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Reporter has minor gear problems in his light twin, worries that because there were 2 separate small incidents the same day, the FAA will think he is deliberately irresponsible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 115516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 115516 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On jun/tue/89, when landing at msp, my gear indicator light (right main) showed my gear not down and locked. So I alerted the tower and manually tried extending the gear, but it wouldn't extend any further. I then checked the gear light and turned it slightly and it immediately lit up. So the problem was only a gear light that needed to be tightened. That morning, when I took off, my gear didn't retract. I alerted the tower and returned for a landing. Herein lies the incident, the FAA probably thinks I took off knowing I had a gear malfunction when in effect, that morning earlier, my light needed to be adjusted, which hardly constitutes a gear problem. But for whatever reason, the gear didn't retract. The gear handle was properly stowed so electric gear motor wouldn't't be disengaged. When I took off that morning, I honestly believed the problem with the light had been solved and I had no reason to believe there would be a gear retraction failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER HAS MINOR GEAR PROBLEMS IN HIS LIGHT TWIN, WORRIES THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE 2 SEPARATE SMALL INCIDENTS THE SAME DAY, THE FAA WILL THINK HE IS DELIBERATELY IRRESPONSIBLE.
Narrative: ON JUN/TUE/89, WHEN LNDG AT MSP, MY GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT (RIGHT MAIN) SHOWED MY GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. SO I ALERTED THE TWR AND MANUALLY TRIED EXTENDING THE GEAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T EXTEND ANY FURTHER. I THEN CHECKED THE GEAR LIGHT AND TURNED IT SLIGHTLY AND IT IMMEDIATELY LIT UP. SO THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY A GEAR LIGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THAT MORNING, WHEN I TOOK OFF, MY GEAR DIDN'T RETRACT. I ALERTED THE TWR AND RETURNED FOR A LNDG. HEREIN LIES THE INCIDENT, THE FAA PROBABLY THINKS I TOOK OFF KNOWING I HAD A GEAR MALFUNCTION WHEN IN EFFECT, THAT MORNING EARLIER, MY LIGHT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, WHICH HARDLY CONSTITUTES A GEAR PROBLEM. BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE GEAR DIDN'T RETRACT. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PROPERLY STOWED SO ELECTRIC GEAR MOTOR WOULDN'T'T BE DISENGAGED. WHEN I TOOK OFF THAT MORNING, I HONESTLY BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT HAD BEEN SOLVED AND I HAD NO REASON TO BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE A GEAR RETRACTION FAILURE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.