# Incident 19910702027999I: Doug DC982, Rochester, NY, July 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1991, 07:32 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N422AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422AA-2013-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 116
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 450 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702027999I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS FLAT.

## Other reports on N422AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19910726034939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910726034939I), Jul 26, 1991: Doug DC982 (N422AA), Covington - Cin, OH, Damage unknown. ATC noticed smoke coming from aft section of aircraft while taxiing to gate. Crew evacuated aircraft.
- [Incident 19910406012959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406012959I), Apr 6, 1991: Doug DC982 (N422AA), Nashville, TN. Left engine wound down after oil pressure problem. Landed safely. Metal found in oil screen.

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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