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 20211208020669APiper PA-24-250 · Delta, COPilot was completing touch and goes at ajz. On second touch and go engine failed at about 200 feet AGL. Pilot switched fuel tanks and verified fuel pump was on. Pilot was unable to restart engine and chose to belly land aircraft about 200 feet off of runway…Incident 20211208020659IMD Helicopters 369FF · Columbus, OHColumbus, OH (cmh): cmh city pd, helicopter, cmh city pd Helicopter reported being shot at by at least 20 rounds Approximately 3.5 NM NE of bolton field, OH (tzr) with at Least one round hitting the aircraft while flying at 1,500 Feet. Investigation ongoing,…Incident 20211207023189IBeech 58 · Asheville, NC[privacy data omitted] Struck a gate pole while taxing for dep from the [privacy data omitted] flight support ga ramp. FAA inspector: During investigation found that pilot did not have a current CFR 61.56 bfr. Had over flown by 6 months. Investigation:…Accident 20211207020909ACessna 182 · Statesboro, GAOn December 7, 2021, at approximately 2124 eastern time, a 1956 Cessna 182, with registration N5776B was destroyed upon impact with terrain. The aircraft was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The pilot was the…Accident 20211207020899ACessna 310Q · Corona, CAN310CC was in the traffic pattern at Corona, CA (kajo) for runway 25 in left traffic. The mission was to provide a final practice session for [privacy data omitted], in preparation for his multiengine instructor checkride the next day. The CFI conducting the…Accident 20211207020649ABeech S35 · Tallahassee, FLOn December 7, 2021, at approximately 7:56 EST, N80YD, a Beechcraft BE-S35, s/n D-7394, [privacy data omitted] lost engine power during cruise flight and landed in wooded terrain approximately 6 miles east/southeast of Tallahassee (tlh) airport. Instrument…Incident 20211207020639IDubois Robin Cozy · Lancaster, FLNose landing gear did not extend during landing approach. Aircraft landed with NLG in the up position. Minor damage sustained to nose skid pad.Incident 20211206020629ICessna 206H · Lake Charles, LAThe pilot of an amphibious floatplane landed on runway 15 at kcwf with the landing gear retracted. The pilot notified ATC who initiated an alert iii response. No injuries were reported with minor damage to the aircraft. Ground crew raised the aircraft,…Incident 20211205021739IPiper PA-34-200 · Homstead, FLOn December 5, 2021 aircraft N760FS operated by ptc Homestead, NLG collapsed during landing at X-51. This is a second occurrence of this issue, upon investigation and review of maintenance procedures & records it was found that ptc Homestead was in compliance…Incident 20211205020689ICessna 650 · Garden City, KSN650WA, C650, pwa-ptv, reported a hydraulic issue but pilot did not declare an emergency. Tower observed that only the left main gear appeared down; ATC declared precautionary emergency. Subsequently, the pilot was able to manually lower the gear. Acft landed…Accident 20211205020619APiper PA-31-350 · Medford, ORAircraft departed Medford airport at about 1550 local time, the pilot initially querried tower about when to start the right turn on the IFR departure (SID). Tower instructed the pilot to follow the published departure and read out the instructions. The radar…Incident 20211205020609IAerokit SA32-T · Edgewood, NMOn December 5, 2021, at 1405 MDT, an Aerokit SA-32T turbo trainer, N6Y, [privacy data omitted] made a hard landing while on a personal flight at Sandia Airpark Estates (1N1), NM.(35° 5? 40?n 106° 9? 30?w). The private pilot was uninjured. The aircraft…Accident 20211205020229AMonte Clark Vans RV8 · Hamilton, MTDecent to runway required left aileron and significant right rudder to maintain runway alignment. Touchdown was positive with no bounce. During roll-out a left and right swerving began as the tail wheel came down, with a sudden left turn causing the aircraft…Incident 20211205020209IPiper PA-28-140 · Monroe, MIDuring cross wind conditions with reported winds were 110° at 10 knots gusting 15 knots, a student pilot experienced a runway excursion after landing the aircraft on runway 3 at kttf. Upon departing the west side of runway 3, the aircraft struck a runway…Accident 20211204021769AGlobe GC-1B · Bennettsville, SCPilot was taking off on a private grass runway which for the first 1000 feet was straight and also had an incline and then bared to the left 30-45 degrees. The pilot misjudged the runway configuration and once he got through the first 1000 feet of the…Accident 20211204020349ABeech V35 · Visalia, CAOn December 4, 2021, at approximately 1840 PST, N7933M crashed after departing runway 30 at Visalia Municipal Airport. Soon after takeoff the airplane entered a left turn and continued in the turn until it impacted the ground about 1 mile west of the airport.