Date: 202109
Local time of day: 0601-1200
Location: ZZZ.ARTCC, US
Aircraft: Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operator: Air Carrier
Operating under: Part 121
Mission: Passenger
Flight phase: Climb
Airspace: Class B ZZZ
ATC / advisory: Center ZZZ
Aircraft component: Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Component problem: Malfunctioning
Reporter organization: Air Carrier
Reporter function: Captain; Pilot Not Flying
Reporter qualification: Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Anomaly: Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Detector: Person Flight Crew
When detected: In-flight
Result: Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Contributing factors: Aircraft
Primary problem: Aircraft

Narrative: After takeoff [the] FO (First Officer) [and] PF (Pilot Flying) called for gear up; speed mode; [and] nav mode. After moving the gear selector handle to the up position and selecting speed and nav mode; we got a GEAR DISAGREE and NOSE DOOR OPEN warning message. I immediately told ATC that we were having a gear issue and continued to climb. After further conversation between [the] FO; me; and ATC; we got a heading to fly and an altitude of 8;000 to maintain. [The] FO flew the airplane and worked the radios as I ran the appropriate checklist in the QRH. The only thing I/we were unable to accomplish was getting the manual gear release handle back in the stowed position. At one point [the] FO actually got out of his seat to try and stow it; with no luck.After running the checklist and getting the gear down and locked; I notified Dispatch and Maintenance via ACARS of our situation. I also called our FA (Flight Attendant) and notified her of the situation and informed her we would be returning to ZZZ. After I notified our FA; I made a PA to the passengers and informed them of our situation and that we would be returning to ZZZ. ATC provided priority handling for us. After all appropriate checklists were accomplished; everyone was notified; and everything was coordinated; we headed back for landing.ATC was keeping us north of the field the whole time we were running checklist. Initially; we planned to land on XXL because of our position. After I informed ATC there was the possibility of losing our steering and needing a tug off the runway; I asked if we could take XYL. We accepted XYL as our landing runway and got vectored onto the ILS for a visual approach and landing. Landing was normal. The FO touched down very smoothly with a very slow rate of descent. We taxied off the runway and to our gate. During our taxi into the gate; we got a HYD 3 HI TEMP [and the] hydraulic temperature of System 3 was 93 degrees. FO ran the QRH for that as I taxied in.Once we parked safely at the gate; a Gate Agent came onto the airplane and talked to myself and the FA. She said the customer service representative at the gate wanted to keep the passengers on the airplane until we got the situation figured out. I relayed that message to the passengers; also letting them know that the door was open and if anyone didn't want to remain on the airplane and they felt like they needed to get off the airplane they could. Maintenance arrived at the airplane and I told him what had happened. The nose gear didn't come up when I selected the gear up and we had to do an air return. I have no suggestions. Would like to see this scenario in the sim.




Synopsis: CRJ-200 Captain reported a landing gear malfunction after takeoff; performed a manual gear extension; and returned to the departure airport.