# Incident 19971209040709I: Cndair CL600*, Rochester, NY, December 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1997, 21:48 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: COMA
- 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: N952CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952CA-2008-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL600*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209040709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1997, AT 2148 EST, A CHALLENGER CL-600, N952CA, FLIGHT 3610, OPERATED BY COMAIR, INC., DURING DESCENT PHASE INTO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR. THE PROXIMITY SYSTEM FAULT ILLUMINATED LANDING GEAR RED INDICATOR. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A GO-AROUND. THE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED MANUALLY. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PROXIMITY SYSTEM ELECTRONIC UNIT. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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