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Pilot of 1 of 3 experimental aircraft becomes distraction with landing gear problem and has loss of separation during departure from tus.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 593343 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tus.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tus.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tus.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 173 |
| ASRS Report | 593343 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1320 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
In process of departure from tus airport with flight of 3 experimental aircraft, given runway heading, my aircraft had a failure of landing gear circuit breaker requiring manual retraction during which time I veered off course by 15 degrees (110 degree departure, 095 degree heading on near miss). I saw the other aircraft as he also saw me and we both steered in opposite directions (as tower also informed us of each other). I feel this would not have happened had I not been distraction by the manual retraction of my landing gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF 1 OF 3 EXPERIMENTAL ACFT BECOMES DISTR WITH LNDG GEAR PROB AND HAS LOSS OF SEPARATION DURING DEP FROM TUS.
Narrative: IN PROCESS OF DEP FROM TUS ARPT WITH FLT OF 3 EXPERIMENTAL ACFT, GIVEN RWY HDG, MY ACFT HAD A FAILURE OF LNDG GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER REQUIRING MANUAL RETRACTION DURING WHICH TIME I VEERED OFF COURSE BY 15 DEGS (110 DEG DEP, 095 DEG HDG ON NEAR MISS). I SAW THE OTHER ACFT AS HE ALSO SAW ME AND WE BOTH STEERED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS (AS TWR ALSO INFORMED US OF EACH OTHER). I FEEL THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED HAD I NOT BEEN DISTR BY THE MANUAL RETRACTION OF MY LNDG GEAR.
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.