Flight crew of an medium large transport returned and landed after the nose gear would not retract due to the nose gear ground lock pin left installed.

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Attributes
ACN	270975
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : tpa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	270975
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Plain and simple, we took off the other morning with the nose gear pin installed. Since I do read NASA reports, what immediately came to mind was my least favorite phrase from the FAA, 'careless and reckless manner.' I had recently read a NASA report that was identical to what was happening to me and I was very unhappy, to say the least. Maintenance had installed 1 pin, the nose gear pin and had taxied the aircraft to the gate. The first officer did an exterior walk around and I, as the captain squeezed the gear pin pouch which felt normal. In addition, on pushback a qualified maintenance man pulled the steering pin from the nose gear wheel well and failed to see the 'flag.' statistically speaking we were '0' for 3. I suggest the 'flags' on gear pins be changed in color and length/width. I suggest the streamers be a neon orange/lime green and hang to a level well below the fuselage. (This as opposed to the red flags/streamers that are only black and blend in with aircraft) it might not be a bad idea that if 1 gear is 'pinned,' pin them up and make a note of it in the logbook or the gear pin pouch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG RETURNED AND LANDED AFTER THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR GND LOCK PIN LEFT INSTALLED.

Narrative: PLAIN AND SIMPLE, WE TOOK OFF THE OTHER MORNING WITH THE NOSE GEAR PIN INSTALLED. SINCE I DO READ NASA RPTS, WHAT IMMEDIATELY CAME TO MIND WAS MY LEAST FAVORITE PHRASE FROM THE FAA, 'CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANNER.' I HAD RECENTLY READ A NASA RPT THAT WAS IDENTICAL TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME AND I WAS VERY UNHAPPY, TO SAY THE LEAST. MAINT HAD INSTALLED 1 PIN, THE NOSE GEAR PIN AND HAD TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE GATE. THE FO DID AN EXTERIOR WALK AROUND AND I, AS THE CAPT SQUEEZED THE GEAR PIN POUCH WHICH FELT NORMAL. IN ADDITION, ON PUSHBACK A QUALIFIED MAINT MAN PULLED THE STEERING PIN FROM THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL AND FAILED TO SEE THE 'FLAG.' STATISTICALLY SPEAKING WE WERE '0' FOR 3. I SUGGEST THE 'FLAGS' ON GEAR PINS BE CHANGED IN COLOR AND LENGTH/WIDTH. I SUGGEST THE STREAMERS BE A NEON ORANGE/LIME GREEN AND HANG TO A LEVEL WELL BELOW THE FUSELAGE. (THIS AS OPPOSED TO THE RED FLAGS/STREAMERS THAT ARE ONLY BLACK AND BLEND IN WITH ACFT) IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA THAT IF 1 GEAR IS 'PINNED,' PIN THEM UP AND MAKE A NOTE OF IT IN THE LOGBOOK OR THE GEAR PIN POUCH.

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.