An air carrier flight crew reported the nose gear would not retract after takeoff. They declared an emergency and returned to departure airport; where the nose gear pin was found still installed.

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Attributes
ACN	926656
Time
Date	201101
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

[We were] unable to retract nose landing gear after takeoff. Emergency declared with ATC. Number 1 flight attendant was given brief; passengers notified of situation; as well as company by radio. Landed overweight with normal sink rate. Maintenance inspection found nose gear pin installed. A pre-flight inspection had been performed by flight crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier flight crew reported the nose gear would not retract after takeoff. They declared an emergency and returned to departure airport; where the nose gear pin was found still installed.

Narrative: [We were] unable to retract nose landing gear after takeoff. Emergency declared with ATC. Number 1 Flight Attendant was given brief; passengers notified of situation; as well as company by radio. Landed overweight with normal sink rate. Maintenance inspection found nose gear pin installed. A pre-flight inspection had been performed by flight crew.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.