CL65 nosewheel landing gear pin left in causing a return land.

Attributes
ACN	531967
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : grr.tower tower : crg.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 : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	531967
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	531969
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear position indication
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Nose gear would not retract on takeoff. Gear lever was selected down and all gear indicated down and locked. Flight returned to departure airport uneventfully. Postflt revealed that ground crew had installed a nose gear safety pin after flight crew had completed their preflight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 NOSEWHEEL LNDG GEAR PIN LEFT IN CAUSING A RETURN LAND.

Narrative: NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON TKOF. GEAR LEVER WAS SELECTED DOWN AND ALL GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. FLT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT UNEVENTFULLY. POSTFLT REVEALED THAT GND CREW HAD INSTALLED A NOSE GEAR SAFETY PIN AFTER FLC HAD COMPLETED THEIR PREFLT.

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.