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FAA incident report · Gulstm G-1159 · Hudson, NY · January 7, 1994

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Date
January 7, 1994 · 11:30 local
Place
Hudson, NY
Airport
Columbia County Airport
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N58JF
Reported as
Gulstm G1159
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total2,100 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N58JFRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2018 · Grumman G-1159S/N 65Airframe modelGrumman G-1159Engine modelRolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SRTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: prior to anticipated flight (aircraft static on ramp) the nose landing gear retracted during engine start. Investigation revealed the landing gear control handle was not completely in the "down & detent position" prior to engine start. The "before start checklist" in use at the time did not include a check of the gear handle position. It could not positively be determined that the cockpit setup procedure was completely accomplished. This is a memory check which includes a check of the landing gear position handle before starting engines. Statements by crew indicate "cockpit set up procedure" was not accomplished in its entirety. First officer was assigned this duty. It is not clear that all checks were accomplished. The same crew landed the aircraft the evening before. Aircraft underwent normal post flight inspection and was positioned outside maintenance hangar for morning flight. Maintenance investigation revealed that landing gear control lever and associated detent were worn beyond extent necessary to provide positive lock in detent position. privacy data omitted privacy data omitted this incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO ANTICIPATED FLIGHT (AIRCRAFT STATIC ON RAMP) THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING ENGINE START. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY IN THE "DOWN & DETENT POSITION" PRIOR TO ENGINE START. THE "BEFORE START CHECKLIST" IN USE AT THE TIME DID NOT INCLUDE A CHECK OF THE GEAR HANDLE POSITION. IT COULD NOT POSITIVELY BE DETERMINED THAT THE COCKPIT SETUP PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETELY ACCOMPLISHED. THIS IS A MEMORY CHECK WHICH INCLUDES A CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR POSITION HANDLE BEFORE STARTING ENGINES. STATEMENTS BY CREW INDICATE "COCKPIT SET UP PROCEDURE" WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED IN ITS ENTIRETY. FIRST OFFICER WAS ASSIGNED THIS DUTY. IT IS NOT CLEAR THAT ALL CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. THE SAME CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT THE EVENING BEFORE. AIRCRAFT UNDERWENT NORMAL POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AND WAS POSITIONED OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR MORNING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER AND ASSOCIATED DETENT WERE WORN BEYOND EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE POSITIVE LOCK IN DETENT POSITION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.