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A piper PA 34-200T on takeoff climb diverted because he or she was unable to retract the nose gear. Recycling gear was no help. Pilot unfamiliar with area and used incorrect n-number with control tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622831 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 622831 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear position indication. other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We took off and I noticed the gear unsafe light stayed on. Tower then called and said my nose gear hadn't retracted. I elected to turn downwind and troubleshoot the problem. I lowered the gear and got 3 green down lights with no gear unsafe light. I then elected to raise the gear again and got the same gear unsafe indication. I lowered the gear and again got 3 green down lights with no gear unsafe light. While I was doing the aforementioned cycle (gear), tower asked me my intentions. I elected to land and have the plane inspected. The tower told me I was following a cessna on final. The controller told me the aircraft was over some area I was not familiar with. I'm not a pilot in the ZZZ area. I extended my downwind and asked the tower to call my base turn 3 times. The lack of response caused my downwind to circle around the downtown area. Further complicating this was the fact that called my aircraft a cessna and used an incorrect n-number (abcdf, not abcde).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA 34-200T ON TKOF CLB DIVERTED BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE GEAR. RECYCLING GEAR WAS NO HELP. PLT UNFAMILIAR WITH AREA AND USED INCORRECT N-NUMBER WITH CTL TWR.
Narrative: WE TOOK OFF AND I NOTICED THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON. TWR THEN CALLED AND SAID MY NOSE GEAR HADN'T RETRACTED. I ELECTED TO TURN DOWNWIND AND TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB. I LOWERED THE GEAR AND GOT 3 GREEN DOWN LIGHTS WITH NO GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. I THEN ELECTED TO RAISE THE GEAR AGAIN AND GOT THE SAME GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. I LOWERED THE GEAR AND AGAIN GOT 3 GREEN DOWN LIGHTS WITH NO GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. WHILE I WAS DOING THE AFOREMENTIONED CYCLE (GEAR), TWR ASKED ME MY INTENTIONS. I ELECTED TO LAND AND HAVE THE PLANE INSPECTED. THE TWR TOLD ME I WAS FOLLOWING A CESSNA ON FINAL. THE CTLR TOLD ME THE ACFT WAS OVER SOME AREA I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH. I'M NOT A PLT IN THE ZZZ AREA. I EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND AND ASKED THE TWR TO CALL MY BASE TURN 3 TIMES. THE LACK OF RESPONSE CAUSED MY DOWNWIND TO CIRCLE AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA. FURTHER COMPLICATING THIS WAS THE FACT THAT CALLED MY ACFT A CESSNA AND USED AN INCORRECT N-NUMBER (ABCDF, NOT ABCDE).
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.