…Accident 20211204020339ABoone Richard Vans RV8 · Iowa Park, TXOn 12/4/21, at 1640 CST, a van?s RV-8 aircraft bearing registration number N421RT, registered to a private owner, impacted terrain .5 miles from approach end of intended runway at Wichita Valley Airport (F14). The aircraft was being operated on a personal…Incident 20211204020309IGlobe GC-1B · Wauchula, FLOn December 04, 2021 at approximately 1119 a 1946 Globe GC-1B, N80999 serial number 1192[privacy data omitted] landed on runway 36 at wachula municipal airport in wachula Florida(kchn) and ran off the eastside of the runway. The left main landing gear…Incident 20211204020289IIcon A5 · Miami, FLPart 91, 2018 A5 Icon aircraft, registration number N864BA landed gear up at Miami Executive Airport (ktmb). One pilot and one passenger on board no injuries reported. Damage to aircraft minor only to aircraft underside hull some scrapping due to impact with…Incident 20211204020279ICessna 550 · Birmingham, ALAircraft departed from kuox, university of oxford airport, oxford, ms at approximately 10:02 CST (1602Z). The pilot stated he was climbing out in solid IMC and passing through 2500 or 3000 feet when there was a loud thump noise on the co-pilots? Side of the…Incident 20211204020259ICessna 152 · Moses Lake, WAPilots experienced a bird strike during a training flight, approx. 8 miles west of kmwh, on 12/04/2021 at 1430 local. Pilots returned for landing at kmwh. No injuries. Pilot submitted bird strike report with FAA.Incident 20211204020199IMooney M20E · Big Rapids, MIOn or about December 04, 2021, at approximately 1015 EST, a 1964 Mooney M20E, a fixed-wing single-engine airplane bearing registration N16DR (sn: 416), sustained minor damage after the gear collapsed upon landing on runway 27 at Roben-Hood Airport (krqb) in…Incident 20211204020179ICessna 172S · Lakewood, NJPilot stated during the interview, he entered a left traffic pattern for runway 6 at Lakewood Airport. He Turned final approach and was at 400 feet over the numbers. The PAPI was showing two white lights, indicating he was too high. He executed a go around…Accident 20211203022169APiper PA-22-135 · Tahlequah, OK? The accident occurred on December 3, 2021; however, the FAA and NTSB were not notified of the accident until December 8, 2021. On December 8, 2021, an airplane flying in the local area observed the inverted airplane in tall grass and local law enforcement…Accident 20211203021639ACessna 182L · Bonnerdale, AROn December 3, 2021 at 1723 CST, a Cessna 182L, N182NS, was enroute on a VFR night flight from (kmne) minden la to (H35) clarksville ar in a flight of two with a company aircraft N8683W. Accident pilot was not instrument rated. Aircraft entered IMC…Incident 20211203021259IPiper PA-28R-201 · Lititz, PADecember 03, 2021, at approximately 12:30 pm local time the airman departed Lancaster Airport (klns) on a solo practice flight. This was the pilot's first solo flight in the aircraft after receiving a "complex aircraft" endorsement. After performing manuevers…Accident 20211203020319ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Hachita, NMAccident occurred on 12/3/2021 at 10 am. Robinson Helicopter R-22 (N7116L). [privacy data omitted] Accident type: aircraft destroyed. Phase of operation: hovering at approximately 12 feet. Purpose: herding cattle The pilot choose to hover backwards, Ran the…Incident 20211203020239IDustin Smith Cozy Mark IV · Ogden, UTThe local personal flight originated in Ogden, Utah (ogd). The pilot stated that prior to landing he forgot to extend the nose landing gear. The aircraft has two fixed main gear and an extendable nose gear. The aircraft nose impacted the runway causing minor…Incident 20211203020219ICessna LC41-550FG · Everett, WAOn Friday, December 3, 2021, mishap aircraft, a Cessna columbia LC41, N512RP, at Paine Field, WA, struck hangar doors 33-11 and 33-13. The [privacy data omitted]operator started the aircraft to taxi to the fuel pits at Paine Field. On engine start, the…Incident 20211203019259IConvair C-131F · Miami, FL[privacy data omitted] Registration N343GS, serial number 305 departing Miami-opa Locka airport (opf) reported smoke and a flame coming from the no. 2 engine after landing on runway 9L. Aircraft taxied to the ramp, the smoke and flame found to be from a small…Accident 20211203019219ACessna 172S · Warenton, VAWhile conducting flight training operations in the pattern at khwy, Cessna 172S, N2100S, struck a bird while in flight. Student pilot was receiving instruction from CFI. The airplane was being operated from runway 33 and was positioned in a climbing left turn…Incident 20211202022159ICessna 182Q · Tulsa, OKAfter landing on rwy 1L, N759RV taxied to parking on rwy a. the trailing plane observed a fire on the right main tire. N759RV taxied off movement area near taxi lane ff, where pilot exited and fire department extinguished fire.Accident 20211202020699ABeech A36The pilot stated the aircraft was flying at 6,000 feet when the engine quit running. He attempted to restart the engine using the left and right fuel tank but it failed to start. According to his statement, the fuel pressure indicator was showing there was no…Accident 20211202020369ARussell