# Incident 20020201001559I: Emb EMB145, Buffalo, NY, February 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2002, 07:20 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277SK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020201001559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2002, AT 0720 EST, AN EMBRAER EMB-145, N277SK, FLIGHT 4906, OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENROUT TO BOSTON, MA, REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUF, A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELLS PACKED WITH SNOW AND ICE. THE MECHANICS CLEANED THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELLS. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT 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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