Narrative:

On takeoff from 2v2 in IMC conditions I noticed that the landing gear doors did not close. I lowered the gear and waited until I was out of IMC. I then cycled the gear again and the doors still did not close. I then informed ATC that I could not make 150 KTS since I had to leave the gear down. Upon landing at ama I was notified by approach that ATC had notified them that I had gear problems. I said that I just had them down and that they were down and locked. Upon landing, I was met by emergency equipment. The fire chief said it was just a precaution. I checked and all of the mechanics were gone. I called cessna pilots association and got the name of an a&P at addison airport. I then flew to addison with the gear down. Several days later I got a call from a flight safety official from the lubbock FSDO. He wanted to know why I flew an airplane with a problem. I explained the situation and he said that it was ok and that it was a grey area as to whether or not I needed a ferry permit. He said that he was going to close the case. I talked to an aviation legal advisor who said that he may still issue a violation. I then got a ferry permit from the mechanic at ads since he could not fix it and returned to zvz. I do not believe that the flight safety was even in doubt since a C210 with its gear down is the same as a C206. It does fly well with the gear down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 PLT DISCOVERS THAT THE LNDG GEAR DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN THE GEAR IS BROUGHT UP.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM 2V2 IN IMC CONDITIONS I NOTICED THAT THE LNDG GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. I LOWERED THE GEAR AND WAITED UNTIL I WAS OUT OF IMC. I THEN CYCLED THE GEAR AGAIN AND THE DOORS STILL DID NOT CLOSE. I THEN INFORMED ATC THAT I COULD NOT MAKE 150 KTS SINCE I HAD TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN. UPON LNDG AT AMA I WAS NOTIFIED BY APCH THAT ATC HAD NOTIFIED THEM THAT I HAD GEAR PROBS. I SAID THAT I JUST HAD THEM DOWN AND THAT THEY WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON LNDG, I WAS MET BY EMER EQUIP. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID IT WAS JUST A PRECAUTION. I CHKED AND ALL OF THE MECHS WERE GONE. I CALLED CESSNA PLTS ASSOCIATION AND GOT THE NAME OF AN A&P AT ADDISON ARPT. I THEN FLEW TO ADDISON WITH THE GEAR DOWN. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM A FLT SAFETY OFFICIAL FROM THE LUBBOCK FSDO. HE WANTED TO KNOW WHY I FLEW AN AIRPLANE WITH A PROB. I EXPLAINED THE SIT AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS OK AND THAT IT WAS A GREY AREA AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I NEEDED A FERRY PERMIT. HE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO CLOSE THE CASE. I TALKED TO AN AVIATION LEGAL ADVISOR WHO SAID THAT HE MAY STILL ISSUE A VIOLATION. I THEN GOT A FERRY PERMIT FROM THE MECH AT ADS SINCE HE COULD NOT FIX IT AND RETURNED TO ZVZ. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FLT SAFETY WAS EVEN IN DOUBT SINCE A C210 WITH ITS GEAR DOWN IS THE SAME AS A C206. IT DOES FLY WELL WITH THE GEAR DOWN.

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.