originated because when they put the landing gear down, one of the indications didn t appear correctly, which led them to doubt whether that nose gear was actually down and locked. i see. it is entirely possible. so is it possible, dan, the light could be wrong and that the landing gear on the nose is down? absolutely. it could be anything from the lightbulb in the actual light has burnt out, it could be the microswitch that triggers that light to come on in the cockpit is broken, it could be worst case scenario, unlikely, but it could be the actual nose gear isn t down and locked. there is probably four or five things it really could be. but more than likely, the simplest answer is probably the right one. i can t help but think about the people on the plane. we know it was a private jet. if you re the pilot on board this plane and you make that decision, when you re heading into lambert field, to lamb dert st. louis international airport,