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T6 pilot was unable to retrace the landing gear. When he attempted to extend the gear, it would not extend, diverting to another class G airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603144 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : xs14.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Texan T6 Harvard |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 603144 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After departing XS14 airport, the landing gear would not retract. The landing gear only retracted half way up. I tried to lower the gear and it would not extend. I returned back to XS14 airport and made 4 low passes down the runway so the people at the airport could see that I had an emergency gear problem. After 2 emergency letdown procedure attempts, I had to pull some 4 G's on the aircraft to get the gear to lower. After this, the gear lowered and locked into place. I flew the aircraft to IF7 airport. XS14 airport does not have landing lights, and is a grass runway. After careful review of the aircraft gear system, I found some adell hose clamps had broke and hung the gear up in the gear well. The XS14 airport grass was all in the gear well. I think some of the grass could have caused the gear not to fully retract. The grass on the runway needed to be cut.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: T6 PLT WAS UNABLE TO RETRACE THE LNDG GEAR. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR, IT WOULD NOT EXTEND, DIVERTING TO ANOTHER CLASS G ARPT.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING XS14 ARPT, THE LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE LNDG GEAR ONLY RETRACTED HALF WAY UP. I TRIED TO LOWER THE GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT EXTEND. I RETURNED BACK TO XS14 ARPT AND MADE 4 LOW PASSES DOWN THE RWY SO THE PEOPLE AT THE ARPT COULD SEE THAT I HAD AN EMER GEAR PROB. AFTER 2 EMER LETDOWN PROC ATTEMPTS, I HAD TO PULL SOME 4 G'S ON THE ACFT TO GET THE GEAR TO LOWER. AFTER THIS, THE GEAR LOWERED AND LOCKED INTO PLACE. I FLEW THE ACFT TO IF7 ARPT. XS14 ARPT DOES NOT HAVE LNDG LIGHTS, AND IS A GRASS RWY. AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW OF THE ACFT GEAR SYS, I FOUND SOME ADELL HOSE CLAMPS HAD BROKE AND HUNG THE GEAR UP IN THE GEAR WELL. THE XS14 ARPT GRASS WAS ALL IN THE GEAR WELL. I THINK SOME OF THE GRASS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE GEAR NOT TO FULLY RETRACT. THE GRASS ON THE RWY NEEDED TO BE CUT.
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.