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The flight crew of an EMB120, returned to land after the right main landing gear would not retract due to the ground service pin left installed during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368086 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mco |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 368086 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 2796 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 368267 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After takeoff the right main gear would not come up. We recycled the gear with the same results. After landing and upon inspection of the right main gear the gear pin was found in place. The red flag was wrapped up inside the gear out of sight. My first officer has only been with the company 6 months and being on reserve had not been doing much flying. Being captain, I cannot watch over my first officer for every task he does. That is one reason we have 2 pilots onboard is to split up the workload. There is no reason, other than money, that micro switches that the gear pin push against be installed so the crew knows if the pin is still in by looking at the instrument panel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC OF AN EMB120, RETURNED TO LAND AFTER THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT DUE TO THE GND SVC PIN LEFT INSTALLED DURING PREFLT.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF THE R MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP. WE RECYCLED THE GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER LNDG AND UPON INSPECTION OF THE R MAIN GEAR THE GEAR PIN WAS FOUND IN PLACE. THE RED FLAG WAS WRAPPED UP INSIDE THE GEAR OUT OF SIGHT. MY FO HAS ONLY BEEN WITH THE COMPANY 6 MONTHS AND BEING ON RESERVE HAD NOT BEEN DOING MUCH FLYING. BEING CAPT, I CANNOT WATCH OVER MY FO FOR EVERY TASK HE DOES. THAT IS ONE REASON WE HAVE 2 PLTS ONBOARD IS TO SPLIT UP THE WORKLOAD. THERE IS NO REASON, OTHER THAN MONEY, THAT MICRO SWITCHES THAT THE GEAR PIN PUSH AGAINST BE INSTALLED SO THE CREW KNOWS IF THE PIN IS STILL IN BY LOOKING AT THE INST PANEL.
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.