What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday, February 2, 2000 at approximately 1000, an atlantic coast airlines d/b/a united express. Bae jetstream 3201, N483UE, landed on runway 28 at the Greater Rochester International Airport, new york with a nose gear indication problem. The passaengers were off-loaded on the runway. While contract maintenance (piedmont hawthorne) was attemping to remove the aircraft, the nose gear collapsed. Inspectors young, o'neil and cafter were on site immediately after the gear collapsed and inspected the aircraft. It was observed that a screwdriver was found in the nose gear down lock roller, keeping hte nose gear from fully extending and locking. An enforcement investigation report has been opened by inspector dafter. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000, AN ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES D/B/A UNITED EXPRESS. BAE JETSTREAM 3201, N483UE, LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW YORK WITH A NOSE GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM. THE PASSAENGERS WERE OFF-LOADED ON THE RUNWAY. WHILE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (PIEDMONT HAWTHORNE) WAS ATTEMPING TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTORS YOUNG, O'NEIL AND CAFTER WERE ON SITE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT A SCREWDRIVER WAS FOUND IN THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ROLLER, KEEPING HTE NOSE GEAR FROM FULLY EXTENDING AND LOCKING. AN ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION REPORT HAS BEEN OPENED BY INSPECTOR DAFTER. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N483UE · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.