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Commuter small transport flight crew unable to retract gear after takeoff because the emergency release handle was unlocked and in the release position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 172 flight time total : 3780 flight time type : 1250 |
| ASRS Report | 186710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On climb out from cvg, I noticed that all 3 gear lights had not gone out (indicating that the gear was up and locked). I looked down and saw a pin that holds the emergency release handle had come out. I moved the handle back to the proper position but didn't notice an immediate correction. Right after that I called maintenance control and was told to come back to the airport. The problem of the pin coming out occurs often. It is poorly designed. On my part, maybe I should have waited a little longer to see if my corrective action would have worked. But maintenance control was talking to me and departure control wanted our intentions. Maintenance control was relaying actions I could do. Since I didn't recognize the proper indication, I came back to the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER SMT FLC UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TKOF BECAUSE THE EMER RELEASE HANDLE WAS UNLOCKED AND IN THE RELEASE POS.
Narrative: ON CLB OUT FROM CVG, I NOTICED THAT ALL 3 GEAR LIGHTS HAD NOT GONE OUT (INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED). I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW A PIN THAT HOLDS THE EMER RELEASE HANDLE HAD COME OUT. I MOVED THE HANDLE BACK TO THE PROPER POS BUT DIDN'T NOTICE AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. RIGHT AFTER THAT I CALLED MAINT CTL AND WAS TOLD TO COME BACK TO THE ARPT. THE PROBLEM OF THE PIN COMING OUT OCCURS OFTEN. IT IS POORLY DESIGNED. ON MY PART, MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE WAITED A LITTLE LONGER TO SEE IF MY CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD HAVE WORKED. BUT MAINT CTL WAS TALKING TO ME AND DEP CTL WANTED OUR INTENTIONS. MAINT CTL WAS RELAYING ACTIONS I COULD DO. SINCE I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE PROPER INDICATION, I CAME BACK TO THE ARPT.
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.