FAA incident reports
234,323 FAA reports of aviation accidents and incidents, from the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS) through its Aviation Safety Information Portal. An incident falls short of an accident: a bird strike, say, or a gear-up landing without substantial damage. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one.
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Accident 20230605006869APiper J3C-65 · Salem, WISalem, WI (4WN9): [privacy data omitted] J3C-65, landed hard resulting in a broken landing gear, broken wing spar, and a prop strike. POB: 1, injuries: minor, damage: substantial. 06/05/2023 2300Z. On 6/06, an inspector from the milwaukee FSDO responded to…Accident 20230604019139ACessna 560 · Monte, VAAircraft took off elizabethon municipal airport 0A9. 13 minutes after takeoff, pilot receives clearance to FL 340 and acknowledges. 2 minutes later ATC attempts to contact pilot to amend altitude to FL 330 with no response. Multiple attempts to contact were…Accident 20230604013529APiper J3C-65 · Belfair, WAInstructor with student pilot, while flying for instruction, was on the way to bremerton, WA airport, when enigine quit. No electrical system on this aircraft, pilot elected to place aircraft down, located grave pit, on landing at grave pit, aircraft came…Incident 20230604013179IStutes Dennis W Lancair Legacy · Reno, NVDuring takeoff going around 90, canopy unlatched and flew off, shattered into a few pieces. This aircraft was operated for the purposes of pylon raceing seminar at the time of the incident.Incident 20230604009459ICirrus Design SR22 · Tampa, FL[privacy data omitted] SR22, while landing on Runway 18/36 veered off the east side of the Runway and came to rest in the grass near the Approach end of runway 4.Accident 20230604007839APiper PA-18-150 · Susitna River D, AKOn June 4, 2023, about 1030 local time, the PIC of the PA18 was making a landing along the bank of the Susitna River delta. The PIC landed the aircraft on a clearing approximately mid field at a high rate of speed. The terrain was very deep sand yet soft. The…Accident 20230604007019ABeech A36 · Yukon, OKDuring approach to Sundance Airpark rwy 36 engine failed pilot landed north bound on sarah rd approximately 50FT from HWY3. Aircraft entered hwy 3 and struck a suv causing minor damage, aircraft continued north and struck a traffic light pole tearing off…Incident 20230604006879IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · West Bend, WIThe pilot departed kues (waukesha, WI) airport for ketb (West Bend, WI) airport to practice touch and go landings at ketb. The pilot had entered the pattern for ketb for touch and go landing runway 13. Shortly after touchdown runway 13 the pilot proceeded to…Incident 20230604006552IBrooks Randy Bratz CB-1 · Tucson, AZPilot #1 was in process of taxiing from hangar environment to rwy 6R for departure kryn. At the intersection of b and B3, pilot #1 operated their aircraft #1 (tailwheel) into the left wingtip of aircraft #2. Pilot #2 had stopped aircraft #2 in the middle of…Incident 20230604006322IPiper PA-28-181 · Tucson, AZPilot of aircraft #1 failed to hold short of B3 intersection as instructed to give way to aircraft #2. Instead, pilot #1 stopped in the middle of the intersection and noticed aircraft #2 (tail wheel) approaching. Aircraft #1 remained in the middle of the…Accident 20230604005819AGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Colusa, CAIn an email from the pilot, he stated "I have flown under that set of wires probably hundreds of times since I considered it safer than trying to go over it with a loaded aircraft. That morning I had 13 loads 5.5 miles from airport,( 5MILES from wire). I was…Accident 20230604003339ACessna 402C · Charlotte Amali, VIOn June 4, 2023, approximately 2:53PM, [privacy data omitted](stt-eis) suffered a bird strike just north of water island, st. thomas. The bird went through the right windshield (co-pilot side) midair. Bird identified by, usda, was a booby (seabird). A…Accident 20230603020599ABarden Heywood L JR Jabiru J250 · Louisville, GA06/03/2023 2123Z, Louisville, GA (2J3): [privacy data omitted], jabiru 250, sn 327 veered off of the left side of runway 13 during takeoff roll. The aircraft departed the runway went down a slight embankment struck two ditches and came to rest after striking…Incident 20230603019829ICessna 172S · Middle River, MDThe pilot stated to the flight school while taxiing to hangar the brakes were not operational and was unable to stop causing the aircraft to come in contact with the hangar. This incident was reported a few days after it occurred to the roc. The mechanic at…Accident 20230603012039AJohn D Lassiter JR Zenith 601XL · Albertville, ALAircraft was cruising in a pattern at low speed and low altitude (500-2000 AGL) approx. 