A socata TB21 landing gear did not retract after takeoff and the pilot continued the flight to his d...

Attributes
ACN	934907
Time
Date	201102
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Trinidad TB-21
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 44 Flight Crew Total 321 Flight Crew Type 37
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Object

Narrative:

After takeoff landing gear did not retract. Flight was continued to destination for better maintenance facilities. After uneventful normal flight at 9;000 ft to 13;000 ft; speed between 100 and 110 KTS IAS; an ILS approach to the runway was carried out. Approach was normal; landing configuration normal; with three green lights for the gear. The red light for transition was not illuminated; and I had tested it shortly before landing and found the light functioning on test. Upon touchdown; a hardness developed in trying to apply rudder; as the front gear had apparently collapsed and was in an in-between position. The aircraft slid along the runway; drifting left; hit a runway light; spun with the aft 90 degree to the left; and came to rest in the gravel left of the runway. The prop struck the ground; engine was shock loaded. Nobody was injured. The incident was reported to the airport authority and the civil aviation authority.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Socata TB21 landing gear did not retract after takeoff and the pilot continued the flight to his destination where systems appeared normal on approach with three green lights but the nose gear collapsed on touchdown.

Narrative: After takeoff landing gear did not retract. Flight was continued to destination for better maintenance facilities. After uneventful normal flight at 9;000 FT to 13;000 FT; speed between 100 and 110 KTS IAS; an ILS approach to the runway was carried out. Approach was normal; landing configuration normal; with three green lights for the gear. The red light for transition was not illuminated; and I had tested it shortly before landing and found the light functioning on test. Upon touchdown; a hardness developed in trying to apply rudder; as the front gear had apparently collapsed and was in an in-between position. The aircraft slid along the runway; drifting left; hit a runway light; spun with the aft 90 degree to the left; and came to rest in the gravel left of the runway. The prop struck the ground; engine was shock loaded. Nobody was injured. The incident was reported to the airport authority and the Civil Aviation Authority.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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 socata TB21 landing gear did not retract after takeoff and the pilot continued the flight to his destination where systems appeared normal on approach with three green lights but the nose gear collapsed on touchdown.