# Incident 19990313016979I: Dhav DHC8102, Rochester, NY, March 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1999, 19:14 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: PCAA
- 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: N816EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816EX-2022-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990313016979I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON SATURDY, MARCH 13, 1999, AT 1914 EST, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8-102, N816EX, FLIGHT 3944, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, ON DEPARTURE FROM ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, EXPERIENCED A CRAKED WINDSHIELD ON THE FIRST OFFICER'S SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 28. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE.  THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD.  AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N816EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20050119000869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050119000869I), Jan 19, 2005: Dhav DHC8102 (N816EX), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Desk audit: on January 19, 2005, at approximately 2100 eastern standard time, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, N816EX, flight number 3742 conducted under 14 CFR…
- [Incident 19980623017829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980623017829I), Jun 23, 1998: Dhav DHC8102 (N816EX), Middletown, PA. Returned to MDT when landing gear was slow to retract. Hydraulic line was cracked.

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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