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After the flight crew of a citation sovereign successfully resolved the failure of the nose gear to retract after takeoff; utilizing the associated check lists; they noted the last checklist item directed them to land as soon as practical. The crew questioned the decision by the company to continue to their destination rather than to return to their departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1017950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Sovereign (C680) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
As we retracted the gear we both felt an unusual vibration and the tower advised our nose gear was still down. We had a green nose gear light and a red unlock light. We climbed to 3;000 MSL and got permission from tower to circle around the airport. We accomplished the checklist which concluded with all three gear down and locked and the instruction to land as soon as practical. After consulting with each other; the company and passengers; it was decided to proceed to an alternate.there was some question in our minds as to what qualified for 'as soon as practical.' there seems to be different thoughts on this from different people we have talked to at the company. This needs to be clarified during training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After the flight crew of a Citation Sovereign successfully resolved the failure of the nose gear to retract after takeoff; utilizing the associated check lists; they noted the last checklist item directed them to land as soon as practical. The crew questioned the decision by the company to continue to their destination rather than to return to their departure airport.
Narrative: As we retracted the gear we both felt an unusual vibration and the Tower advised our nose gear was still down. We had a green nose gear light and a red unlock light. We climbed to 3;000 MSL and got permission from Tower to circle around the airport. We accomplished the checklist which concluded with all three gear down and locked and the instruction to land as soon as practical. After consulting with each other; the company and passengers; it was decided to proceed to an alternate.There was some question in our minds as to what qualified for 'as soon as practical.' There seems to be different thoughts on this from different people we have talked to at the company. This needs to be clarified during training.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.