 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Be-1900 flight crew flies flight from departure to destination airport with gear in down position. Didn't know it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 276404 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ict |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ict |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6847 flight time type : 460 |
| ASRS Report | 276404 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
After liftoff and with positive climb rate I called for gear up and verified the gear handle was moved to the up position by the PNF. At 400 ft the flaps were retracted and a turn started. Both the PNF and myself were busy clearing the airspace. Aircraft performance seemed normal. After takeoff check was completed. No gear down lights were evident in the bright cockpit during climb, cruise, or descent. On approach to landing when I called for gear down the green gear down lights became immediately evident as the gear handle was placed in the down position. This indicated that the gear was already down. A normal landing followed with a taxi to the gate. After deplaning maintenance was contacted and after placing the aircraft on jacks quickly diagnosed a defective gear handle switch. After replacing the gear handle switch the gear performed normally, on this beechcraft 1900.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-1900 FLC FLIES FLT FROM DEP TO DEST ARPT WITH GEAR IN DOWN POS. DIDN'T KNOW IT.
Narrative: AFTER LIFTOFF AND WITH POSITIVE CLB RATE I CALLED FOR GEAR UP AND VERIFIED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP POS BY THE PNF. AT 400 FT THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND A TURN STARTED. BOTH THE PNF AND MYSELF WERE BUSY CLRING THE AIRSPACE. ACFT PERFORMANCE SEEMED NORMAL. AFTER TKOF CHK WAS COMPLETED. NO GEAR DOWN LIGHTS WERE EVIDENT IN THE BRIGHT COCKPIT DURING CLB, CRUISE, OR DSCNT. ON APCH TO LNDG WHEN I CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS BECAME IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT AS THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POS. THIS INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS ALREADY DOWN. A NORMAL LNDG FOLLOWED WITH A TAXI TO THE GATE. AFTER DEPLANING MAINT WAS CONTACTED AND AFTER PLACING THE ACFT ON JACKS QUICKLY DIAGNOSED A DEFECTIVE GEAR HANDLE SWITCH. AFTER REPLACING THE GEAR HANDLE SWITCH THE GEAR PERFORMED NORMALLY, ON THIS BEECHCRAFT 1900.
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.