Citation Excel (C560XL)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110; Flight Crew Total 27500; Flight Crew Type 3000
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
After positive rate of climb and 300 feet AGL landing gear handle up. Both main landing gear retracted; nose gear did not. Nose gear down and locked green light remained illuminated and no red light. Completed after take off checklist and at 1000 feet located appropriate abnormal checklist for the nose gear problem. Thoroughly completed that checklist with no help. Returned to ZZZ with 3 green down and locked indications and no red unlocked light. On final retarded thrust levers and no gear warning horn. Landed without incident.
Citation Captain reported the nose gear would not retract after gear handle was raised; returned to departure airport.