Narrative:

When raising gear handle after takeoff, handle would not raise. When gear handle release was pushed mains retracted, but nose stayed down. Declared an emergency and returned to ord.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD SUPER 80 DECLARED AN EMER AFTER TKOF DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR FAILURE TO RETRACT.

Narrative: WHEN RAISING GEAR HANDLE AFTER TKOF, HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE. WHEN GEAR HANDLE RELEASE WAS PUSHED MAINS RETRACTED, BUT NOSE STAYED DOWN. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO ORD.

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.