Commuter flight unable retract gear, return land.

Attributes
ACN	239506
Time
Date	199304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gjt
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gjt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	239506
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight gjt-den during takeoff phase of flight, gear up was selected and nose gear did not retract. At this point, the flight attendant, passenger, company operations were notified of a return for landing at gjt. Upon receiving a clearance, landed aircraft, taxied to the gate, and shut down #1, #2, and #3 engines. Ground personnel notified captain that the nose gear safety pole was extended. The nose gear safety pole was retracted by ground personnel and the flight was resumed. Preflight inspection was seen and observed to be performed by captain. Captain was also observed to have walked past the nose of aircraft 2 times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT UNABLE RETRACT GEAR, RETURN LAND.

Narrative: FLT GJT-DEN DURING TKOF PHASE OF FLT, GEAR UP WAS SELECTED AND NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. AT THIS POINT, THE FLT ATTENDANT, PAX, COMPANY OPS WERE NOTIFIED OF A RETURN FOR LNDG AT GJT. UPON RECEIVING A CLRNC, LANDED ACFT, TAXIED TO THE GATE, AND SHUT DOWN #1, #2, AND #3 ENGS. GND PERSONNEL NOTIFIED CAPT THAT THE NOSE GEAR SAFETY POLE WAS EXTENDED. THE NOSE GEAR SAFETY POLE WAS RETRACTED BY GND PERSONNEL AND THE FLT WAS RESUMED. PREFLT INSPECTION WAS SEEN AND OBSERVED TO BE PERFORMED BY CAPT. CAPT WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO HAVE WALKED PAST THE NOSE OF ACFT 2 TIMES.

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.