<< >> NASA ASRS Report 130153, December 1989

Light transport commuter shuts down engine after takeoff, and returns for landing. On subsequent approach, an alert local controller observes gear not down and commands a go around. Second attempt concludes successfully.

Attributes
ACN	130153
Time
Date	198912
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 2700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 243 flight time total : 2750 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	130153
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 920
ASRS Report	130191
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climbout the right oil pressure light flickered and illuminated steadily. We observed right oil pressure gauge reading zero psi. Captain feathered the right engine. We informed departure our intentions to land at st louis lambert. We were turned over to 124.20 approach control. We were vectored by approach to an approach on runway 24. Things seemed normal until captain called for full flaps. The intermittent horn sounded, simultaneously tower informed us they saw no gear and instructed us to go around. We reentered a left downwind for runway 24 and completed a visual approach and landing on runway 24. In my opinion as a crew member this event was prompted by a lack of effective communication tempered by the captain's lack of command ability dealing with emergency procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT COMMUTER SHUTS DOWN ENGINE AFTER TKOF, AND RETURNS FOR LNDG. ON SUBSEQUENT APCH, AN ALERT LCL CTLR OBSERVES GEAR NOT DOWN AND COMMANDS A GO AROUND. SECOND ATTEMPT CONCLUDES SUCCESSFULLY.

Narrative: ON CLIMBOUT THE RIGHT OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERED AND ILLUMINATED STEADILY. WE OBSERVED RIGHT OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READING ZERO PSI. CAPT FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE. WE INFORMED DEP OUR INTENTIONS TO LAND AT ST LOUIS LAMBERT. WE WERE TURNED OVER TO 124.20 APCH CTL. WE WERE VECTORED BY APCH TO AN APCH ON RWY 24. THINGS SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL CAPT CALLED FOR FULL FLAPS. THE INTERMITTENT HORN SOUNDED, SIMULTANEOUSLY TWR INFORMED US THEY SAW NO GEAR AND INSTRUCTED US TO GO AROUND. WE REENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24 AND COMPLETED A VISUAL APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 24. IN MY OPINION AS A CREW MEMBER THIS EVENT WAS PROMPTED BY A LACK OF EFFECTIVE COM TEMPERED BY THE CAPT'S LACK OF COMMAND ABILITY DEALING WITH EMER PROCS.

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.