Hey What's This Handle Do That Says Landing Gear

"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles) 12/10/2014 at 15:48 • Filed to: planelopnik, landing gear, accident

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Said the guy who lost his job that day.

EL_ULY > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 15:50

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craaaaap! that's not good

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 15:51

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I haven't watched this yet, but really hoping based on the title that this goes how I fully expect it to.

Edit: IT DOES!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 15:52

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Looks like the ground guy wasn't sure if he should run away laughing or stay and mock. How isn't there some kind of lockout to prevent this, or is it just assumed that people wouldn't try to raise the gear while on the ground?

HammerheadFistpunch > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 15:52

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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 15:52

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WHY DID YOU TURN!

PatBateman > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 15:57

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That'll buff out.

Chris Clarke > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/10/2014 at 15:59

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This is probably a maintenance accident. There are manual locking pins that prevent gear retraction on the ground and it appears the nose gear did not get locked properly. Whoever forgot that locking pin, is most likely the employee that go fired.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 16:00

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ly2v8-Brian > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 16:01

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Always check before you test.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 16:03

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excellent video - reminds me of this one

Jayhawk Jake > Chris Clarke 12/10/2014 at 16:04

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That...shouldn't be possible. Someone else fucked up well before the guy that pulled the handle

Jayhawk Jake > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/10/2014 at 16:05

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There are definitely systems in place to prevent retraction on the groubd

NaturallyAspirated > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/10/2014 at 16:29

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There is a switch called the WoW (Weight on Wheels) switch that is supposed to prevent anything funny from happening if the suspension isn't at full droop. This incident was possibly a failure of this switch.

Fun fact: Some Gulfstreams also use the WoW switch to deploy the landing spoilers. Once armed, the system will automatically deploy the landing spoilers when the throttles are at idle and the WoW switch triggers. The system is tested by manually actuating the WoW switches with popsicle sticks while the plane is on jacks. Guess what happens when you leave the popsicle sticks in by accident?

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/…