Q400
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Troubleshooting; Distraction
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
On a heading for visual to the runway we were lit up with a green laser in the cockpit. I notified ATC and they notified their superiors.Later; after the First Officer called for gear down the nose gear did not extend; but the doors opened and the main gear extended. We performed a go around and notified ATC. I did not declare an emergency. ATC gave us vectors while we climbed back up to 3;000 MSL and ran the checklist. We performed the alternate gear extension procedure successfully and returned to land. I made a quick announcement to the passengers and flight attendants explaining the reason for the go-around. We were re-cleared and landed normally on Runway 32. I then notified dispatch and ramp that we needed maintenance and I wrote it up in the logbook. I also called Maintenance Control and explained what happened.
After being lit up by a green laser and reporting it to ATC the flight crew of a Q-400 was unable to lower the nose gear. They performed a go around; extended the nose gear using the alternate gear extension procedure and landed without incident.