Narrative:

During gear retraction on takeoff, the nose door open warning message illuminated and 'nose door' aural cam on. We performed the emergency QRH procedures for nose door open, normal checklist and procedures, and declared an emergency. We contacted our company and informed them of our situation. We landed without incident and had the fire department check the nose area for possible damage and taxied back without further event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 NOSE GEAR DOOR REMAINS OPEN DURING DEP FROM CVG, OH.

Narrative: DURING GEAR RETRACTION ON TKOF, THE NOSE DOOR OPEN WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND 'NOSE DOOR' AURAL CAM ON. WE PERFORMED THE EMER QRH PROCS FOR NOSE DOOR OPEN, NORMAL CHKLIST AND PROCS, AND DECLARED AN EMER. WE CONTACTED OUR COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM OF OUR SIT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND HAD THE FIRE DEPT CHK THE NOSE AREA FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND TAXIED BACK WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT.

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.