A piper seneca on climb out at 2000 ft had landing gear failure. Main gear not fully retracted and n...

Attributes
ACN	592543
Time
Date	200308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7.5 flight time total : 725 flight time type : 141
ASRS Report	592543
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

First flight after annual inspection. On climb-out, noticed reduced performance, and 'down' nosewheel in mirror. Lights out on panel indicating that gear had been raised. Contacted ZZZ tower. Overflew tower to confirm (I had recycled gear-no greens-and gear pump control circuit breaker had popped) nose gear down, main gear not down. Executed emergency gear down procedure. Fly over tower confirmed all gear down. No gear lights. Recycle of circuit breaker was not successful. With excellent help from tower set up for possible gear up landing-touch down successful, gear was locked down. Still no green lights, circuit breaker still popped. Subsequent inspection revealed bare wires in gear well that touched when gear was coming up-shorted the electrical circuit for gear lights and actuators, according to mechanic. I knew the gear had been fully checked for emergency operation, and I was reasonably confident gear was down and locked. There are 2 circuit breaker's for the gear control pump-one for electrical and one for pump. Pump was ok, electrical was popped. When opening door on final, was startled by the effect on control of aircraft-had not experienced that before, even with occasional experience with 'open' door on takeoff or cruise. Landed gently and under control. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the airplane was just out of an annual inspection where the landing gear was operated to check the work done on the emergency extension. The reporter said the nose gear control and indication wiring located on the nose gear had two wires with insulation rubbed off. The reporter stated during the nose gear retraction the wires shorted and tripped the circuit breaker for the actuators and position indication. The reporter said the technician who found the wiring fault did not indicate this to be a frequent fault on this type airplane. The reporter stated an emergency was declared and on landing emergency equipment was standing on the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER SENECA ON CLB OUT AT 2000 FT HAD LNDG GEAR FAILURE. MAIN GEAR NOT FULLY RETRACTED AND NOSE GEAR DOWN WITH NO POSITION INDICATION. CAUSED BY BARE CTL WIRING ON NOSE GEAR.

Narrative: FIRST FLT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION. ON CLB-OUT, NOTICED REDUCED PERFORMANCE, AND 'DOWN' NOSEWHEEL IN MIRROR. LIGHTS OUT ON PANEL INDICATING THAT GEAR HAD BEEN RAISED. CONTACTED ZZZ TWR. OVERFLEW TWR TO CONFIRM (I HAD RECYCLED GEAR-NO GREENS-AND GEAR PUMP CTL CB HAD POPPED) NOSE GEAR DOWN, MAIN GEAR NOT DOWN. EXECUTED EMER GEAR DOWN PROCEDURE. FLY OVER TWR CONFIRMED ALL GEAR DOWN. NO GEAR LIGHTS. RECYCLE OF CB WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. WITH EXCELLENT HELP FROM TWR SET UP FOR POSSIBLE GEAR UP LNDG-TOUCH DOWN SUCCESSFUL, GEAR WAS LOCKED DOWN. STILL NO GREEN LIGHTS, CB STILL POPPED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED BARE WIRES IN GEAR WELL THAT TOUCHED WHEN GEAR WAS COMING UP-SHORTED THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR GEAR LIGHTS AND ACTUATORS, ACCORDING TO MECH. I KNEW THE GEAR HAD BEEN FULLY CHECKED FOR EMER OPERATION, AND I WAS REASONABLY CONFIDENT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THERE ARE 2 CB'S FOR THE GEAR CTL PUMP-ONE FOR ELECTRICAL AND ONE FOR PUMP. PUMP WAS OK, ELECTRICAL WAS POPPED. WHEN OPENING DOOR ON FINAL, WAS STARTLED BY THE EFFECT ON CTL OF ACFT-HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THAT BEFORE, EVEN WITH OCCASIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH 'OPEN' DOOR ON TKOF OR CRUISE. LANDED GENTLY AND UNDER CTL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS JUST OUT OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WHERE THE LNDG GEAR WAS OPERATED TO CHECK THE WORK DONE ON THE EMER EXTENSION. THE RPTR SAID THE NOSE GEAR CTL AND INDICATION WIRING LOCATED ON THE NOSE GEAR HAD TWO WIRES WITH INSULATION RUBBED OFF. THE RPTR STATED DURING THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION THE WIRES SHORTED AND TRIPPED THE CB FOR THE ACTUATORS AND POSITION INDICATION. THE RPTR SAID THE TECHNICIAN WHO FOUND THE WIRING FAULT DID NOT INDICATE THIS TO BE A FREQUENT FAULT ON THIS TYPE AIRPLANE. THE RPTR STATED AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND ON LNDG EMER EQUIP WAS STANDING ON THE TXWY.

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.

A piper seneca on climb out at 2000 ft had landing gear failure. Main gear not fully retracted and nose gear down with no position indication. Caused by bare control wiring on nose gear.