Narrative:

On dec/sat/02, I was bringing a brasov iar 823 from montreal (duvall) to portland, me. On takeoff, the montreal tower directed me to 180 degrees magnetic, climb and maintain 2000 ft, remain VFR. The base of the clouds was approximately 3600 ft AGL. On liftoff, I raised the gear and immediately experienced the severe yaw to the right. In checking the needle/ball, it was clear that the ball was far to the right. The plane was slightly unstable, so I accelerated to approximately 110 KTS. Although initially suspecting a problem with the fixed rudder trim, I was soon able to determine that the problem was that the right main landing gear had not completely risen. I leveled the plane at about 1500 ft and began to cycle the landing gear in order to determine if it could be fixed in the air. The strong yaw to the right was making the aircraft slightly difficult to control. The right main gear would not come up regardless of what tactics I tried. I believe I deviated from the assigned heading and altitude while trying to remedy the gear problem. At this time, the aircraft was approximately 15-20 mi from montreal and close to the united states border. I decided to lower the landing gear and fly the plane with the landing gear extended, maintaining the 110 KIAS. At this time, franklin county airport was closer than to return to montreal. I made a decision to fly to franklin county because it was closer. I informed montreal departure control that I was having a landing gear emergency and requested permission to go directly to franklin county. Montreal departure required me to stay on their frequency until approaching the canadian border, which I did. Communication with montreal departure control indicated they would advise portland customs that I would be landing at franklin county, vt. Shortly thereafter, montreal departure control advised me that burlington customs had been notified and would meet us at franklin county. I requested montreal to close out our flight plan and they indicated that they would. On arrival in franklin county, we were met by burlington customs, inspected, and cleared. Later, we were picked up by friends to return to portland, me, and learned that the flight plan had not been closed as we believed. We advised ZBW of the incident and they advised us that they would close the flight plan.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAD TRACK AND ALTDEV WHILE TRYING TO CTL THE ACFT WHEN THE R MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT.

Narrative: ON DEC/SAT/02, I WAS BRINGING A BRASOV IAR 823 FROM MONTREAL (DUVALL) TO PORTLAND, ME. ON TKOF, THE MONTREAL TWR DIRECTED ME TO 180 DEGS MAGNETIC, CLB AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT, REMAIN VFR. THE BASE OF THE CLOUDS WAS APPROX 3600 FT AGL. ON LIFTOFF, I RAISED THE GEAR AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED THE SEVERE YAW TO THE R. IN CHKING THE NEEDLE/BALL, IT WAS CLR THAT THE BALL WAS FAR TO THE R. THE PLANE WAS SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE, SO I ACCELERATED TO APPROX 110 KTS. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY SUSPECTING A PROB WITH THE FIXED RUDDER TRIM, I WAS SOON ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROB WAS THAT THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR HAD NOT COMPLETELY RISEN. I LEVELED THE PLANE AT ABOUT 1500 FT AND BEGAN TO CYCLE THE LNDG GEAR IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF IT COULD BE FIXED IN THE AIR. THE STRONG YAW TO THE R WAS MAKING THE ACFT SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT TO CTL. THE R MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP REGARDLESS OF WHAT TACTICS I TRIED. I BELIEVE I DEVIATED FROM THE ASSIGNED HDG AND ALT WHILE TRYING TO REMEDY THE GEAR PROB. AT THIS TIME, THE ACFT WAS APPROX 15-20 MI FROM MONTREAL AND CLOSE TO THE UNITED STATES BORDER. I DECIDED TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR AND FLY THE PLANE WITH THE LNDG GEAR EXTENDED, MAINTAINING THE 110 KIAS. AT THIS TIME, FRANKLIN COUNTY ARPT WAS CLOSER THAN TO RETURN TO MONTREAL. I MADE A DECISION TO FLY TO FRANKLIN COUNTY BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSER. I INFORMED MONTREAL DEP CTL THAT I WAS HAVING A LNDG GEAR EMER AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO GO DIRECTLY TO FRANKLIN COUNTY. MONTREAL DEP REQUIRED ME TO STAY ON THEIR FREQ UNTIL APCHING THE CANADIAN BORDER, WHICH I DID. COM WITH MONTREAL DEP CTL INDICATED THEY WOULD ADVISE PORTLAND CUSTOMS THAT I WOULD BE LNDG AT FRANKLIN COUNTY, VT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MONTREAL DEP CTL ADVISED ME THAT BURLINGTON CUSTOMS HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND WOULD MEET US AT FRANKLIN COUNTY. I REQUESTED MONTREAL TO CLOSE OUT OUR FLT PLAN AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD. ON ARR IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, WE WERE MET BY BURLINGTON CUSTOMS, INSPECTED, AND CLRED. LATER, WE WERE PICKED UP BY FRIENDS TO RETURN TO PORTLAND, ME, AND LEARNED THAT THE FLT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED AS WE BELIEVED. WE ADVISED ZBW OF THE INCIDENT AND THEY ADVISED US THAT THEY WOULD CLOSE THE FLT PLAN.

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.