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A BAE4100 on takeoff returned to the field due to a flapping sound from the nose gear and failure of the nose gear to retract caused by the nose gear lock pin installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : buf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 422884 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other Other |
Narrative:
Upon takeoff from buf on dec/xa/98 at XA00 both the first officer and myself noticed a flapping sound coming from under the nose area of the aircraft. When the gear handle was selected up, the nose gear would not retract. We lowered the gear and returned to the gate after an uneventful landing. On inspection of the nosewheel area, it was found that the gear pin had not been removed during preflight. I have always been a proponent of having 'gear pin' on the checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BAE4100 ON TKOF RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO A FLAPPING SOUND FROM THE NOSE GEAR AND FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT CAUSED BY THE NOSE GEAR LOCK PIN INSTALLED.
Narrative: UPON TKOF FROM BUF ON DEC/XA/98 AT XA00 BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF NOTICED A FLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE NOSE AREA OF THE ACFT. WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. WE LOWERED THE GEAR AND RETURNED TO THE GATE AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. ON INSPECTION OF THE NOSEWHEEL AREA, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GEAR PIN HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED DURING PREFLT. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PROPONENT OF HAVING 'GEAR PIN' ON THE CHKLIST.
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.