A CL65 nose gear door remains open during departure from cvg, oh.

Attributes
ACN	459005
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	459005
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear warning
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

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.

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.