After takeoff at bos gear would not retract on small transport commuter. Continued to mht where maintenance could be performed and a swap aircraft would be waiting for passenger going to pwm.

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Attributes
ACN	197007
Time
Date	199112
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos airport : mht
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	197007
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I departed bos. Flight was 1 hour late, during after takeoff check I noticed the gear had not gone up. My first officer and I went through the checklist to see if we could get the gear up. We were being vectored at this time. We could not get the gear to come up. By this time we're on course. I felt this was not an emergency situation so I diverted to mht airport where my company said they would have another plane waiting. We landed at mgt and put the passengers on the new plane and went on to pwm. I feel I used poor judgement in diverting instead of landing back at bos. Part of what may have contributed to this decision was being tired, being late, boston airport being busy and my wanting to get passengers to their destination. I thought I was making a good decision at the time but in retrospect I can see I used poor judgement and may have violated FARS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER TKOF AT BOS GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON SMT COMMUTER. CONTINUED TO MHT WHERE MAINT COULD BE PERFORMED AND A SWAP ACFT WOULD BE WAITING FOR PAX GOING TO PWM.

Narrative: I DEPARTED BOS. FLT WAS 1 HR LATE, DURING AFTER TKOF CHK I NOTICED THE GEAR HAD NOT GONE UP. MY FO AND I WENT THROUGH THE CHKLIST TO SEE IF WE COULD GET THE GEAR UP. WE WERE BEING VECTORED AT THIS TIME. WE COULD NOT GET THE GEAR TO COME UP. BY THIS TIME WE'RE ON COURSE. I FELT THIS WAS NOT AN EMER SITUATION SO I DIVERTED TO MHT ARPT WHERE MY COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE ANOTHER PLANE WAITING. WE LANDED AT MGT AND PUT THE PAXS ON THE NEW PLANE AND WENT ON TO PWM. I FEEL I USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN DIVERTING INSTEAD OF LNDG BACK AT BOS. PART OF WHAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DECISION WAS BEING TIRED, BEING LATE, BOSTON ARPT BEING BUSY AND MY WANTING TO GET PAXS TO THEIR DEST. I THOUGHT I WAS MAKING A GOOD DECISION AT THE TIME BUT IN RETROSPECT I CAN SEE I USED POOR JUDGEMENT AND MAY HAVE VIOLATED FARS.

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.