Small aircraft unable retract gear after takeoff. After trouble shooting the problem, returns.

Attributes
ACN	202520
Time
Date	199202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : prc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	202520
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Today I had a problem with my landing gear on takeoff. It failed to retract, in fact it didn't even leave the down and locked position. We tried cycling the handle a few times but no response. We checked circuit breakers, electrical busses, etc. All to no avail. After we determined that the gear was down and locked we called the tower and returned for landing. The tower rolled the fire trucks and we received priority landing. The landing was uneventful. What I found so interesting about this situation was how closely the events mirrored the air carrier crash in the florida everglades. My student was flying and I began working on the problem and then so did he. After a while I realized that no one was really flying the plan and I told my student to fly the plane and I would work on the problem. As I was working on the problem I noticed him trying to become involved in the troubleshooting again and I had to order him to keep his eyes outside the cockpit and fly the plane. Thank god we broke the chain or the situation could have turned into something worse such as unexpected contact with terrain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA UNABLE RETRACT GEAR AFTER TKOF. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM, RETURNS.

Narrative: TODAY I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY LNDG GEAR ON TKOF. IT FAILED TO RETRACT, IN FACT IT DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE THE DOWN AND LOCKED POS. WE TRIED CYCLING THE HANDLE A FEW TIMES BUT NO RESPONSE. WE CHKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL BUSSES, ETC. ALL TO NO AVAIL. AFTER WE DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WE CALLED THE TWR AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. THE TWR ROLLED THE FIRE TRUCKS AND WE RECEIVED PRIORITY LNDG. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. WHAT I FOUND SO INTERESTING ABOUT THIS SITUATION WAS HOW CLOSELY THE EVENTS MIRRORED THE ACR CRASH IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES. MY STUDENT WAS FLYING AND I BEGAN WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THEN SO DID HE. AFTER A WHILE I REALIZED THAT NO ONE WAS REALLY FLYING THE PLAN AND I TOLD MY STUDENT TO FLY THE PLANE AND I WOULD WORK ON THE PROBLEM. AS I WAS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM I NOTICED HIM TRYING TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE TROUBLESHOOTING AGAIN AND I HAD TO ORDER HIM TO KEEP HIS EYES OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT AND FLY THE PLANE. THANK GOD WE BROKE THE CHAIN OR THE SITUATION COULD HAVE TURNED INTO SOMETHING WORSE SUCH AS UNEXPECTED CONTACT WITH TERRAIN.

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.