# Incident 20000202002499I: Bag JETSTM3201, Rochester, NY, February 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2000, 09:44 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- 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: N483UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N483UE-2005-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201 (registry code 1500217, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3201
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000202002499I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19980315045239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315045239I), Mar 15, 1998: Bag JETSTM3101 (N483UE), Roanoke, VA. While in position for takeoff the pilot noticed black smoke pouring up from behind the instrument panel of the point near the center windshield. Immediately,…
- [Incident 19931226052369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931226052369I), Dec 26, 1993: Bag JETSTM3201 (N483UE), Albany, NY. Gear extension appeared low. Made go around and down light came on. No defect found. Did not enter in flight log.

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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