4 miles nw of airport (K8A0) for 25 minutes. The sole witness (.7 miles from site) stated he saw the aircraft flying at low power, then suddenly increase engine power and…Accident 20230603011529AChampion 7KCAB · Rutherfordton, NCAfter touch down on rwy 1 at Rutherfordton, NC (fqd), a/c [privacy data omitted]pilot stated that the tail wheel immediately began to shimmy and a/c veered right. Pilot attempted to compensate with full rudder and initated hard braking (heel brakes) to stop…Accident 20230603009099APiper PA-31-325 · Tupelo, MSAircraft departed runway 36, Tupelo ms, tup. Aircraft was climbing, departing right hand pattern. The aircraft then turned right and headed back to the airport for unknown reasons. The aircraft crashed on the Tupelo airport approxamently 1/4 mile east of the…Accident 20230603007729ATextron 172S · Prescott, AZCertified flight instructor (CFI) took his student for a discovery flight. The pilot allowed the student to fly the aircraft. After the 1.2-hour flight the CFI decided to let the student land the aircraft. During the landing the CFI allowed the aircraft to…Accident 20230603007029ATemco GC-1B · Bristow, OKAircraft departed from Bristow, OK Jones Memorial Airport (3F7), shortly after takeoff had a lost of engine power and crashed into a tree line approximately 0.4 miles east of south 385th west ave and 0.62 miles south of west 251st st. south.Accident 20230603006219APitts S-2S · Garden Plain, KSDuring landing on grass strip at SN61, the right tire failed on landing rollout causing the aircraft nose to pitch forward striking the ground with the propeller and spinner. As the aircraft energy depleted and the tail came back down, the right wing struck,…Accident 20230603006099ABell 206B · Filer, IDAs pilot pulled collective pitch, not realizing the amount of left torque pedal input he had applied, the aircrafts weight on skids decreased, the aircraft immediately started rotating to the left. The initial contact with the ground was the right horizontal…Incident 20230603006089INovack Gary A SR Pitts S-1-E · Easton, MDPilot reported after verifying weather condition before departure, wind speed and direction changed, however, not enough to choose alternate airport. During tower communication, controller indicated wind speed and direction changed. Wind reported 12-15 knots…Accident 20230603005799AAir Tractor AT-502B · Lake Village, AROn 6/2/2023 the airplane was picked up from a maintenance repair facility and flown back to home airport after recieving maintenance on the propeller beta plunger. On 6/3/2023 the airplane was substantially damaged in an accident near Lake Village, Arkansas.…Accident 20230603005059APiper PA-25-235 · Carrington, NDAircraft departed RWY14 46D airport. While aircraft was on a right crosswind the aircraft experienced a partial power loss at 300FT AGL. The pilot stated that he unsuccessfully attempted to troubleshoot the problem and decided to land west on 2nd st NE as he…Accident 20230603004279ARockwell International S-2R · Paul, IDWhile conducting CFR part 137 agricultural operations, the pilot reported loss of directional control on the takeoff roll, drifting right of centerline and departing the runway environment. The pilot was unable to arrest the loss of directional control with…Incident 20230602013539ICessna P210N · Renton, WAAircraft on landing at rnt, shortly after all three gear were on the ground and rolling, the nose grar collapased. Nose gear shaft at the bolt attachment broke off and gear folded, prop hit, small damge to exsauhst, small damage to cowl flaps and gear doors.…Accident 20230602012879ASkykits Savannah VGW · Flippin, AROn June 2, 2023, at approximately 0845 CST, a 2010 Skykits savannah; serial number: 08-11-51-788; registered as [privacy data omitted], was substantially damaged while attempting to take off from marion county airport (kflp) in Flippin Arkansas. The pilot was…Accident 20230602010169ARoger Thorstad/Brad Thorstad Kolb Twinstar Mark 3 · Starbuck, MNOn June 2, 2023, a kolb twinstar mark iii airplane departed from the chandler field airport (axn), alexandria, Minnesota, at 1409 central daylight time, for the Starbuck Municipal Airport (D32), Starbuck, Minnesota. The airplane entered the traffic pattern at…Incident 20230602008649IRaytheon Hawker 850XP · Chattanooga, TNCrew was flying the aircraft on a post maintenance test flight. Prior to landing, the nose landing gear failed to show it was down and locked. Checklist was followed for the emergency extension of the landing gear. Flight crew was unable to get the nose in…Accident 20230602007309ADriver Larry Vans RV-7 · Gibbon, NEThe flight was planned direct at A110. A route standard briefing was issued at 1039Z from kbjc to krdk. The aircraft departed at approximately 1209Z and climbed to the cruising altitude of 110. The aircraft remained at 110 for approximately 1+30 before…Accident 20230601022169ABeech V35A · Statesboro, GAThe aircraft departed Statesboro-Bullock regional airport for a test flight following an annual inspection and the installation of new avionics equipment which included a three axis garmin gfc 500 autopilot. The pilot completed functional checks during the…Accident 20230601013549ACSP Leasing MTO Sport · Gardiner, MTBefore departing the airport (29S) the pilot completed a "touch and go landing" then proceeded on an approximately 2 hour flight. Upon return to the airport (29S), the pilot stated that the approach to landing and touchdown were normal, at a speed less than…Incident 20230601011949IMooney M20L · Immokalee, FLPart 91 operation of a Mooney M20L, registration [privacy data omitted] serial number 26-0020, conducting a VFR cross country flight with the pilot and one (1) passenger from bob white field airport (X61) to the Florida keys marathon international airport…Accident 20230601010879AJames Cain Zenith 750SD · Forest Lake, MNThe PIC was on the third flight after completing the aircraft build and was in phase I flight testing. