# Incident 19971222041069I: Emb EMB120RT, Rochester, NY, December 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1997, 06:52 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- 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: N16710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16710-2015-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971222041069I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE LANDING GEAR ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED SAFELY. TAXIED TO GATE. REPLACED UPLOCK INDICATOR.

## Other reports on N16710 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940915043539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940915043539I), Sep 15, 1994: Emb EMB120RT (N16710), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Two mechanics began taxi to hangar for maintenance. Struck ground APU that was still connected to 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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