Super King Air 200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120; Flight Crew Total 6700; Flight Crew Type 1500
Training / Qualification; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; General Maintenance Action; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
We were operating VFR; canceled IFR after we were cleared for the visual approach with no other traffic reported from ATC. After cancellation; no gear travel occurred after it was selected. Conditions were VMC. After the problem was identified; the crew stayed VFR in Class E airspace to trouble shoot the problem. The gear was manually operated to achieve 3 green with down and locked indications. After the gear was extended the crew announced that they would be declaring an emergency and diverting to a Class C airport. Emergency personnel was standing by but not needed as the landing was uneventful. The aircraft was tugged off the runway and towed to the maintenance facility. After the aircraft was in the maintenance facility it was inspected by the FSDO Inspector. The Inspector said that this would be an occurrence and not an incident. The Tower called and got their information and I told them what the Inspector had said and they said no other information would be needed.
A BE200 pilot lower the landing gear manually after it failed to extend normally; declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport for a normal landing.