W Dyer Vortex · Lakeport, CAOn December 2, 2021, a Vortex gyroplane registration number N425RD was substantially damaged during a fatal accident. The pilot and sole occupant sustained fatal injuries. The location of the accident was located in a marshy area approximately 1 mile…Incident 20211202020359IPiper PA-28-181 · Riverside, CAOn 12/2/2021 a student pilot landed at Riverside airport (ral) and asked ground control to taxi back to runway 27, the active runway at the time and the runway which he landed. Once in the runup area the student pilot realized he did not have time for another…Incident 20211202020299ICessna 172S · Cedar Key, FLOn December 02, 2021 at approximately 1630 a Cessna 172S, N969SP serial number 172S8171[privacy data omitted]landed long on runway 23 at George t. Lewis airport in Cedar Key Florida(kcdk) and did not have enough runway to stop for landing or to conduct a go…Accident 20211202019209AMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Chesterfield, MOThe pilot was returning to the airport after patrol and was practicing an auto-rotation on runway 26L. At the bottom of the auto-rotation, the pilot started the flare to slow the helicopter and then made the initial collective pull to slow the descent. The…Incident 20211201022679IAmazon Logistics MK27 · Pendleton, ORThis test flight was a vtol-only flight conducted above the PDT10 south pad. The mission profile was to climb to 100M AGL, perform a 3 sec hover, followed by a GPS landing. After takeoff, at an altitude of 35M, the aircraft lost all power, and descended…Accident 20211201021719ALee G R/Robertson R A 7/8 NIEUPORT-12 · Midland, TXOn December 1, 2021, at approximately 1540 CDT, a Lee g r robertson 7/8TH nieuport-12 aircraft bearing registration number N12GX crashed. The aircraft was unregistered. The aircraft impacted terrain approximately 400 feet from the departure end of runway at…Incident 20211201020189ITextron 172S · Wheeling, ILFSDO incident number is: IGL0320220024 Atqa accident number for this event is: AGL0322002 Sas activity number(s) associated with the event GL03202203361 Aircraft: N636CB s/n 172S12261 When: 12/1/2021 1650Z, Where: chicago executive airport (pwk) Weather…Accident 20211201020169APiper PA-46-310P · Cassville, MOThe investigation revealed that N444DT, a PA-46 had veered off the left side of runway 09 after landing. There were visible tire marks on the runway from the excursion that began about approximately 1650 feet from the runway threshold. The intermittent tire…Incident 20211201020079ICessna TR182 · Lancaster, CAOn 12/01/21 while performing a landing At (wjf) field Lancaster CA. [privacy data omitted]The pilot[privacy data omitted] of N757LK failed to lower the landing gear. N757LK touched down and slid to a stop on its belly supported by the antennas mounted to the…Incident 20211201020059ICessna 210M · Nappanee, INCFI was acting as PIC and providing dual instruction to second pilot prior to 2nd pilots biennial flight review. The instruction started with pattern work and takeoffs and landings. The first approach was a go-around, the second was a full stop landing, and…Accident 20211201020049ACessna 510 · Lake Havasu, AZPilot flies single pilot for personal travel and also does angel fights. His normal procedure is to always fly IFR, shooting an approach and landing out of that. His landing checklist is accomplished at the final approach fix always. On this flight ATC…Incident 20211201020039IGippsland GA-8 · Anchorage, AKAircraft took off from anc and pilot noticed that the rudder was deflecting to the right. Full left rudder input was used to return rudder to neutral. Aircraft returned to the airport and landed without any further incident. Upon inspection, the rudder trim…Accident 20211201018539ACessna 208 · Port Alsworth, AKPilot landed short of Runway 6R at pakx. Pilot landed in the trees after performing a go around due to park service firefighting equipment driving down the road on the edge of Runway.Accident 20211130020889APiper J3C-65 · Kissimmee, FLThe flight was a training flight for a pilot rated student, who was sitting in the forward seat, and the CFI in the aft seat. On landing, the brakes were missapplied, resulting in the aircraft pitching downward and flipping over, resting on the runway in the…Accident 20211130020879ATravel Air 4-D · Jurupa Valley, CAAccident involves an attempted high-speed taxi "shake-down" of a newly restored antique aircraft. The pilot's intention was to enter a grass infield area for a high speed taxi eastbound on the grass, then complete a normal taxi on the paved taxiway, and…Accident 20211130020029APiper PA-12 · Labelle, FLPart 91 flight aircraft from [privacy data omitted] private runway, crashing in field Labelle, Florida. Piper PA-12 registration N30989M, serial number 12-1784, pilot reported loss of engine power crashing, aircraft destroyed. One pilot severely injured with…Incident 20211129022469ICessna 340A · Griffin, GAPilot failed to extend gear for landing causing a gear up landing.