A BA4100 FLC OVERLOOKS THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK PIN DURING THE PREFLT PROC. GND CREW PERSON SPOTS THE OMISSION DURING ENG START AND CREW PERFORMS ANOTHER PREFLT.

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WHEN I APCHED THE ACFT FOR THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY; RAIN BEGAN TO FALL HEAVILY. BY THE TIME I ROUNDED UP A GPU AND ENSURED THAT THE ACFT WAS FUELED I WAS ALREADY PUSHING THE DEP TIME. I DID A FAST PREFLT (TOO FAST) WITHOUT MY FLASHLIGHT AND MISSED THE NOSE GEAR PIN. WE STARTED THE L AND BEGAN STARTING THE R WHEN THE RAMPER INDICATED TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE HE NOTICED THE FLAG IN THE NOSEWELL. WE SHUT DOWN AND BOTH THE CAPT AND MYSELF DID A VERY THOROUGH PREFLT AND THEN PROCEEDED WITH THE FLT. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT A MORE THOROUGH PREFLT WITH FLASHLIGHT IN HAND WILL BE THE PROC FROM HERE ON. I WON'T LET THE ELEMENTS AND CLOCK GOVERN MY PREFLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 410476: AFTER RECEIVING THE ACFT; THE FO DID PREFLT. I HAD BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT ON THE ACFT CONDITION. SHE ADVISED ME ON 3 WRITE-UPS. THEY WERE TAKEN CARE OF BUT IT WAS NOW AFTER DEP TIME. IN A HURRY I FAILED TO DO A WALKAROUND MYSELF. WHILE STARTING THE SECOND ENG; A RAMP PERSON INDICATED THAT A GEAR PIN WAS STILL INSTALLED IN THE NOSE GEAR. WE SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND TOGETHER; THE FO AND MYSELF; DID ANOTHER PREFLT THAT WAS MUCH MORE THOROUGH. IF I HAD SLOWED DOWN THE PACE OF EVERYTHING; I WOULD HAVE MADE TIME FOR MY PREFLT. THEN THE WHOLE OCCURRENCE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. THE FO WILL PROBABLY NEVER MISS SUCH AN OBVIOUS ITEM AGAIN; AND I WILL PROBABLY NEVER MISS MY WALKAROUND AGAIN.