanikio as pilot in command departed walla walla, WA (alw) with scheduled stops at kennewick, WA (S98) and Boeing field, WA (bft). On the approach for landing at S98 when the landing gear was extended, captain selanikio noted that there were no green lights, indicating the landing gear was down and locked. Captain selanikio stated that after verifying the circuit breakers were properly set, he recycled the landing gear without success prior to executing the landing gear manual extension checklist captain selanikio stated that he consulted with ameriflight management and it was decided to pass S98 and continue on to bfi. When the landing gear was extended on the approach for landing at bfi, captain selanikio stated again there were no green lights indicating that the landing gear was down and locked. Captain selanikio declared an emergency with FAA air traffic control and extended the landing gear manually per the pilots abnormal procedures landing gear manual extension check list. Captain selanikio then made a low pass near the control tower for a visual confirmation that all three landing gear were extended. Ameriflight 1988 then landed at bfi without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 26, 2004 AMERIFLIGHT FLIGHT 1988, A BE-1900-C AIRCRAFT WITH CAPTAIN LUIS A. SELANIKIO AS PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED WALLA WALLA, WA (ALW) WITH SCHEDULED STOPS AT KENNEWICK, WA (S98) AND BOEING FIELD, WA (BFT). ON THE APPROACH FOR LANDING AT S98 WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, CAPTAIN SELANIKIO NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO GREEN LIGHTS, INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. CAPTAIN SELANIKIO STATED THAT AFTER VERIFYING THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PROPERLY SET, HE RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS PRIOR TO EXECUTING THE LANDING GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION CHECKLIST CAPTAIN SELANIKIO STATED THAT HE CONSULTED WITH AMERIFLIGHT MANAGEMENT AND IT WAS DECIDED TO PASS S98 AND CONTINUE ON TO BFI. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON THE APPROACH FOR LANDING AT BFI, CAPTAIN SELANIKIO STATED AGAIN THERE WERE NO GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. CAPTAIN SELANIKIO DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY PER THE PILOTS ABNORMAL PROCEDURES LANDING GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION CHECK LIST. CAPTAIN SELANIKIO THEN MADE A LOW PASS NEAR THE CONTROL TOWER FOR A VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED. AMERIFLIGHT 1988 THEN LANDED AT BFI WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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