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Flight crew of a jetstream 41, returned to land after the nose gear did not retract due to the nose gear pin not removed during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 475023 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2760 flight time type : 1060 |
| ASRS Report | 475023 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 474659 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear position ind. other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Departed dca en route to jfk. After normal takeoff gear was retracted. After retraction nose gear remained in down and locked position. Decision was made to return into dca. Maintenance pulled a gear pin which stringer was rapped around a gear. During the preflight while inspecting the gear, I did not see the gear pin. The rain conditions could have caused me to miss the stringer for the gear pin. In conclusion my duties have had effected the outcome.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A JETSTREAM 41, RETURNED TO LAND AFTER THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR PIN NOT REMOVED DURING PREFLT.
Narrative: DEPARTED DCA ENRTE TO JFK. AFTER NORMAL TKOF GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AFTER RETRACTION NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN DOWN AND LOCKED POS. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN INTO DCA. MAINT PULLED A GEAR PIN WHICH STRINGER WAS RAPPED AROUND A GEAR. DURING THE PREFLT WHILE INSPECTING THE GEAR, I DID NOT SEE THE GEAR PIN. THE RAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO MISS THE STRINGER FOR THE GEAR PIN. IN CONCLUSION MY DUTIES HAVE HAD EFFECTED THE OUTCOME.
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.