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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Rochester, NY · July 19, 1994

Date: July 19, 1994 · 08:15 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DRUA
Aircraft: N4078L
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4078LRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2002 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152060 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on July 19, 1994, at 0815 EDT, a Piper, PA-31, N4078L, operated by crow executive air charter, inc., during descent to land on runway 25 at Rochester airport experienced the left main landing gear light indicator failure to illuminate. Flight crew made a go-around and recycled the gears, it did not help. The landing gears were extended manually and a landing was accomplished on runway 22 at Rochester international airport without any further incident. An inspection revealed dirty landing gear switch. The left main landing gear switch was cleaned; operational check was satisfactory and aircraft returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 19, 1994, AT 0815 EDT, A PIPER, PA-31, N4078L, OPERATED BY CROW EXECUTIVE AIR CHARTER, INC., DURING DESCENT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 AT ROCHESTER AIRPORT EXPERIENCED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT INDICATOR FAILURE TO ILLUMINATE. FLIGHT CREW MADE A GO-AROUND AND RECYCLED THE GEARS, IT DID NOT HELP. THE LANDING GEARS WERE EXTENDED MANUALLY AND A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 22 AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED DIRTY LANDING GEAR SWITCH. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS CLEANED; OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N4078L · 1

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

Incident 20010420012319IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Newark, OH(-23) On April 20, 2001, at approximately 1400 EDT, during landing rollout at Newark-Heath Airport, (vta) Heath, OH, on a flight conducted under 14 CFR part 135, a Piper PA31-350, N4078L, experienced an explosion and fire in the left engine compartment.…Apr 20, 2001 · Minor damage