# Incident 20040812022199I: Piper PA28RT201, Rochester, NY, August 12, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2004, 16:26 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N2218Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2218Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040812022199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2004, AT 1626 EDT, A PIPER 28RT-201, N2218Z, OPERATED BY MR. JOSEPH HOOD, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6000 FEET, EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED LANDING GEAR DEPLOYMENT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE ROCHESTER AIRPORT. AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS FOR THE CONTROL TOWER TO CHECK THE GEAR, MR. HOOD LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 AND WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN FOUND A FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE LANDING GEAR PITOT TUBE SYSTEM. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY 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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