# Incident 19980216004729I: Bag JETSTM3201, Rochester, NY, February 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1998, 07:15 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: VTZA
- 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: N492UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N492UE-2010-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201 (registry code 1500217, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980216004729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1998, AT 0715 EST, A BA JETSTREAM 3201, N492UE, FLIGHT 6269, OPERATED BY ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES, RETURNED TO THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CREW REALIZED THAT THE TAKEOFF HAD BEEN MADE WITH THE NOSE GEAR SAFETY PIN STILL INSTALLED. THE PIN WAS REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N492UE (2)

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

- [Incident 19951206043689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951206043689I), Dec 6, 1995: Bag JETSTM3201 (N492UE), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Narrative: on December 6, 1995, at 1355, the director of quality control for atlantic coast airlines (aca) notified the Washington d.c. FSDO, of an in-flight…
- [Incident 19930317010019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930317010019I), Mar 17, 1993: Bag JETSTM3201 (N492UE), Syracuse, NY. No nose gear indication on final approach. Landed safely. Nose microswitch replaced.

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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