Air carrier light transport returns lands after unable to raise gear after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	167104
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fnt
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 782 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fnt tower : fnt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	167104
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Gear would not retract. Contacted maintenance. The problem still persisted. Returned and landed. The problem might have been avoided if the checklist was more specific.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT RETURNS LANDS AFTER UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CONTACTED MAINT. THE PROB STILL PERSISTED. RETURNED AND LANDED. THE PROB MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE CHKLIST WAS MORE SPECIFIC.

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