A EMB120 returned to the field due to unable to retract the nose landing gear. Found nose gear lock ...

Attributes
ACN	357305
Time
Date	199701
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 749 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1110 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	357305
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Nose gear pin left in strut. We discovered it when I called for gear up after takeoff. The crew had plenty of rest and the captain had done the final walkaround. We were not in a hurry so I know it was not that. The reason we left the nose gear pin in was because the plane was parked away from the gate and had to be towed to the gate for passenger boarding. The main gear pins had been removed during the exterior inspection before being towed. After we discovered the nose gear had not retracted we contacted approach and returned for landing. After landing we removed the pin and departed the airport for our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A EMB120 RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE LNDG GEAR. FOUND NOSE GEAR LOCK PIN INSTALLED.

Narrative: NOSE GEAR PIN LEFT IN STRUT. WE DISCOVERED IT WHEN I CALLED FOR GEAR UP AFTER TKOF. THE CREW HAD PLENTY OF REST AND THE CAPT HAD DONE THE FINAL WALKAROUND. WE WERE NOT IN A HURRY SO I KNOW IT WAS NOT THAT. THE REASON WE LEFT THE NOSE GEAR PIN IN WAS BECAUSE THE PLANE WAS PARKED AWAY FROM THE GATE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE GATE FOR PAX BOARDING. THE MAIN GEAR PINS HAD BEEN REMOVED DURING THE EXTERIOR INSPECTION BEFORE BEING TOWED. AFTER WE DISCOVERED THE NOSE GEAR HAD NOT RETRACTED WE CONTACTED APCH AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. AFTER LNDG WE REMOVED THE PIN AND DEPARTED THE ARPT FOR OUR DEST.

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.

A EMB120 returned to the field due to unable to retract the nose landing gear. Found nose gear lock pin installed.