What happened
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(-23) While in traffic pattern for chester county airport, (mqs), the pilot states that the landing gear lever was placed in the down position and the landing gear indicator failed to show down and locked. The "landing gear-emergency operations procedures" located in the aircraft owners manual were followed, however, the gear indicator still failed to show down and locked. The aircraft diverted to New Castle county airport, (ilg) where an emergency was declared and the pilot performed the "landing with defective nose gear checklist" also located in the aircraft owners manual. The aircraft landed with the 2 main gear down and locked and the nose gear retracted. The aircraft nose, propeller, and nose gear doors contacted the runway after airspeed diminished.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR CHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, (MQS), THE PILOT STATES THAT THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR FAILED TO SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE "LANDING GEAR-EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PROCEDURES" LOCATED IN THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS MANUAL WERE FOLLOWED, HOWEVER, THE GEAR INDICATOR STILL FAILED TO SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, (ILG) WHERE AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT PERFORMED THE "LANDING WITH DEFECTIVE NOSE GEAR CHECKLIST" ALSO LOCATED IN THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE 2 MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE, PROPELLER, AND NOSE GEAR DOORS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AFTER AIRSPEED DIMINISHED.
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