An air carrier light transport crew had to return land when their nose gear did not retract.

Attributes
ACN	355026
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5300 msl bound upper : 5300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 290 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	355026
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	355025
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	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Preflight inspection by both crew members indicated aircraft needed to be deiced. The aircraft was deiced, with special attention given to the gear wheel wells. Upon departing runway 26, the nose gear failed to retract, and a landing was made without incident back to the airport. We felt the gear problem was due to snow and slush slung into wheelwells during our taxi and takeoff roll. An emergency was not declared since the gear was indicating down and locked. Upon postflt inspection, the forward gear doors were found not latched.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT CREW HAD TO RETURN LAND WHEN THEIR NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT.

Narrative: PREFLT INSPECTION BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS INDICATED ACFT NEEDED TO BE DEICED. THE ACFT WAS DEICED, WITH SPECIAL ATTN GIVEN TO THE GEAR WHEEL WELLS. UPON DEPARTING RWY 26, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, AND A LNDG WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT BACK TO THE ARPT. WE FELT THE GEAR PROB WAS DUE TO SNOW AND SLUSH SLUNG INTO WHEELWELLS DURING OUR TAXI AND TKOF ROLL. AN EMER WAS NOT DECLARED SINCE THE GEAR WAS INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON POSTFLT INSPECTION, THE FORWARD GEAR DOORS WERE FOUND NOT LATCHED.

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.