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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC8* · Rochester, NY · January 12, 1999

Date
January 12, 1999 · 11:24 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Airport
Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
QGQA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Doug DC8*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Tuesday, January 12, 1999, at 1124 EST, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8, operated by burlington airways, landed on runway 22 at greater Rochester international airport. During taxi to the ramp, the aircraft became stuck in the snow on taxiway "a". No equipment was needed and the aircraft was able to remove itself under its own power. The aircraft was not damaged and no person was injured. At a later time, an inspection of the taxiway a missing lens from a taxiway sign, apparently due to jet blast. The incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1999, AT 1124 EST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8, OPERATED BY BURLINGTON AIRWAYS, LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING TAXI TO THE RAMP, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW ON TAXIWAY "A". NO EQUIPMENT WAS NEEDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE ITSELF UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO PERSON WAS INJURED. AT A LATER TIME, AN INSPECTION OF THE TAXIWAY A MISSING LENS FROM A TAXIWAY SIGN, APPARENTLY DUE TO JET BLAST. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.