# Incident 19880714040839I: Beech 65A90, Rochester, NY, July 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1988, 07:04 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MLSA
- 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: N503M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503M-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 300 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880714040839I

## Narrative

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

GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. TOWER REPORTED GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED SAFELY. BROKEN WIRE ON GEAR DOWN SWITCH.

## Other reports on N503M (3)

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

- [Incident 19860805044229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860805044229I), Aug 5, 1986: Beech 65A90 (N503M), Albany, NY. Cabin door opened in climb. Aircraft depressurized. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19860215009129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860215009129I), Feb 15, 1986: Beech 65A90 (N503M), Syracuse, NY. Fuel quantity float stuck in full position preventing operation of transfer pump. Diverted for repair.
- [Accident 19830613026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830613026239A), Jun 13, 1983: Beech B90 (N503M), San Andros, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Pilot misjudged approach and left wheel hit hard bouncing up and causing right wing to hit ground causing damage.

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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