The nose gear on a high wing small aircraft sel retracted during the takeoff roll causing the propeller to strike the runway. The pilot subsequently continued the takeoff and return after a gear cycle and tower check to make an uneventful landing.

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Attributes
ACN	326542
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdk
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	326542
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Myself and 2 other people were leaving pdk on sat about XA00 am. As I was in (during) the takeoff roll, the nose gear seemed to slowly come up or retract. The propeller hit the runway. I brought the nose up and got the plane off the ground. At a safe altitude I moved the gear lever to the up position. I visually noticed the left main retracting normally. I entered the pattern and lowered the landing gear, flew by the tower for a visual inspection, then landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE NOSE GEAR ON A HIGH WING SMA SEL RETRACTED DURING THE TKOF ROLL CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RWY. THE PLT SUBSEQUENTLY CONTINUED THE TKOF AND RETURN AFTER A GEAR CYCLE AND TWR CHK TO MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

Narrative: MYSELF AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE LEAVING PDK ON SAT ABOUT XA00 AM. AS I WAS IN (DURING) THE TKOF ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR SEEMED TO SLOWLY COME UP OR RETRACT. THE PROP HIT THE RWY. I BROUGHT THE NOSE UP AND GOT THE PLANE OFF THE GND. AT A SAFE ALT I MOVED THE GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POS. I VISUALLY NOTICED THE L MAIN RETRACTING NORMALLY. I ENTERED THE PATTERN AND LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR, FLEW BY THE TWR FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION, THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.