Air carrier medium large transport lost a main gear tire on takeoff. Crew unaware of the problem thought they had a false gear warning and continued to destination at maximum gear extend speed for normal landing.

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Attributes
ACN	146513
Time
Date	199005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	146513
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500
ASRS Report	146560
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Took off on runway 5 at norfolk. After gear retraction we got a left main gear light indicating either the left main gear was not fully retracted or the gear doors were not fully closed. We recycled the landing gear. We got a good gear down indication; however, we still got the left main gear light on retraction. We then proceeded to our destination with the airspeed below gear limit speed. Gear extension was normal. Landing was normal. While taxiing in, another aircraft told us we were missing a main tire. We stopped there and were towed in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LOST A MAIN GEAR TIRE ON TKOF. CREW UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM THOUGHT THEY HAD A FALSE GEAR WARNING AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AT MAXIMUM GEAR EXTEND SPEED FOR NORMAL LNDG.

Narrative: TOOK OFF ON RWY 5 AT NORFOLK. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WE GOT A L MAIN GEAR LIGHT INDICATING EITHER THE L MAIN GEAR WAS NOT FULLY RETRACTED OR THE GEAR DOORS WERE NOT FULLY CLOSED. WE RECYCLED THE LNDG GEAR. WE GOT A GOOD GEAR DOWN INDICATION; HOWEVER, WE STILL GOT THE L MAIN GEAR LIGHT ON RETRACTION. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO OUR DEST WITH THE AIRSPD BELOW GEAR LIMIT SPD. GEAR EXTENSION WAS NORMAL. LNDG WAS NORMAL. WHILE TAXIING IN, ANOTHER ACFT TOLD US WE WERE MISSING A MAIN TIRE. WE STOPPED THERE AND WERE TOWED IN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.