What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Detailed statement of aircraft event on August 13, 2013: the purpose of the trip was to return the aircraft (N508KD) to home base following an engine overhaul and phase 5 inspection at the sacramento citation service center. Normal pre-flight and flight procedures were completed. The weather for the entire flight was VMC. During the approach phase at kphx, the landing gear was extended normally, but the nose gear green down and locked failed to illuminate. The tower was notified and a low approach and a missed approach was accomplished. The tower confirmed that all three landing gear appeared to be down. We extended the downwind, and ran the non-normal Cessna checklist. Our chief of maintenance was onboard and he changed the bulbs in the nose gear indicator. The green light still failed to illuminate. The red gear not locked light was not illuminated and the gear horn did not sound when the throttles were reduced to idle. On the extended downwind leg, an air carrier crew that passed by and confirmed the gear appeared normal. We were confident we only had an indication problem. We accomplished a normal approach and landing without incident. Upon inspection by our maintenance chief it was determined there was a broken wire in the nose gear wheel well and the green landing gear capsule was not making good contact. The wire was repaired and the capsule was replaced and several gear retraction tests were successfully completed. The aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
DETAILED STATEMENT OF AIRCRAFT EVENT ON AUGUST 13, 2013: THE PURPOSE OF THE TRIP WAS TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT (N508KD) TO HOME BASE FOLLOWING AN ENGINE OVERHAUL AND PHASE 5 INSPECTION AT THE SACRAMENTO CITATION SERVICE CENTER. NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT AND FLIGHT PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED. THE WEATHER FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT WAS VMC. DURING THE APPROACH PHASE AT KPHX, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY, BUT THE NOSE GEAR GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND A LOW APPROACH AND A MISSED APPROACH WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. WE EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND, AND RAN THE NON-NORMAL CESSNA CHECKLIST. OUR CHIEF OF MAINTENANCE WAS ONBOARD AND HE CHANGED THE BULBS IN THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR. THE GREEN LIGHT STILL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE RED GEAR NOT LOCKED LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR HORN DID NOT SOUND WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE REDUCED TO IDLE. ON THE EXTENDED DOWNWIND LEG, AN AIR CARRIER CREW THAT PASSED BY AND CONFIRMED THE GEAR APPEARED NORMAL. WE WERE CONFIDENT WE ONLY HAD AN INDICATION PROBLEM. WE ACCOMPLISHED A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY OUR MAINTENANCE CHIEF IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A BROKEN WIRE IN THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL AND THE GREEN LANDING GEAR CAPSULE WAS NOT MAKING GOOD CONTACT. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CAPSULE WAS REPLACED AND SEVERAL GEAR RETRACTION TESTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.