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A commercial fixed wing aircraft returned to the field due to the nose landing gear doors were not closed when aircraft dispatched.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369651 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 369651 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Nose gear doors were left down for pilot's preflight inspection 'walkaround' by myself. Upon pilot's arrival, I was called in to our office in regards to aircraft maintenance status. During the time in the office the aircraft taxied out and took off. Immediately after takeoff, the pilots felt a vibration in the nose area and returned. Upon landing I discovered the nose gear doors were still down. I closed the doors, the pilots reported the incident and they took off incurring no problems. The problem arose at the time I lowered the nose gear doors out of courtesy for the pilots so they can perform a thorough walkaround. I was accustomed to doing this in the military. Military pilots closed the doors when finished looking in the nose area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING ACFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO THE NOSE LNDG GEAR DOORS WERE NOT CLOSED WHEN ACFT DISPATCHED.
Narrative: NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE LEFT DOWN FOR PLT'S PREFLT INSPECTION 'WALKAROUND' BY MYSELF. UPON PLT'S ARR, I WAS CALLED IN TO OUR OFFICE IN REGARDS TO ACFT MAINT STATUS. DURING THE TIME IN THE OFFICE THE ACFT TAXIED OUT AND TOOK OFF. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, THE PLTS FELT A VIBRATION IN THE NOSE AREA AND RETURNED. UPON LNDG I DISCOVERED THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE STILL DOWN. I CLOSED THE DOORS, THE PLTS RPTED THE INCIDENT AND THEY TOOK OFF INCURRING NO PROBS. THE PROB AROSE AT THE TIME I LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR DOORS OUT OF COURTESY FOR THE PLTS SO THEY CAN PERFORM A THOROUGH WALKAROUND. I WAS ACCUSTOMED TO DOING THIS IN THE MIL. MIL PLTS CLOSED THE DOORS WHEN FINISHED LOOKING IN THE NOSE AREA.
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.