Takeoff from green bay during winter operations is made with gear pin installed.

Attributes
ACN	465549
Time
Date	200003
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grb.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : grb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll ground : pushback ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	465549
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear indication other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After a reduced rest overnight, we departed grb with the nose gear pin installed. The nose gear failed to retract and we returned to the airport without incident. As this was a reduced rest overnight, all of the flight crew and at least part of the ground crew were operating under conditions of sleep depravation. The tug driver who was supposed to push us back had been on duty the night before when we arrived at grb. Due to the stress of the reduced rest, I slept about 4 hours. When we arrived at the airport, the tower was closed and we needed to deice. Immediately after pushback, our procedure (but not our checklist), requires us to see the gear pin after removal. Immediately after pushback, I was distraction by the deice truck moving toward the aircraft. The deice crew started to spray the aircraft without giving us a start time. As it was important to get this start time, I continued to watch the deice truck and never returned my attention to the gear pin. The first officer was distraction by communication with the newly opened tower and was getting the ATIS and clearance. This required us to go back and reread the appropriate checklists prior to taxi. Corrective action: put 'nose gear pin -- removed' on the checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF FROM GREEN BAY DURING WINTER OPS IS MADE WITH GEAR PIN INSTALLED.

Narrative: AFTER A REDUCED REST OVERNIGHT, WE DEPARTED GRB WITH THE NOSE GEAR PIN INSTALLED. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AND WE RETURNED TO THE ARPT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS THIS WAS A REDUCED REST OVERNIGHT, ALL OF THE FLC AND AT LEAST PART OF THE GND CREW WERE OPERATING UNDER CONDITIONS OF SLEEP DEPRAVATION. THE TUG DRIVER WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO PUSH US BACK HAD BEEN ON DUTY THE NIGHT BEFORE WHEN WE ARRIVED AT GRB. DUE TO THE STRESS OF THE REDUCED REST, I SLEPT ABOUT 4 HRS. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE ARPT, THE TWR WAS CLOSED AND WE NEEDED TO DEICE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUSHBACK, OUR PROC (BUT NOT OUR CHKLIST), REQUIRES US TO SEE THE GEAR PIN AFTER REMOVAL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUSHBACK, I WAS DISTR BY THE DEICE TRUCK MOVING TOWARD THE ACFT. THE DEICE CREW STARTED TO SPRAY THE ACFT WITHOUT GIVING US A START TIME. AS IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET THIS START TIME, I CONTINUED TO WATCH THE DEICE TRUCK AND NEVER RETURNED MY ATTN TO THE GEAR PIN. THE FO WAS DISTR BY COM WITH THE NEWLY OPENED TWR AND WAS GETTING THE ATIS AND CLRNC. THIS REQUIRED US TO GO BACK AND REREAD THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS PRIOR TO TAXI. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PUT 'NOSE GEAR PIN -- REMOVED' ON THE CHKLIST.

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.