Corp flight crew unable to retract gear. Discover emergency gear handle pulled out.

Attributes
ACN	193881
Time
Date	199111
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jln
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jln
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	193881
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed the airport selected gear up. The gear did not come up. Upon execution of the emergency checklist, we discovered the emergency landing gear handle was pulled out, we pushed handle in and the landing gear operated normally. The copilot missed this item on prestart checklist and I didn't notice it was not pushed in. Normally this handle is always pushed in, however, we had maintenance performed the evening before the flight and the mechanic failed to reset the emergency landing gear handle. Due to the position of the handle I could not see it from my crew station because my knee shields it from view. 3 people missed this, however, I strongly feel that the copilot should have caught this by using good checklist procedures. We are implementing procedures, both flight and maintenance, that hopefully will stop events like this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP FLC UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR. DISCOVER EMER GEAR HANDLE PULLED OUT.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED THE ARPT SELECTED GEAR UP. THE GEAR DID NOT COME UP. UPON EXECUTION OF THE EMER CHKLIST, WE DISCOVERED THE EMER LNDG GEAR HANDLE WAS PULLED OUT, WE PUSHED HANDLE IN AND THE LNDG GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. THE COPLT MISSED THIS ITEM ON PRESTART CHKLIST AND I DIDN'T NOTICE IT WAS NOT PUSHED IN. NORMALLY THIS HANDLE IS ALWAYS PUSHED IN, HOWEVER, WE HAD MAINT PERFORMED THE EVENING BEFORE THE FLT AND THE MECH FAILED TO RESET THE EMER LNDG GEAR HANDLE. DUE TO THE POS OF THE HANDLE I COULD NOT SEE IT FROM MY CREW STATION BECAUSE MY KNEE SHIELDS IT FROM VIEW. 3 PEOPLE MISSED THIS, HOWEVER, I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE COPLT SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS BY USING GOOD CHKLIST PROCS. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING PROCS, BOTH FLT AND MAINT, THAT HOPEFULLY WILL STOP EVENTS LIKE THIS.

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.