# Incident 20001123038389I: Saab SF340A, Rochester, NY, November 23, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2000, 08:29 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- 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: N157CQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001123038389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2000, CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES FLIGHT 4409 DEPARTED ROC AND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO ROC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND NOTHING APPARENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO IND FOR COMPANY MAINTENANCE WHERE A BAD 'WEIGHT ON WHEEL' SWITCH WAS FOUND. THE SWITCH WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED 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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