Gulfstream with gear problem, Live!

[Fernando]

if the right wheel wouldnt had come down, it would be better to do a no landing gear landing than to do a left wheel7nose gear landing?

 

[DashTrash400]

PDX was VFR sometime before they got the gear down; local news had reported that they requested 10L (again, prior to getting the gear down). Lots of people on top of the parking garage hoping to see some sparks. Oh well...there are worse ways to burn a half hour of airport reserve.

*Back to my regularly scheduled 8 hours of boredom*

 

[FN FAL]

if the right wheel wouldnt had come down, it would be better to do a no landing gear landing than to do a left wheel7nose gear landing?

What does the checklist say?

 

[SKC]

It looked to me like the right inboard tire was stuck on the inboard gear door. After the gear was finally extended the inboard door remained open (which may happen anyway, depending upon the method to lower the gear), and on taxi in it appeared that the inboard wheel was wobbling.

 

[erj-145mech]

Follow Up

Heres a follow up on the incident, I know, just when you thought that a thead would die a respectful death......

NTSB Prelim Sheds A Little More Light on GV Stuck Gear Incident


While the sight of a Gulfstream V circling Portland with one gear stuck up captivated the national news services until they realized that no crash was to take place, it's the details that most concern those of us in the aviation community. The NTSB Prelim sheds a little more light on the incident and the excellent crew/Gulfstream coordination that turned this media-event into a non-event.
NTSB Identification: SEA06IA019
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Incident occurred Monday, November 21, 2005 in Hillsboro, OR
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-5, registration: N225GV
Injuries: 7 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On November 21, 2005, at approximately 0600 Pacific standard time, a Gulfstream Aerospace, G-5 (file photo, below), N225GV, was not damaged following a right main landing gear door sequencing failure near Portland-Hillsboro Airport (KHIO), Hillsboro, Oregon. The airline transport pilot, the airline transport co-pilot, the cabin attendant, and four passengers were not injured. Nike Inc. was operating the flight under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country business flight which was originating at the time of the event. An IFR flight plan had been activated.

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The pilot said that as they raised the landing gear on the initial takeoff, the right main gear door did not retract. He said that the checklist instructed him to cycle the landing gear; when he cycled the landing gear, the right main became jammed in the half down position. The pilot performed a low fly-by, and maintenance personnel on the ground photographed the bottom of the airplane. Gulfstream Aerospace engineers reviewed the photograph and advised the pilot in how to extend the landing gear. Six hours and ten minutes after takeoff, the airplane landed successfully.
FMI: http://ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?ev_id=20051123X01879&key=1