# Incident 19781122025759I: Piper PA31, Rochester, NY, November 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1978, 10:08 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6569L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 850 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781122025759I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT REPORTED SLUGGISH GEAR. PUMPED DOWN FOR LANDING. LEAK IN HYDRAULIC PUMP BULKHEAD FITTING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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