Distractions on taxi out and takeoff result in DHC8 flight crew failure to retract landing gear in a...

Attributes
ACN	804334
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ida.airport
State Reference	ID
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ida.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	804334
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : vsi other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were cleared to back-taxi for runway 17. During the back-taxi; we were cleared for takeoff runway 17 'after 180.' we had not heard the hold short readback; we queried the controller and was told the other aircraft was holding short; and reprimanded the other pilot for not reading back. This departure was from a minimum width runway; with flaps 15 degrees. We were issued an amended altitude and responded prior to commencing the roll. We commenced the roll and were distraction with how little runway was left upon rotation. Positive rate call was missed; gear up call was missed. Reached acceleration ht and turned on course; the climb out was commenced and we noticed a degraded climb. At about that point we noticed the gear was down; and corrected the problem. We were at 155 indicated and did not exceed any limitations. The 'nonstandard operations;' ie; unusual flap setting; short runway; amended altitude after takeoff clearance; compressed the workload to the point that the calls were not made when they should have. We would have caught this in the after takeoff checklist when we ran it; but discovered it before.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISTRACTIONS ON TAXI OUT AND TKOF RESULT IN DHC8 FLT CREW FAILURE TO RETRACT LNDG GEAR IN A TIMELY FASHION.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO BACK-TAXI FOR RWY 17. DURING THE BACK-TAXI; WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 17 'AFTER 180.' WE HAD NOT HEARD THE HOLD SHORT READBACK; WE QUERIED THE CTLR AND WAS TOLD THE OTHER ACFT WAS HOLDING SHORT; AND REPRIMANDED THE OTHER PLT FOR NOT READING BACK. THIS DEP WAS FROM A MINIMUM WIDTH RWY; WITH FLAPS 15 DEGS. WE WERE ISSUED AN AMENDED ALT AND RESPONDED PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE ROLL. WE COMMENCED THE ROLL AND WERE DISTR WITH HOW LITTLE RWY WAS LEFT UPON ROTATION. POSITIVE RATE CALL WAS MISSED; GEAR UP CALL WAS MISSED. REACHED ACCELERATION HT AND TURNED ON COURSE; THE CLBOUT WAS COMMENCED AND WE NOTICED A DEGRADED CLB. AT ABOUT THAT POINT WE NOTICED THE GEAR WAS DOWN; AND CORRECTED THE PROB. WE WERE AT 155 INDICATED AND DID NOT EXCEED ANY LIMITATIONS. THE 'NONSTANDARD OPS;' IE; UNUSUAL FLAP SETTING; SHORT RWY; AMENDED ALT AFTER TKOF CLRNC; COMPRESSED THE WORKLOAD TO THE POINT THAT THE CALLS WERE NOT MADE WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. WE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS IN THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST WHEN WE RAN IT; BUT DISCOVERED IT BEFORE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

Distractions on taxi out and takeoff result in DHC8 flight crew failure to retract landing gear in a timely fashion.