# Incident 19880923052139I: Piper PA34200, Rochester, NY, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BIWA
- 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: N15018, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,994 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923052139I

## Narrative

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

RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AFTER INDICATION OF POSSIBLE PROBLEM. SAFE GEAR LIGHT CAME ON AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N15018 (2)

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

- [Incident 19851016058959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016058959I), Oct 16, 1985: Piper PA34200 (N15018), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Right main collapsed during turn off runway. Rodents had chewed through electrical wire, squat switch was faulty.
- [Incident 19841125074329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841125074329I), Nov 25, 1984: Piper PA34200 (N15018), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend for landing. Linkage bolt was improperly installed.

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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