Narrative:

I had departed runway 24 for a 30 min sightseeing local trip over cape cod. Upon departure, the nose gear would not retract. I attempted to cycle the gear twice at slow airspeed but now all 3 lights remained green so I left gear down, climbed to 1500 ft, picked up ATIS then hya tower to state landing intentions. By the time I called tower at hya, they had closed the airport due to a twin engine plane declaring an emergency for lack of a landing gear light. Many planes were announcing holds over 'bishops' so I continued to north side of cape cod toward provincetown with the gear down at 1500 ft. I listened to the twin make a successful landing on runway 24, the prevailing runway. The tower instructed the twin to stop on runway 24 and proceeded to clear lndgs and departures on runway 15, a crosswind runway. I got clearance to land, confirmed gump and squeaked left wheel first, then right. Before the nosewheel touched, the left wheel began to retract. It felt like a flat tire. I immediately went to full throttle, raised flaps to 10 degrees and raised gear lever for airspeed. I announced an emergency gear extension, got 3 green lights again, and came around to land runway 15. There was no vibration, but the left aileron was nicked and apparently the propeller nicked too. No one was hurt, and witnesses saw the gear down on first approach. The FAA inspector, at the scene on runway 24 with the twin, saw the climb out and gear retraction. The left wing was heavier with fuel due to the holds, but squat switch should have kept gear down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A TRINIDAD HAS NOSE GEAR UNABLE TO RETRACT. ON FIRST ATTEMPT AT LNDG THE L GEAR BEGINS TO RETRACT. A GAR IS PERFORMED AND IT IS NOTED AFTER LNDG THAT THE L AILERON WAS NICKED AND THE PROP WAS TOO.

Narrative: I HAD DEPARTED RWY 24 FOR A 30 MIN SIGHTSEEING LCL TRIP OVER CAPE COD. UPON DEP, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. I ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR TWICE AT SLOW AIRSPD BUT NOW ALL 3 LIGHTS REMAINED GREEN SO I LEFT GEAR DOWN, CLBED TO 1500 FT, PICKED UP ATIS THEN HYA TWR TO STATE LNDG INTENTIONS. BY THE TIME I CALLED TWR AT HYA, THEY HAD CLOSED THE ARPT DUE TO A TWIN ENG PLANE DECLARING AN EMER FOR LACK OF A LNDG GEAR LIGHT. MANY PLANES WERE ANNOUNCING HOLDS OVER 'BISHOPS' SO I CONTINUED TO N SIDE OF CAPE COD TOWARD PROVINCETOWN WITH THE GEAR DOWN AT 1500 FT. I LISTENED TO THE TWIN MAKE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG ON RWY 24, THE PREVAILING RWY. THE TWR INSTRUCTED THE TWIN TO STOP ON RWY 24 AND PROCEEDED TO CLR LNDGS AND DEPS ON RWY 15, A XWIND RWY. I GOT CLRNC TO LAND, CONFIRMED GUMP AND SQUEAKED L WHEEL FIRST, THEN R. BEFORE THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED, THE L WHEEL BEGAN TO RETRACT. IT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE, RAISED FLAPS TO 10 DEGS AND RAISED GEAR LEVER FOR AIRSPD. I ANNOUNCED AN EMER GEAR EXTENSION, GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS AGAIN, AND CAME AROUND TO LAND RWY 15. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION, BUT THE L AILERON WAS NICKED AND APPARENTLY THE PROP NICKED TOO. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND WITNESSES SAW THE GEAR DOWN ON FIRST APCH. THE FAA INSPECTOR, AT THE SCENE ON RWY 24 WITH THE TWIN, SAW THE CLBOUT AND GEAR RETRACTION. THE L WING WAS HEAVIER WITH FUEL DUE TO THE HOLDS, BUT SQUAT SWITCH SHOULD HAVE KEPT GEAR DOWN.

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.