A B737-300 flight has to return land when the nose gear does not retract after takeoff from smf, ca.

Attributes
ACN	505910
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smf.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mcc.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : frogo
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 751
ASRS Report	505910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20600 flight time type : 16600
ASRS Report	504287
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On departure leg, frogg departure, heading 120 degrees, red light in the nose gear did not extinguish. After approximately 10-15 seconds, an aerodynamic noise was heard coming from the nosewheel area. The gear handle was still in the up position. The gear was cycled down and up with the same results. In accordance with the unsafe gear checklist, the gear was lowered and all indications were normal. Landing at sacramento runway 16L was normal. Ground personnel from the smf airport inspected the airplane and we returned to the gate. The gear was confirmed down -- the nose gear -- from the viewer in the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 FLT HAS TO RETURN LAND WHEN THE NOSE GEAR DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF FROM SMF, CA.

Narrative: ON DEP LEG, FROGG DEP, HDG 120 DEGS, RED LIGHT IN THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTINGUISH. AFTER APPROX 10-15 SECONDS, AN AERODYNAMIC NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE NOSEWHEEL AREA. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE UP POS. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN AND UP WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNSAFE GEAR CHKLIST, THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. LNDG AT SACRAMENTO RWY 16L WAS NORMAL. GND PERSONNEL FROM THE SMF ARPT INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE GEAR WAS CONFIRMED DOWN -- THE NOSE GEAR -- FROM THE VIEWER IN THE COCKPIT.

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.