<< >> NASA ASRS Report 587760, July 2003

A return to land is mandated when the crew of an ATR-72 fails to pull the nose gear pin during their preflight and departs from mcn, GA.

Attributes
ACN	587760
Time
Date	200307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mcn.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mcn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : instructor observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	587760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear lights other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I'm a company line check pilot and was doing IOE training with a transition first officer. We were making our first flight of the day from macon, GA, regional airport, which is also a maintenance facility for us. Normally, I always do a preflight inspection behind all first officer's, however, I was distraction by a gpu that fell off line, no dispatch release available, and briefing of my flight attendants. Furthermore, I was also trying to give a briefing to my first officer about the previous day's flying and what I wanted her to work on today. I didn't do a walkaround preflight. After takeoff and gear retraction, the nose gear failed to come up. Maintenance had left a nose gear pin in. We returned to macon, pulled the pin, got a new release, and flew to atlanta. Moral of the story, do the preflight walkaround behind first officer's, period.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A RETURN TO LAND IS MANDATED WHEN THE CREW OF AN ATR-72 FAILS TO PULL THE NOSE GEAR PIN DURING THEIR PREFLT AND DEPARTS FROM MCN, GA.

Narrative: I'M A COMPANY LINE CHK PLT AND WAS DOING IOE TRAINING WITH A TRANSITION FO. WE WERE MAKING OUR FIRST FLT OF THE DAY FROM MACON, GA, REGIONAL ARPT, WHICH IS ALSO A MAINT FACILITY FOR US. NORMALLY, I ALWAYS DO A PREFLT INSPECTION BEHIND ALL FO'S, HOWEVER, I WAS DISTR BY A GPU THAT FELL OFF LINE, NO DISPATCH RELEASE AVAILABLE, AND BRIEFING OF MY FLT ATTENDANTS. FURTHERMORE, I WAS ALSO TRYING TO GIVE A BRIEFING TO MY FO ABOUT THE PREVIOUS DAY'S FLYING AND WHAT I WANTED HER TO WORK ON TODAY. I DIDN'T DO A WALKAROUND PREFLT. AFTER TKOF AND GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO COME UP. MAINT HAD LEFT A NOSE GEAR PIN IN. WE RETURNED TO MACON, PULLED THE PIN, GOT A NEW RELEASE, AND FLEW TO ATLANTA. MORAL OF THE STORY, DO THE PREFLT WALKAROUND BEHIND FO'S, PERIOD.

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.