A lear 45 flight crew diverts to ind when their right main landing gear refuses to retract after being damaged by ground incident on a prior takeoff attempt from mdw, il.

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Attributes
ACN	537819
Time
Date	200202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Learjet 45
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	537819
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear/door warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After a low speed aborted takeoff, we returned to the FBO where we had boarded the airplane. Both pilots discussed the abort and agreed that no runway lights or anything else had been struck. The airplane was inspected by the PNF and no evidence of damage was found. Both pilots were confident the airplane was safe for flight and the airplane returned to the same runway for departure. After takeoff when the landing gear was selected up, the right main gear door light remained illuminated. The landing gear was cycled down then up with the same results. After consulting company via air phone, ATC was informed we would be diverting to indianapolis. No emergency was declared. During approach to ind, all gear down indications were normal and a normal landing was completed. Postflt inspection revealed damage to the right main gear door. Contributing factors to the cause might include: 1) not wanting to admit a possible mistake. 2) the desire to complete the flight. The best solution to avoid such a situation would have been to have a qualified mechanic make a decision concerning the condition of the airplane. With any doubt have a mechanic make an inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LEAR 45 FLC DIVERTS TO IND WHEN THEIR R MAIN LNDG GEAR REFUSES TO RETRACT AFTER BEING DAMAGED BY GND INCIDENT ON A PRIOR TKOF ATTEMPT FROM MDW, IL.

Narrative: AFTER A LOW SPD ABORTED TKOF, WE RETURNED TO THE FBO WHERE WE HAD BOARDED THE AIRPLANE. BOTH PLTS DISCUSSED THE ABORT AND AGREED THAT NO RWY LIGHTS OR ANYTHING ELSE HAD BEEN STRUCK. THE AIRPLANE WAS INSPECTED BY THE PNF AND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND. BOTH PLTS WERE CONFIDENT THE AIRPLANE WAS SAFE FOR FLT AND THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO THE SAME RWY FOR DEP. AFTER TKOF WHEN THE LNDG GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THE R MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE LNDG GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN THEN UP WITH THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER CONSULTING COMPANY VIA AIR PHONE, ATC WAS INFORMED WE WOULD BE DIVERTING TO INDIANAPOLIS. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. DURING APCH TO IND, ALL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS COMPLETED. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE R MAIN GEAR DOOR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE CAUSE MIGHT INCLUDE: 1) NOT WANTING TO ADMIT A POSSIBLE MISTAKE. 2) THE DESIRE TO COMPLETE THE FLT. THE BEST SOLUTION TO AVOID SUCH A SIT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO HAVE A QUALIFIED MECH MAKE A DECISION CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE. WITH ANY DOUBT HAVE A MECH MAKE AN INSPECTION.

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.