Return land due to first officer leaving the pin in the nose gear.

Attributes
ACN	300471
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rap
State Reference	SD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rap
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	300471
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	300367
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 : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The dhc-8 aircraft has a nose pin locking device. Through a preflight inspection, this panel should be rotated 90 degrees and pushed in to unlock nose gear, in order for proper retraction. I have the responsibility to preflight the aircraft, and to make sure all pins are either removed or stowed. After takeoff, I raised the gear and the nosewheel did not retract. We stayed in the pattern and landed safely. After shutdown, we pushed in the panel and continued operation. The first problem occurred when I failed to perform the appropriate preflight action. The second problem was the lack of training of the ramp agents to notice the problem. The third problem is the lock position is not possible to identify from the cockpit. Several backups could have prevented this delay and possible further complications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND DUE TO FO LEAVING THE PIN IN THE NOSE GEAR.

Narrative: THE DHC-8 ACFT HAS A NOSE PIN LOCKING DEVICE. THROUGH A PREFLT INSPECTION, THIS PANEL SHOULD BE ROTATED 90 DEGS AND PUSHED IN TO UNLOCK NOSE GEAR, IN ORDER FOR PROPER RETRACTION. I HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PREFLT THE ACFT, AND TO MAKE SURE ALL PINS ARE EITHER REMOVED OR STOWED. AFTER TKOF, I RAISED THE GEAR AND THE NOSEWHEEL DID NOT RETRACT. WE STAYED IN THE PATTERN AND LANDED SAFELY. AFTER SHUTDOWN, WE PUSHED IN THE PANEL AND CONTINUED OP. THE FIRST PROB OCCURRED WHEN I FAILED TO PERFORM THE APPROPRIATE PREFLT ACTION. THE SECOND PROB WAS THE LACK OF TRAINING OF THE RAMP AGENTS TO NOTICE THE PROB. THE THIRD PROB IS THE LOCK POS IS NOT POSSIBLE TO IDENT FROM THE COCKPIT. SEVERAL BACKUPS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS DELAY AND POSSIBLE FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.

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.