# Incident 19990315016549I: Piper PA28R200, Rochester, NY, March 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1999, 15:20 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N434RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990315016549I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1999, AT 1520 LOCAL, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N434RJ, OWNED BY THE PENN YAN FLYING CLUB, REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE TO THE ROCHESTER ATCT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO US AIRPORTS, LOCATED ON THE FIELD. US AIRPORTS MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A BROKEN TERMINAL END AT THE ALTERNATOR, P/N 606288-1. THE TERMINAL END WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY CHARGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N434RJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20220620010789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220620010789I), Jun 20, 2022: Piper PA-28R-200 (N434RJ), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Departed biddeford municipal airport (B19) on the second flight of the day. VFR conditions prevaled. After takeoff the landing gear handle was positioned in…

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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