<< >> NASA ASRS Report 698514, May 2006

A B17G pilot reports a course deviation after the crew became distracted by a post takeoff landing gear retraction malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	698514
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : adw.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	698514
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We departed andrews AFB. Our clearance was: after takeoff; on course to krant at or below 3000 ft MSL. When the gear handle was raised we experienced a malfunction which resulted in one main landing gear not retracting fully. While working through the malfunction and determining whether to continue as planned; the aircraft deviated left of the on course heading of 320 degrees. Pilot flying may have missed one or two radio calls while attending to the malfunction. When the problem had been resolved the pilot flying received an urgent call from ATC to return to course which was done immediately. The cause of the deviation from course was a lack of coordinated CRM. The before takeoff checklist has been modified to include specific discussion of PF and PNF duties in the event of an unexpected situation or emergency.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B17G PILOT REPORTS A COURSE DEVIATION AFTER THE CREW BECAME DISTRACTED BY A POST TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR RETRACTION MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED ANDREWS AFB. OUR CLRNC WAS: AFTER TKOF; ON COURSE TO KRANT AT OR BELOW 3000 FT MSL. WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED WE EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN ONE MAIN LNDG GEAR NOT RETRACTING FULLY. WHILE WORKING THROUGH THE MALFUNCTION AND DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONTINUE AS PLANNED; THE ACFT DEVIATED L OF THE ON COURSE HDG OF 320 DEGS. PLT FLYING MAY HAVE MISSED ONE OR TWO RADIO CALLS WHILE ATTENDING TO THE MALFUNCTION. WHEN THE PROB HAD BEEN RESOLVED THE PLT FLYING RECEIVED AN URGENT CALL FROM ATC TO RETURN TO COURSE WHICH WAS DONE IMMEDIATELY. THE CAUSE OF THE DEV FROM COURSE WAS A LACK OF COORDINATED CRM. THE BEFORE TKOF CHECKLIST HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC DISCUSSION OF PF AND PNF DUTIES IN THE EVENT OF AN UNEXPECTED SITUATION OR EMER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.