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Flight crew of a cpr gulfstream return land after being unable to retract the landing gear. It was learned after landing that the gear pin for ground towing had been left installed. The crew were not informed of the FBO policy to place the gear pins in all gulfstream after parking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416721 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : teb tower : teb |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 20000 |
| ASRS Report | 416721 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 416722 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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:
The linemen at the FBO at teb, after telling the crew that they would not be moving the aircraft during its planned 4-5 hour stay on their ramp, subsequently pinned the landing gear (at night) without telling the crew, which resulted in an aborted night departure and unscheduled return for landing because the landing gear could not be retracted after takeoff. When questioned, the FBO said it was their policy to pin the landing gear on all gulfstream aircraft, regardless of whether or not the aircraft would be towed. The crew was unaware of this policy and not made aware of it until after the incident occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A CPR GULFSTREAM RETURN LAND AFTER BEING UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LNDG GEAR. IT WAS LEARNED AFTER LNDG THAT THE GEAR PIN FOR GND TOWING HAD BEEN LEFT INSTALLED. THE CREW WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FBO POLICY TO PLACE THE GEAR PINS IN ALL GULFSTREAM AFTER PARKING.
Narrative: THE LINEMEN AT THE FBO AT TEB, AFTER TELLING THE CREW THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE MOVING THE ACFT DURING ITS PLANNED 4-5 HR STAY ON THEIR RAMP, SUBSEQUENTLY PINNED THE LNDG GEAR (AT NIGHT) WITHOUT TELLING THE CREW, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ABORTED NIGHT DEP AND UNSCHEDULED RETURN FOR LNDG BECAUSE THE LNDG GEAR COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AFTER TKOF. WHEN QUESTIONED, THE FBO SAID IT WAS THEIR POLICY TO PIN THE LNDG GEAR ON ALL GULFSTREAM ACFT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE ACFT WOULD BE TOWED. THE CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THIS POLICY AND NOT MADE AWARE OF IT UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.
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.