# Incident 19981125042709I: Saab 340B, Rochester, NY, November 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1998, 06:07 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PLGA
- 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: N358BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N358BE-2004-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125042709I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON NOVEMBER 25, 1998, AT 0607 LOCAL, AFTER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT, MECHANIC DALE PATTERSON (CERTIFICATE NUMBER UNKNOWN) AND RUBEN UDIT, (A&P 105800432), TAXIED N358BE, A SAAB 340, ACROSS ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO THE PASSENGER RAMP. POOR RADIO TECHNIQUE AND PHRASEOLOGY AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE ROCHESTER AIRPORT CAUSED THE MECHANICS TO ENTER A TAXIWAY WITHOUT A CLEARANCE.  THERE WAS NO LOSS OF SEPARATION.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N358BE (2)

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

- [Incident 19950112004419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950112004419I), Jan 12, 1995: Saab SF340A (N358BE), Syracuse, NY
- [Incident 19920117001999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920117001999I), Jan 17, 1992: Saab 340B (N358BE), Syracuse, NY. Autopilot panel light out. Smoke smell. Landed with incident. Mode select panel burned.

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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