# Incident 19881114062709I: Aerosp ATR42300, Rochester, NY, November 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- 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: N4201G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4201G-1997-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881114062709I

## Narrative

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

GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT BUT VISUALLY DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LEFT GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N4201G (1)

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

- [Incident 19920513018629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513018629I), May 13, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4201G), Albany, NY. NR2 engine surging en route. Secured engine and diverted for landing. NR2 propeller control unit inoperative.

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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