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 20210328005789ACostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra · Watsonville, CAWatsonville, CA (wvi): N656DF, lightsport, costruzini aeronautiche tecna, pilotreported engine issue, lost power and ran into power lines approx 2 miles s ofairport.Accident 20210328005359APiper PA-18A · Anchorage, AKPilot's total time in a PA18(accident aircraft) is 12 hours with no recent time in the aircraft. This flight was to regain currency in the PA18. The pilot was well rested, he had been on vacation for a month prior to this flight. He had slept-in late and…Incident 20210328004879ICirrus Design SF50 · Lexington, KYAircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 22 at lex. As aircraft turned onto the runway and applied power, the free castoring nosewheel wasnt centered. At approx 20 knots the pilot elected to reject as he wasn't able to straighten the aircraft out. The…Accident 20210328004559ACirrus Design SR22 · Marana, AZN644SR, an SR22, experienced engine failure, the parachute was deployed but failed to operate. Pilot made an emergency landing on a dirt road.Incident 20210328003091IDel Mar, CAThe balloon pilot was on approach to land when a dji mavic mini collided with the balloon envelope, tearing through the fabric, and falling into the basket below. The balloon pilot continued the approach to landing without further incident.Accident 20210327011909APiper J3C-65 · Ponder, TXOn March 27, 2021 at approximately 1600 central daylight time the pilot of Piper J3C-65 N42769 began to turn westbound starting his approach to his landing strip at xao. The pilot attempted to increase the airplane's engine RPM once he turned downwind. As the…Accident 20210327009059AAmerican Legend AL3 · Petaluma, CAPIC of N712YP on day of incident was sole individual on board at time of incident. She was practicing landings in her aircraft of which she has 120 hours in the type(tailwheel) with by her estimate 500-600 landings. Total PIC hours is 2033 conditions on the…Accident 20210327007179ACirrus Design SR20 · Boerne, TXOn March 25, 2021 11:40 CDT N689PG, s/n 1889 a Cirrus SR20 was substantially damaged after the pilot lost control during a hard landing at Boerne stage field(5C1) Boerne, Texas. Pilot attempted a rejected landing go around, the aircraft yawed and the left…Accident 20210327005779AAviat A-1 · Ogden, UTOn March 27, 2021 the pilot took off from Ogden, Utah airport (kogd) on a personal sightseeing flight. At approximately 1745 that day, he returned to the same airport for landing. During landing rollout and with less than a 10 mph crosswind, the aircraft made…Accident 20210327004969AMooney M20J · Alturas, CAThe student pilot reported "too fast on landing" and attempted a go-around. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and damaged the left wing and landing gear. In addition, a prop strike occurred.Accident 20210327004889ACessna 182Q · Flemingsburg, KYAircraft porpoise on landing causing two propeller strikes, firewall wrinkling, forward fuselage wrinkling, buckling of the cockpit floor aft of the rudder pedals, a flat nose tire and nose wheel damage which occurred on the hard runway surface. Pilot went…Accident 20210327004459ABell OH-58 · Pottsboro, TXHelicopter entered into pasture at the [privacy data omitted]. Drifted to the right of the pasture. Thereby hitting the t post with the skids of the helicopter. Flipping the helicopter and impacting the ground and landing on its pilot's side.Incident 20210327002072IBell OH-58C · Detroit, MIDuring operations on congested ramp, N513PD lifted off of portable dolly, in a ATC non movement area, and drifted aft striking N312ST with the tail rotor. The aircraft made an abrupt 90 degree turn and pilot performed hover auto landing. The tail rotor struck…Accident 20210327001299AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Palmer, AKTranscribed from the NTSB preliminary report. On March 27, 2021, about 1835 Alaska daylight time, an Airbus helicopters AS350-B3, N351SH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska. The pilot and four passengers were fatally…Accident 20210326022479ABeech 35 · Bridgeport, TXOn March 29, 2021 at approximately 1546 central daylight time, Beechcraft bonanza 35 N3953N impacted the ground after clipping several trees short of runway 18. The airline transport pilot and his passenger were seriously injured. The airplane sustained…Incident 20210326014569IBeech B200 · Valdosta, GAOn March 26, 2021 at approximately 11:07AM EDT. , N43TA, a Beechcraft B200 operated under FAR 135 by [privacy data omitted], experienced severe turbulence while enroute, transporting passengers from blue grass airport (klex) in lexington, KY. To naples…Incident 20210326012979IQuicksilver Mfg Sport S2 · Guanica, PROn Friday 26 2021 FAA was notified of an aircraft ditching in the Guanica playa santa area. Upon arrival, N412DS was already pulled out of the water with the assistance from the