Flight crew of SF30 departs with main gear pins still in place. Upon gear retraction the indications...

Attributes
ACN	382835
Time
Date	199710
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw tower : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	382835
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	372830
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Shortly after runway 36R takeoff from dfw we noticed both main gear were not coming up with proper green light extinguishment. The nose wheel only came up. The main gear normal retraction sequence had been interrupted by the presence of 2 gear pins which I should have noticed on my preflight were still in place. The proper QRH was consulted and the procedures followed, which incorporated recycling the gear handle back down. This solved the problem, and we returned for a normal runway 36L landing at dfw. After shutting down both engines, a mechanic and I found both gear pins to be still in place on the main landing gear (1 each strut). Consistently vigilant preflts are a necessity and will be utilized at all times in the future. Supplemental information from acn 382830: flight was scheduled to depart for abi from dfw and was delayed because the aircraft was coming from the maintenance hangar. Having a little time on hand, I went to see the chief pilot about papers I 'had' to sign and notarize by oct/xx/97, or 'as per company e-mail' pay would be withheld! (Note: no pressure here!) I was told about the papers for the first time by e-mail at the start of a 4 day trip ending oct/xx/97, having 7 hours 36 mins of flight time and over 11 hour duty day. I was talking to the chief pilot about forms to sign and very, very concerned about the ramifications. I arrived in the crew lounge and saw the first officer just leaving for the aircraft. I pulled the release and headed for the aircraft. We both followed our flow checks and read very carefully 2 open MEL items. After takeoff, gear handle was placed up. We first noted a vibration from gear then noted 2 green on mains, transit light on, nosewheel light off. After finally completing the round trip, the word was out -- mechanics came back and wrote up gear pins found on mains and add brand new flags.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF SF30 DEPARTS WITH MAIN GEAR PINS STILL IN PLACE. UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE INDICATIONS TELL THEM THE PROB AND THEY RETURN. ACFT HAD JUST COME FROM MAINT HANGAR.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER RWY 36R TKOF FROM DFW WE NOTICED BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE NOT COMING UP WITH PROPER GREEN LIGHT EXTINGUISHMENT. THE NOSE WHEEL ONLY CAME UP. THE MAIN GEAR NORMAL RETRACTION SEQUENCE HAD BEEN INTERRUPTED BY THE PRESENCE OF 2 GEAR PINS WHICH I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED ON MY PREFLT WERE STILL IN PLACE. THE PROPER QRH WAS CONSULTED AND THE PROCS FOLLOWED, WHICH INCORPORATED RECYCLING THE GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN. THIS SOLVED THE PROB, AND WE RETURNED FOR A NORMAL RWY 36L LNDG AT DFW. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN BOTH ENGS, A MECH AND I FOUND BOTH GEAR PINS TO BE STILL IN PLACE ON THE MAIN LNDG GEAR (1 EACH STRUT). CONSISTENTLY VIGILANT PREFLTS ARE A NECESSITY AND WILL BE UTILIZED AT ALL TIMES IN THE FUTURE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 382830: FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART FOR ABI FROM DFW AND WAS DELAYED BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS COMING FROM THE MAINT HANGAR. HAVING A LITTLE TIME ON HAND, I WENT TO SEE THE CHIEF PLT ABOUT PAPERS I 'HAD' TO SIGN AND NOTARIZE BY OCT/XX/97, OR 'AS PER COMPANY E-MAIL' PAY WOULD BE WITHHELD! (NOTE: NO PRESSURE HERE!) I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE PAPERS FOR THE FIRST TIME BY E-MAIL AT THE START OF A 4 DAY TRIP ENDING OCT/XX/97, HAVING 7 HRS 36 MINS OF FLT TIME AND OVER 11 HR DUTY DAY. I WAS TALKING TO THE CHIEF PLT ABOUT FORMS TO SIGN AND VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS. I ARRIVED IN THE CREW LOUNGE AND SAW THE FO JUST LEAVING FOR THE ACFT. I PULLED THE RELEASE AND HEADED FOR THE ACFT. WE BOTH FOLLOWED OUR FLOW CHKS AND READ VERY CAREFULLY 2 OPEN MEL ITEMS. AFTER TKOF, GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED UP. WE FIRST NOTED A VIBRATION FROM GEAR THEN NOTED 2 GREEN ON MAINS, TRANSIT LIGHT ON, NOSEWHEEL LIGHT OFF. AFTER FINALLY COMPLETING THE ROUND TRIP, THE WORD WAS OUT -- MECHS CAME BACK AND WROTE UP GEAR PINS FOUND ON MAINS AND ADD BRAND NEW FLAGS.

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.

Flight crew of SF30 departs with main gear pins still in place. Upon gear retraction the indications tell them the problem and they return. Aircraft had just come from maintenance hangar.