Pilot of a C210F is unable to retract the gear after takeoff. He remains in the pattern to return la...

Attributes
ACN	413325
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ida
State Reference	ID
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5300 msl bound upper : 5300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ida
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 880 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	413325
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 35 ida. After starting the initial climb out, I tried to raise the gear. The handle would not move. It was stuck in the neutral position. I notified tower of a gear problem and asked to stay in the pattern for landing. We were cleared to land runway 35. The landing was normal. We taxied to our hangar and shut the airplane down. At that time the airport fire truck showed up at our hangar. The tower had notified them of our situation. We briefed the fire fighters and then returned to the airplane. We performed a cockpit preflight inspection and found that the gear handle was operating normally. We started the plane and proceeded with our original flight. The gear worked properly from that point on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C210F IS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR AFTER TKOF. HE REMAINS IN THE PATTERN TO RETURN LAND.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 35 IDA. AFTER STARTING THE INITIAL CLBOUT, I TRIED TO RAISE THE GEAR. THE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POS. I NOTIFIED TWR OF A GEAR PROB AND ASKED TO STAY IN THE PATTERN FOR LNDG. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 35. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL. WE TAXIED TO OUR HANGAR AND SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN. AT THAT TIME THE ARPT FIRE TRUCK SHOWED UP AT OUR HANGAR. THE TWR HAD NOTIFIED THEM OF OUR SIT. WE BRIEFED THE FIRE FIGHTERS AND THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRPLANE. WE PERFORMED A COCKPIT PREFLT INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WE STARTED THE PLANE AND PROCEEDED WITH OUR ORIGINAL FLT. THE GEAR WORKED PROPERLY FROM THAT POINT ON.

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.

Pilot of a C210F is unable to retract the gear after takeoff. He remains in the pattern to return land.