A westwind 1124 in initial climb at 10000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to a nose landing gear unsafe light caused by the failure to connect the apex bolt on the nose gear scissors.

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Attributes
ACN	417564
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	IAI1124/1124A/Westwind
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	417564
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff from san, captain yxyx noticed the gear in transit light illuminated and the pitot static light also illuminated. He then recycled the gear as I flew below 180 KTS. We received a positive gear down and locked on all wheels, but on retraction, we ended up with the gear in transit light still on as well as the pitot static lights. We both thought the gear pin must not have been properly placed in the scissor assembly even though we both looked at it on the ground in san diego. In-flight we decided to divert the aircraft from smo to bur because of the longer runway length, tower operation, emergency equipment and maintenance facilities. Captain yxyx notified the passenger and company. After a normal landing, while taxiing the aircraft on FBO's ramp, it became difficult to steer the aircraft, so I stopped the plane and shut down the engines. After deplaning, we noticed the gear pin was not connecting the scissor and that there was damage to the nose gear. The aircraft was then towed into the hangar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A WESTWIND 1124 IN INITIAL CLB AT 10000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A NOSE LNDG GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAUSED BY THE FAILURE TO CONNECT THE APEX BOLT ON THE NOSE GEAR SCISSORS.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM SAN, CAPT YXYX NOTICED THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PITOT STATIC LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. HE THEN RECYCLED THE GEAR AS I FLEW BELOW 180 KTS. WE RECEIVED A POSITIVE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ON ALL WHEELS, BUT ON RETRACTION, WE ENDED UP WITH THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT STILL ON AS WELL AS THE PITOT STATIC LIGHTS. WE BOTH THOUGHT THE GEAR PIN MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY PLACED IN THE SCISSOR ASSEMBLY EVEN THOUGH WE BOTH LOOKED AT IT ON THE GND IN SAN DIEGO. INFLT WE DECIDED TO DIVERT THE ACFT FROM SMO TO BUR BECAUSE OF THE LONGER RWY LENGTH, TWR OP, EMER EQUIP AND MAINT FACILITIES. CAPT YXYX NOTIFIED THE PAX AND COMPANY. AFTER A NORMAL LNDG, WHILE TAXIING THE ACFT ON FBO'S RAMP, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER THE ACFT, SO I STOPPED THE PLANE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGS. AFTER DEPLANING, WE NOTICED THE GEAR PIN WAS NOT CONNECTING THE SCISSOR AND THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACFT WAS THEN TOWED INTO THE HANGAR.

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.