# Incident 19970306004429I: Doug DC983, Rochester, NY, March 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1997, 10:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N591AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N591AA-2015-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306004429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 6, 1997, AN AMERICAN AIRLINES DC-9-83, N591AA, WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 22 AT ROCHESTER/MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT (ROC) FOR TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT DID NOT LIKE THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE PATCHES COMBINED WITH EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE TERMINAL. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME A HIGH GUST OF WIND. COMBINED WITH THE ICY CONDITIONS, CAUSED THE NOSEWHEEL TO SLIDE OFF THE PAVEMENT. THE RUNWAY THEN BECAME UNUSABLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY, INSPECTED, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N591AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20060704018609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060704018609I), Jul 4, 2006: Doug DC983 (N591AA), Fresno, CA. (-23) During the takeoff phase at lift-off, the right engine (#2) experienced severe compressor stalls that required immediate shutdown of the engine. This…
- [Incident 20020521013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020521013129I), May 21, 2002: Doug MD83 (N591AA), Wichita, KS. (-23) American airlines flt #1061 enroute ord-phx lost oil quantity on #2 engine, with oil temp rise. Shut down #2 engine and diverted into ict. Aircraft…

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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