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Atx small transport pilot failed to report repair aircraft equipment problem before departure oxr for ont on an frt flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 148465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oxr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oxr |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 148465 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On a repos leg from ont to oxr, I had to reset the landing gear control circuit breaker once on climb out. Upon approach to landing at oxr, I extended the gear and got the 2 mains to lock. The nose was not showing a locked indication and the breaker would not rest at first. The tower suggested a fly-by and I continued on down for a low pass. They confirmed all 3 down. I decided to contact my company anyway, so I climbed up and tried to contact my company dispatcher. While I did this I pumped the manual handle about 20 times (it takes about 35 times to extend the gear normally), and just for the heck of it, tried to reset the circuit breaker again. This worked; I got 3 in the green and the primary system was restored to normal. I landed west/O incident. No emergency was declared. I loaded my cargo and contacted my company with a borrowed cellular phone. I continued on back to ont and had no further incidents. I didn't consider it an incident because I was able to restore the system to normal--but since I had made a fly-by of the tower, they contacted the local FSDO and the FAA was hot on my company for my not filing a report. The company has taken some disciplinary action, but the FAA may want more; I'm still waiting to find out. I did describe the problem to our maintenance department when I got into ont and the landing gear system was checked and any repairs they may have made were completed, even before the FAA came calling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX SMT PLT FAILED TO RPT REPAIR ACFT EQUIPMENT PROBLEM BEFORE DEP OXR FOR ONT ON AN FRT FLT.
Narrative: ON A REPOS LEG FROM ONT TO OXR, I HAD TO RESET THE LNDG GEAR CTL CB ONCE ON CLBOUT. UPON APCH TO LNDG AT OXR, I EXTENDED THE GEAR AND GOT THE 2 MAINS TO LOCK. THE NOSE WAS NOT SHOWING A LOCKED INDICATION AND THE BREAKER WOULD NOT REST AT FIRST. THE TWR SUGGESTED A FLY-BY AND I CONTINUED ON DOWN FOR A LOW PASS. THEY CONFIRMED ALL 3 DOWN. I DECIDED TO CONTACT MY COMPANY ANYWAY, SO I CLBED UP AND TRIED TO CONTACT MY COMPANY DISPATCHER. WHILE I DID THIS I PUMPED THE MANUAL HANDLE ABOUT 20 TIMES (IT TAKES ABOUT 35 TIMES TO EXTEND THE GEAR NORMALLY), AND JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT, TRIED TO RESET THE CB AGAIN. THIS WORKED; I GOT 3 IN THE GREEN AND THE PRIMARY SYS WAS RESTORED TO NORMAL. I LANDED W/O INCIDENT. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. I LOADED MY CARGO AND CONTACTED MY COMPANY WITH A BORROWED CELLULAR PHONE. I CONTINUED ON BACK TO ONT AND HAD NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. I DIDN'T CONSIDER IT AN INCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE THE SYS TO NORMAL--BUT SINCE I HAD MADE A FLY-BY OF THE TWR, THEY CONTACTED THE LCL FSDO AND THE FAA WAS HOT ON MY COMPANY FOR MY NOT FILING A RPT. THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN SOME DISCIPLINARY ACTION, BUT THE FAA MAY WANT MORE; I'M STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT. I DID DESCRIBE THE PROB TO OUR MAINT DEPT WHEN I GOT INTO ONT AND THE LNDG GEAR SYS WAS CHKED AND ANY REPAIRS THEY MAY HAVE MADE WERE COMPLETED, EVEN BEFORE THE FAA CAME CALLING.
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.