# Incident 19991228038429I: Beech 1900D, Rochester, NY, December 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1999, 12:40 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: JJBA
- 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: N835CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991228038429I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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