local area fisherman. N412DS operator was found in good condition when…Accident 20210326005769ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Dustin, OKThe pilot was hired [privacy data omitted] for hog depredation. On March 26, 2021 the pilot picked up three passengers from the property, flew to henrietta airport (F10) to get fuel, and then returned to start hog hunting. They flew for approximately an hour…Accident 20210326005009ABellanca 17-30A · Bessemer, ALThe pilot made an approach to the runway , however decided to go around. Upon the second attempt, the aircraft touched down, but the pilot lost control of the aircraft and applied power to take off. However, shortly after taking off, the aircraft appeared to…Accident 20210326003359ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Tampa, FLOn March 26, 2021 at approximately 1605 EDT N392DC a DA20-C1 [privacy data omitted] landed on runway 18 at Tampa executive airport. The airport bounced upon touchdown resulting in the nose gear to break off which then resulted in a propeller strike. The…Incident 20210326002489IPiper PA-28RT-201T · Centennial, COPilot was performing a local flight to verify aircraft engine performance post maintenance. Returned to the airport to land. Gear extension resulted in an unsafe gear indication for the nose landing gear (NLG). Repeated gear extension procedures several times…Incident 20210326002099IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Akron, OHOn the morning of 26 March 2021 flight 5440 cak-phl, aircraft N709PS, experienced a right windshield terminal block failure, leading to sparking, a momentary flame, and the fo?s windshield cracking. The crew ran the qrh, declared an emergency, and returned to…Accident 20210325006839AHughes 369D · Lake City, KSThe pilot of the helicopter was flying a strapped in lineman attaching bird diverters to opgw wire (fiber optic cable) with 6-9 knot winds with VMC conditions. A gust of wind caused the helicopter to drift into the wire making contact with the main rotor…Incident 20210325006119IBeech B36TC · Jacksonville, FLA Beechcraft BE-36 aircraft departed new smyrna beach enroute to Jacksonville Executive Airport (kcrg). The pilot stated he picked up N7206D, from annual maintenance. During flight all systems appeared normal until he neared the class d airspace surrounding…Incident 20210325005759ICessna T206H · Arlington, TXAircraft touched the main gear down normally. As soon as the nose wheel made contact with the runway, the aircraft turned sharply to the left, and departed the runway into the grass. The prop tips and right wingtip made contact with the runway surface, as did…Incident 20210325004469IBeech 35-C33 · Johns Island, SCEon message text: Charleston, SC (jzi): N5891J, BE35, landed on runway 9 with the landing gear retracted. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 03/25/2021 1850Z Pilot statement: on 25 March 2021, I made a gear up landing in my owned aircraft,…Incident 20210325000299IPiper PA-44-180 · Battle Creek, MIOn March 25, 2021 at approximately 3:20 pm eastern daylight time (EDT), N176CM, a PA-44-180 aircraft, registered to and operated by part 141 pilot school [privacy data omitted], received minor damage after an attempted landing with landing gear retracted…Incident 20210324009509IPiper PA-44-180 · Sand Springs, OKThe pilot was taking her commercial multi engine check ride and didn't put the gear down before landing on runway 35 at Pogue Airport. Aircraft landed on the runway centerline with the gear up, aircraft sustained minor damage to the belly and flaps of the…Accident 20210324005739APiper PA-32-260 · South Burlingto, VTWhile holding short for take-off on runway 15 at kbtv, a rear seated passenger, father of the pilot and an experienced pilot, noticed an "electrical" smell. The passenger told the pilot: "don't go". The front seat passenger then confirmed the odor and the…Accident 20210324005729ACessna 207A · Laredo, TXOn March 24, 2021 12:19 CDT N9177M s/n 20700677, a Cessna 207A was substantially damaged after the pilot lost control during a hard landing at Laredo international airport(lrd) Laredo, Texas . The aircraft hit the runway hard, bouncing twice. When aircraft…Accident 20210324002599AMooney M20B · Lordsburg, NMOn March 24, 2021, at 0021 MDT, N74786, a Mooney aircraft company model M20B, single engine airplane, [privacy data omitted], was on a cross country flight from fst, fort stockton, TX to tuc, tucson, AZ under instrument flight rules when it impacted the…Incident 20210324001929IRaytheon B300 · Topeka, KSPilot was performing multiple approaches . On the last "go" the aircraft struck an animal (coyote). Pilot aborted the takeoff.Incident 20210324001679IPiper PA-28-161 · Beverly, MAThe student pilot was conducting his first unsupervised solo flight (fourth solo overall) in the traffic pattern. The student had just touched down on the second landing of the flight. He applied full power to conduct a touch and go. After