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Commuter mdt made a takeoff with the nose gear steering lock in the wrong position and was unable to retract nose gear after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 194867 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199111 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abe |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9100 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 194867 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 195027 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed abe airport with the nose gear locking device (pin) still in the locked position. This type of aircraft has a mechanical locking device for the nose gear and there is no cockpit indication that it is still in the locked position. I returned to the airport (abe) had the first officer release the nose gear locking device and takeoff again and proceeded on course. The first officer is new in this type of aircraft and apparently missed the nose gear locking device on his preflight inspection. If there was a cockpit indication this problem would have never occurred. I don't recall whether the first officer made the necessary cycle (takeoff and landing) entry in the logbook. Supplemental information from acn 195027: I arrived 1 hour before my show time. Believing that the aircraft was going to be towed I pushed in the nose gear safety lock and placed it back into the towing mode. We then unfortunately proceeded to the gate by taxiing. That was the last time I had ever been outside the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER MDT MADE A TKOF WITH THE NOSE GEAR STEERING LOCK IN THE WRONG POS AND WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: DEPARTED ABE ARPT WITH THE NOSE GEAR LOCKING DEVICE (PIN) STILL IN THE LOCKED POS. THIS TYPE OF ACFT HAS A MECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICE FOR THE NOSE GEAR AND THERE IS NO COCKPIT INDICATION THAT IT IS STILL IN THE LOCKED POS. I RETURNED TO THE ARPT (ABE) HAD THE FO RELEASE THE NOSE GEAR LOCKING DEVICE AND TKOF AGAIN AND PROCEEDED ON COURSE. THE FO IS NEW IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT AND APPARENTLY MISSED THE NOSE GEAR LOCKING DEVICE ON HIS PREFLT INSPECTION. IF THERE WAS A COCKPIT INDICATION THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED. I DON'T RECALL WHETHER THE FO MADE THE NECESSARY CYCLE (TKOF AND LNDG) ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 195027: I ARRIVED 1 HR BEFORE MY SHOW TIME. BELIEVING THAT THE ACFT WAS GOING TO BE TOWED I PUSHED IN THE NOSE GEAR SAFETY LOCK AND PLACED IT BACK INTO THE TOWING MODE. WE THEN UNFORTUNATELY PROCEEDED TO THE GATE BY TAXIING. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I HAD EVER BEEN OUTSIDE THE ACFT.
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.