Unable to raise gear handle after takeoff. Continued to destination.

Attributes
ACN	80834
Time
Date	198801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1230 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tracon : cak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 12800
ASRS Report	80834
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff I was unable to move the landing gear handle on the mdt from the extend to the retract position. I assumed the PF flying duties and the first officer referenced both our company qrf (quick reference manual) and mdt pilot handbook for a procedure to follow. He could find none. At this point I gave him the controls and I assumed the PNF duties. I decided to continue toward dtw while I troubleshot the problem. WX at takeoff, destination and our alternates was VFR with airports surrounding our destination also reporting VFR. No icing was encountered during our climb to VFR conditions on top of clouds. By the time we had exhausted our attempts to retract the gear using normal means, we were already 1/2 the short distance between cak-dtw. Note: I did not want to remove the side panel and move the antiretract plunger to get the gear to retract unless a greater emergency arose. After considering all of the factors (aircraft performance, WX and fuel) with the information available to me, I elected to continue to my destination. Note: there are numerous airports along my flight route that I could have used had I lost an engine with the gear extended and had any problems performance wise. As I mentioned earlier, I don't feel like I've done anything wrong, but I wanted the report filed just in case I did violate any far.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR HANDLE AFTER TKOF. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE ON THE MDT FROM THE EXTEND TO THE RETRACT POS. I ASSUMED THE PF FLYING DUTIES AND THE F/O REFERENCED BOTH OUR COMPANY QRF (QUICK REFERENCE MANUAL) AND MDT PLT HANDBOOK FOR A PROC TO FOLLOW. HE COULD FIND NONE. AT THIS POINT I GAVE HIM THE CTLS AND I ASSUMED THE PNF DUTIES. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TOWARD DTW WHILE I TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM. WX AT TKOF, DEST AND OUR ALTERNATES WAS VFR WITH ARPTS SURROUNDING OUR DEST ALSO REPORTING VFR. NO ICING WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING OUR CLB TO VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP OF CLOUDS. BY THE TIME WE HAD EXHAUSTED OUR ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT THE GEAR USING NORMAL MEANS, WE WERE ALREADY 1/2 THE SHORT DISTANCE BTWN CAK-DTW. NOTE: I DID NOT WANT TO REMOVE THE SIDE PANEL AND MOVE THE ANTIRETRACT PLUNGER TO GET THE GEAR TO RETRACT UNLESS A GREATER EMER AROSE. AFTER CONSIDERING ALL OF THE FACTORS (ACFT PERFORMANCE, WX AND FUEL) WITH THE INFO AVAILABLE TO ME, I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO MY DEST. NOTE: THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARPTS ALONG MY FLT ROUTE THAT I COULD HAVE USED HAD I LOST AN ENG WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED AND HAD ANY PROBS PERFORMANCE WISE. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE ANYTHING WRONG, BUT I WANTED THE RPT FILED JUST IN CASE I DID VIOLATE ANY FAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.