# Incident 19851229067919I: Cessna 402B, Rochester, NY, December 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1985, 07:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester Monroe County
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JSTA
- 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: N3378Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3378Q-2023-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851229067919I

## Narrative

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

NOTIFIED BY ATC OF TRAILING BLACK SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED. ENGINE RUNNING SLIGHTLY RICH ON MIXTURE.

## Other reports on N3378Q (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20141028018319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141028018319I), Oct 28, 2014: Cessna 402B (N3378Q), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. The pilot of N3378Q called one hour after he landed to report a bird strike to ATC. The pilot indicated he hit a small bird at 150' prior to approach end…
- [Incident 19980412011999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980412011999I), Apr 12, 1998: Cessna 402B (N3378Q), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: during interview pilot admitted not putting down landing gear prior to landing.[privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19850322012879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850322012879I), Mar 22, 1985: Cessna 402B (N3378Q), Rochester, NY. Left main tire went flat on rollout. Runway closed until aircraft was moved. Tube was pinched.
- [Incident 19840705036039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705036039I), Jul 5, 1984: Cessna 402B (N3378Q), Rochester, NY. Smoke and oil from right engine. Landed safely scavenger oil pump gear failed then punched a hole in pump casting.
- [Incident 19801203085899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203085899I), Dec 3, 1980: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3378Q), Cleveland, OH. Pilot's cockpit door came open, takeoff aborted. Ran off runway in attempted stop.

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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