What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Tuesday, December 28, 1999, N835CA, a Beech 1900-D, operated be commutair (jjba), declared an emergencyf and landed at Rochester international airprot (kroc). After takeoff Rochester, NY, and after attempting langing gear retraction, the crew noted that the red "in transit" light remained illuminated and the gear warning horn remined on. They returned the landing gear handle to the "down" position, noted correct down and locked indications, declared an emergency and reutrned to Rochester. Landing was without further incident. Maintneance information: a maintneance technician examined the system iaw BE-1900-D maintenance manual in close coordination with commutair maitenance control. The landing gear was pinned in the down position. The aircraft was authorized a ferry flight to plattsburgh, NY for repair and return to service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1999, N835CA, A BEECH 1900-D, OPERATED BE COMMUTAIR (JJBA), DECLARED AN EMERGENCYF AND LANDED AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPROT (KROC). AFTER TAKEOFF ROCHESTER, NY, AND AFTER ATTEMPTING LANGING GEAR RETRACTION, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE RED "IN TRANSIT" LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN REMINED ON. THEY RETURNED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE "DOWN" POSITION, NOTED CORRECT DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REUTRNED TO ROCHESTER. LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTNEANCE INFORMATION: A MAINTNEANCE TECHNICIAN EXAMINED THE SYSTEM IAW BE-1900-D MAINTENANCE MANUAL IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH COMMUTAIR MAITENANCE CONTROL. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AUTHORIZED A FERRY FLIGHT TO PLATTSBURGH, NY FOR REPAIR AND RETURN TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.