What happened
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(-23) Asa flight 529, inbound to sea initially reported an unsafe gear indication while on approach. When extended, the nose gear indicated a red light and both main gear indicators were blank. The crew requested a go-around and a close-in right hand pattern. On the subsequent approach, the crew flew over Boeing field. The local tower controller advised the crew that the gear apeared to be "down and normal." The fire rescue equipment at sea was requested. The flight landed without incident on runway 16C. After clearing the runway and entering the ramp area, the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin. They stopped the aircraft at spot 66 and the captain ordered the evaucation of the aircraft. The 102 passengers and crew of 5 successfully evacuated the aircraft using all of the emergency exits in 30-60 seconds. No emergency exits malfunctioned, and all were used proportionally to the distribution of the passengers in the cabin. One child suffered a sprained ankle, and the f/o went to the hospital, on the advice of an EMT, for possible smoke inhalation. He was released with no reported problems.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ASA FLIGHT 529, INBOUND TO SEA INITIALLY REPORTED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WHILE ON APPROACH. WHEN EXTENDED, THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED A RED LIGHT AND BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATORS WERE BLANK. THE CREW REQUESTED A GO-AROUND AND A CLOSE-IN RIGHT HAND PATTERN. ON THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH, THE CREW FLEW OVER BOEING FIELD. THE LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER ADVISED THE CREW THAT THE GEAR APEARED TO BE "DOWN AND NORMAL." THE FIRE RESCUE EQUIPMENT AT SEA WAS REQUESTED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 16C. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY AND ENTERING THE RAMP AREA, THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THEY STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AT SPOT 66 AND THE CAPTAIN ORDERED THE EVAUCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE 102 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF 5 SUCCESSFULLY EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT USING ALL OF THE EMERGENCY EXITS IN 30-60 SECONDS. NO EMERGENCY EXITS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ALL WERE USED PROPORTIONALLY TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE CABIN. ONE CHILD SUFFERED A SPRAINED ANKLE, AND THE F/O WENT TO THE HOSPITAL, ON THE ADVICE OF AN EMT, FOR POSSIBLE SMOKE INHALATION. HE WAS RELEASED WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS.
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