Flight crew of atx light transport aircraft experienced a nose gear retraction problem after takeoff...

Attributes
ACN	207151
Time
Date	199204
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont tower : sbd
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2750 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	207151
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was dispatched for a 135 flight. We were to fly from long beach to norton AFB pick up a surgical team and fly to lexington, ky. We departed lgb at XA00 am for norton AFB took on fuel and departed norton. We rotated and the requested 'gear up' but the landing gear unsafe light remained on, we recycled several times with no success. We elected to dump fuel and land at ontario, the landing was normal, but the taxi in to the FBO we noticed a small rubbing noise, after shutdown I got out of the aircraft and found that the pin was left out of the scissors assembly. Due to the fact that it was late, it was dark, the pin was left out prior to departure. The crew has implemented new procedures to avoid the problem happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ATX LTT ACFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR RETRACTION PROBLEM AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: I WAS DISPATCHED FOR A 135 FLT. WE WERE TO FLY FROM LONG BEACH TO NORTON AFB PICK UP A SURGICAL TEAM AND FLY TO LEXINGTON, KY. WE DEPARTED LGB AT XA00 AM FOR NORTON AFB TOOK ON FUEL AND DEPARTED NORTON. WE ROTATED AND THE REQUESTED 'GEAR UP' BUT THE LNDG GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON, WE RECYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. WE ELECTED TO DUMP FUEL AND LAND AT ONTARIO, THE LNDG WAS NORMAL, BUT THE TAXI IN TO THE FBO WE NOTICED A SMALL RUBBING NOISE, AFTER SHUTDOWN I GOT OUT OF THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT THE PIN WAS LEFT OUT OF THE SCISSORS ASSEMBLY. DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS LATE, IT WAS DARK, THE PIN WAS LEFT OUT PRIOR TO DEP. THE CREW HAS IMPLEMENTED NEW PROCS TO AVOID THE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN.

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.