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had a total of 2.4 hours, all flown by the same PIC. The purpose of this flight was to work on landings utilizing…Accident 20230601009379ARemos G-3/600 · Sugar Grove, ILOn June 1, 2023, at approximately 0728 local, [privacy data omitted], a Remos G-3/600 light sport aircraft, departed controlled flight during takeoff from runway 27 at Aurora Municipal Airport (karr) and came to rest in a field north of runway 27 on airport…Accident 20230601006409APiper PA-28-181 · Pellston, MIOn 06/01/2023 at approximately 11:55 EDT, a Piper PA-28-181 , experienced mechanical issues that resulted in an emergency landing located at the Pellston regional airport (pln) causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were reported. The flight…Incident 20230601005689IBell 407 · Munising, MIOn 06/01/2023 at approximately 1825 EDT, a Bell 407 was performing firefighting operations when the aircraft experienced abnormal vibrations. The mechanical abnormality resulted with the pilot jettisoning the “bambi” bucket and performed an emergency landing…Incident 20230601003289IBeech 1900C · Mcgrath, AKDuring the descent, going through 10,100’, the master warning light illuminated in conjunction with the “low oil pressure” warning annunciator for the #2 engine. Memory items for the “low oil pressure” and the appropriate qrh checklists were completed by…Accident 20230531014089ACessna 180 · New Cumberland, PAOn may 31, 2023, at 1435 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 180 was substantially damaged when it was involved in an off-airport accident in New Cumberland, PA. The pilot in command (PIC) suffered serious injuries and the sole passenger was fatally injured. The…Accident 20230531011599ABurton Larry A Searey · Catawba, NCThe pilot stated he departed from NC26 on runway 05 after a normal engine run up and mag check. He took off approximately a 1/4 of the way down the 3000 ft runway and climbed to 100 ft AGL. During a left turn over lake norman, the engine suddenly lost power.…Accident 20230531010789ARobinson Helicopter R44 · Waterford, MIPilot was instructing hover techniques and retook flight controls and failed to notice a rearward moment imparted by the student. The helicopter tail hit the ground hard enough to cause separation of the tail rotor assembly from the boom. As the helicopter…Accident 20230531008489AProgressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Detroit, MIDuring landing approach phase of flight CFI took control of aircraft after engine quit. Pilot recieving instruction for currency atempted restart. Engine did not restart and CFI atempted off-field landing at school yard. Aircraft right wing struck trees.…Accident 20230531007329ARockwell International 695 · Philadelphia, PAPilot reported a violent shimmy in nose landing gear upon touchdown on runway 35, and immediately thereafter, the nose landing gear collapsed. Both personnel aboard the aircraft reported observing a down and locked indication for all three landing gear during…Incident 20230531006809IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Wadsworth, OHPilot/sole occupant vectored for RNAV 02 and, once lined up with the runway, cancelled IFR flight plan, and began final descent towards runway 02. Pilot ran gumps checklist in head and thought all items were accounted for. In roundout/flare, pilot heard the…Incident 20230531006279IMooney M20F · Dothan, ALOn 5/31/2023 [privacy data omitted] landed on runway 14 and began its rollout when the aircraft began to drift left. Aircraft left the runway, onto the grass, striking an airport lighted sign.Accident 20230531005919AHolmes Paul M W10 Tailwind · Canon City, COOn 5/31/2023 an experimental aircraft [privacy data omitted] was doing touch and gos at Canon City, Colorado. The aircraft was piloted by the [privacy data omitted] who was flying right seat. After aircraft rotated for take off the copilots right hand rudder…Accident 20230531003429AGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Walnut Ridge, ARDuring the accident sequence the pilot felt the aircraft losing altitude during the takeoff climb. The pilot noticed no change in engine performance but felt as if the aircraft had flown into a dust devil and was losing lift. The aircraft briefly touched down…Incident 20230530020609ICessna 150L · Calhoun, GAThe student pilot admitted responsibility and that no other factors envolved were causal in the incident. The student pilot states that she attempted to recover from flaring too high resulted in a hard, nose first landing damaging the aircraft.Incident 20230530014979IScott H Oloff Vans Acft RV-10 · Oxford, CTOn may 30, 2023 at 1755Z at koxc airport, an RV-10, operated by a pilot had done two high speeed taxis to get into ground effect then taxi back to the runway. The aircraft was taxiing back on taxiway a when the pilot reported that he lost a tire and needed…Accident 20230530014209APipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus SW · Santa Fe, NMOn may 30, 2023, at approximately 1405 MDT, a Pipistrel Virus Sw, a fixed wing expertimental single-engine-land aircraft, [privacy data omitted] was involved in an accident at the Santa Fe, NM, airport, ksaf. The pilot reported that during landing he…