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Beech 90 captain reported landing with the gear retracted after observing fuel streaming from the left wing shortly after becoming airborne.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1512361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Tank Cap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 10563 Flight Crew Type 2769 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
The morning of; I did my preflight and risk assessment; made my crew list; and checked in on our (company software) and did our crew briefing when the crew arrived and were set for the shift. We were paged for a flight; to reposition from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2; and then [fly] from ZZZ2 to ZZZ3. We accepted the flight; gathered our bags and all 3 crew; including me did our walk around; around the plane not noticing anything unusual.[we] called our communications center with our departure; and tower for clearance to taxi. We did our run up; and tower cleared us for takeoff runway xx full length; [approximately 7;300 feet]. We rotated at 97 knots. Once we had positive rate; put gear up. Almost immediately; I noticed fuel coming out of the left wing tank. With plenty of runway left I opted to land on the remaining runway. I advised tower of our situation and was given an acknowledgment. Completely forgetting that in the few seconds of flight that I had raised the gear. We skidded to a stop on the remaining portion of the runway; with no harm to me or to the crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Beech 90 Captain reported landing with the gear retracted after observing fuel streaming from the left wing shortly after becoming airborne.
Narrative: The morning of; I did my preflight and risk assessment; made my crew list; and checked in on our (company software) and did our crew briefing when the crew arrived and were set for the shift. We were paged for a flight; to reposition from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2; and then [fly] from ZZZ2 to ZZZ3. We accepted the flight; gathered our bags and all 3 crew; including me did our walk around; around the plane not noticing anything unusual.[We] called our communications center with our departure; and Tower for clearance to taxi. We did our run up; and Tower cleared us for takeoff Runway XX full length; [approximately 7;300 feet]. We rotated at 97 knots. Once we had positive rate; put gear up. Almost immediately; I noticed fuel coming out of the left wing tank. With plenty of runway left I opted to land on the remaining runway. I advised Tower of our situation and was given an acknowledgment. Completely forgetting that in the few seconds of flight that I had raised the gear. We skidded to a stop on the remaining portion of the runway; with no harm to me or to the crew.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.