Narrative:

Upon takeoff from syr, ny, en route to teb, nj, tower at syr advised nose gear was not retracted. I stayed under control of tower. I cycled the gear. On the second attempt, gear appeared to retract. Did not return to airport (syr) and did not continue to teb. I felt with the snow and ice on the runway and txwys it may have frozen or stuck for a moment. Rather than continue the trip to new york (teb), I returned the airplane to roc (its home base) as a precautionary measure. In roc, I wrote the event in the discrepancy log and grounded the airplane until it could be checked by a mechanic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT AFTER EXPERIENCING A NOSEWHEEL RETRACTION PROB AFTER TKOF. RPTR CHOSE TO GO TO HOME BASE SINCE THE DEP ARPT RWYS AND TXWYS HAD SNOW AND ICE.

Narrative: UPON TKOF FROM SYR, NY, ENRTE TO TEB, NJ, TWR AT SYR ADVISED NOSE GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED. I STAYED UNDER CTL OF TWR. I CYCLED THE GEAR. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, GEAR APPEARED TO RETRACT. DID NOT RETURN TO ARPT (SYR) AND DID NOT CONTINUE TO TEB. I FELT WITH THE SNOW AND ICE ON THE RWY AND TXWYS IT MAY HAVE FROZEN OR STUCK FOR A MOMENT. RATHER THAN CONTINUE THE TRIP TO NEW YORK (TEB), I RETURNED THE AIRPLANE TO ROC (ITS HOME BASE) AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. IN ROC, I WROTE THE EVENT IN THE DISCREPANCY LOG AND GNDED THE AIRPLANE UNTIL IT COULD BE CHKED BY A MECH.

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.