applying power, he…Accident 20210322021189AJames E Redcay JR Waiex · Doylestown, PA03/31/2021 Mtl; an accident investigation at dyl was conducted by operations and airworthiness. The root cause analysis produced the following: Who - the pilot [privacy data omitted]private pilot certificate number [privacy data omitted]. [privacy data…Accident 20210322009179ACessna T337G · Patuxent River, MDOn 03/22/2021, while performing a landing at Nas Patuxent River (knhk), at approximately 1553HRS local, N2QD suffered a gear-up landing, no injuries were reported, there were two persons on board at the time, [privacy data omitted] the pilot [privacy data…Accident 20210322003369APiper PA-30 · Wanatah, INPilot was flying approaches with a safety pilot to build time. In cruise at 9,000', left engine began sputtering. Pilot turned toward the porter co. airport (vpz). He was straight in for runway 27 at 2,600'. He feathered the left engine. After about a minute,…Incident 20210322002109ICessna 402C · Mayaguez, PRWhile on final approach to tjmz/maz at approximately 400' AGL the crew hatch opened striking the upper fuselage structure and swung back into the cabin before being blown back out again. The door struck the left forearm and elbow of pilot causing several…Incident 20210322001809IBeech D95A · Jasper, ALDuring the departure roll of a touch and go landing, the nose gear collapsed and the nose cone and engine nacelles impacted the runway. The aircraft skidded to the right, exited the runway and came to a stop in the grass south of the runway. The left and…Incident 20210322001049IPate E G Europa · Key West, FLAircraft landed on runway 27 with landing gear in the up position.Incident 20210321022889IJabiru USA Sport J250-SP · Jasper, GAPilot reports while providing flight instruction with an unlicensed individual an short-field slip to land over a simulated obstacle was demonstrated inadvertantly causing the tail to lose lift resulting in a hard landing damaging the landing gear.Incident 20210321005719ICessna 182F · Albion, NYPilot departed Pine Hill Airport with a load of skydivers and after the skydivers departed the aircraft and the aircraft was descending, the engine began to lose power and ceased running. Pilot then made a forced landing in a field near the airport. No damage…Incident 20210321002499IMooney M20C · Lawrence, MAAfter touchdown the landing gear collapsed. The landing gear was found to be extended but the landing gear extension lever was not engaged in the down and locked position.Incident 20210321001399ICessna 207 · Kasigluk, AKAirman was landing a Cessna 207 on runway 35 at Kasigluk. On touchdown the crosswind started pushing the airplane to the right of the runway centerline. The airman attempted to correct the problem but was still being pushed by stronger crosswinds. He decided…Incident 20210321001279IEmbraer EMB-145XR · Little Rock, ARLittle Rock, AR (lit) UCA4332, E45X, iah-lit Struck multiple birds as the aircraft proceeded inbound to lit, causing a 4-IN dent on the nose cone & rupturing the Fuselage forward of the pressure vessel. Flight landed without incident & taxied to gate.…Accident 20210321001059APiper PA-28-180 · West Chester, PAOn March 21, 2021 at approximately 8:30 EDT, Piper PA-28-180, registered as N24JN, began a take-off on runway 27 at Brandywine airport (oqn), West Chester, PA. During the take-off roll, the aircraft drifted off the left side of the runway. The right wing hit…Incident 20210320005709IPiper PA-24-250 · Hudson, NYPilot departed south albany (4B0) for a flight to Columbia County (1B1). Pilot entered pattern for runway 03. Completed three landings prior to gear up event. Final landing pilot failed to verify gear selector was in the lowered position and gear was…Incident 20210320005699IPiper PA-28-235 · Waukesha, WIFrom pic's statement: after landing on runway 10 a non-flying pilot and I were cleared by kues tower to taxi to the fuel ramp via taxiway echo. The tower then announced it was closing for the night and asked if any aircraft needed assistance. An incoming…Accident 20210320003379ACameron Balloons Z-90 · Celina, TXAircraft took off from the parking lot of [privacy data omitted] in mckinney. After approximately 45 minutes of flight, the pilot attempted to dump lift, and failed. The balloon touched down, and was blown until it hit powerlines and barbed wire.Accident 20210320001069ACessna A185F · Fairbanks, AKPilot stated he made a normal approach to runway 02R at the Fairbanks International Airport. The pilot stated he made a normal wheel landing and shortly after touchdown the aircraft veered to the right causing the left wing to strike the runway. The aircraft…Incident 20210319014089IBeech C24R · Georgetown, SCPilot statement: "I was with my instrument student who was flying kdyb direct to kgge beginning at approximately 0956 EST. Upon completion of the descent checklist, we confirmed we would fly the RNAV 23 approach and circle to land runway 29 as winds were…