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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Incident 20210310002889IMcclenney Erik S RV-14 · Auburn, WAWednesday, March 10, 2021, about 1003HRS PST, RV-14, N276EM, during landing rollout on rwy 34, on runway centerline, prior to turning to exit the runway to taxi back to hangar, pilot in command applied brakes causing the tail to rise and the propeller to…Incident 20210310002269IPilatus PC-12/47E · Columbus, OHMarch 09, 2021 > aircraft was parked overnight on ramp at klou . Sometime between then and when crew arrived with passengers on March 10th the aircraft was repositioned by FBO line crew using a homemade tow pin. The homemade tow pin is actually a modified…Accident 20210309005649ACessna 170A · Wilby, MOPilot was unable to locate his intended landing airport at poplar bluff, MO. And became low on fuel after searching for the airport. He felt he had insufficient fuel reserve remaining to fly to an alternate airport and made a precautionary landing to a field.…Incident 20210309005199ICessna 175 · Ocean Isles, NCAt cruise flight pilot experience a high CHT (cylinder head temperature reading. Soon after a loud pop from the engine resulted in smoke in the cockpit. Engine was shut down, and a successful landing in a farmers field was accomplished with any injury of…Incident 20210309004639IMooney M20J · Concord, NCOn March 9, 2021, at approximately 1130 local time, a 1978 Mooney M20J, registration #N4211H experienced a gear-up landing on runway 2 and the runway conditions were dry. During an interview of pilot, he stated stated that on approach to jqf, he observed a…Accident 20210309004579ARobinson Helicopter R66 · Duson, LAPilot had flown from Louisiana regional airport (kreg) to his house in Duson, LA. He was attempting to land at helipad behind his house and had almost made contact with ground when a gust of wind made him lose control and crash. Aircraft suffered substantial…Incident 20210309001699ICessna 172M · Greenfield, INOn March 9, 2021, at approximately 1:05 pm eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M aircraft, registered to [privacy data omitted]and operated by a commercial pilot, received minor damage when the propeller struck a runway light during the landing rollout on…Accident 20210309001209ABeech C24R · Augusta, METhis series of events concurred in individual pilot statements. CFI candidate and instructor departed the airport at Augusta for a training flight at approximately 11 am. Performing a soft field takeoff from runway 35 then climbed to pattern altitude and…Incident 20210308002359ICessna P172D · Elyria, OHDuring touchdown pilot overcontrolled aircraft resulting in the tip of the propeller striking the runway surface. Propeller is composite and only the tip was damaged. The engine did not stop and damage was found after engine shutdown during the post flight…Incident 20210308000839IPiper PA-28-181 · Des Moines, IAThe student pilot landed in a quartering tailwind and was not lined up with the runway when touching down. This resulted in the aircraft skidding sideways into runway edgelights, causing minor damage to the left flap, lower engine cowl and undercarriage…Accident 20210307010329ACessna 190 · Camarillo, CAPilots were cleared to land at cma, runway 26. Instructor on right seat, instructed PIC to attemp a 3 point landing at which time they touched down. Aircraft made slight right turn and a left pedal imput was issued, which statrted an abrupt left turn. PIC…Accident 20210307009109APiper PA-32RT-300 · Brevard, NCDescription : accident PA-32 hard landing (3NR3) Transylvania Community Airport Sas: EA68202102045 Investigation: A private pilot was attempting to make a landing at (3NR3) Transylvania Community Airport on 03/7/2021 at 18:50Z or 13:05 EST. During his attempt…Incident 20210307004739ICessna 310R · Punta Gorda, FLOn 03/07/2021, N3696G was being utilized to provide flight instruction to a student seeking a multi-engine certification. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) communicated that there was some ?frustrations? Going on with the students during this training…Incident 20210307003399ISocata TBM 700 · Gallatin, TNPilot departed kdxe for kxnx. Weather was VFR the whole flight. Pilot stated he had been using a checklist on the flight. Upon decent he put flaps in, entered a left base fro runway 35. When he turned final he put in lading flaps and thought he put the gear…Accident 20210307003199APhillip B Rolls Pitts 12-EH · Red Bluff, CAEvidence of the wreckage from N54LM indicates that the bi-wing aircraft attempted to land on runway 33 at the Red Bluff airport. Damage shows that the bottom right wing tip struck the pavement first. The aircraft seemed to have cartwheeled based on damage to…Incident 20210307002559ICessna T310R · Fishers, INOn March 7, 2021, at approximately 1615 eastern standard time, a Cessna CE-T301R aircraft, N314BB, landed with the landing gear retracted at the indianapolis metropolitan airport (ump), Fishers, Indiana. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not…Incident 20210307002379ICessna 150J · Leesburg, FL03/07/2021 N60257 was operating from hwo to lee. At 1327Z pilot contacted lee tower and reported 8.6 miles south of lee airport and was instructed to report 3 mile final for straight in approach to runway 3. At 1331Z N60257 notified lee tower of engine power…Incident 20210307001839IBeech 65-A90 · Panama City, FLThe aircraft landed at ecp. As the aircraft landed the front gear only collapsed.Accident 20210307001019ACessna A185F · Pueblo, COOn March 7th 2021 N185RF, a Cessna 185, was taxiing after landing and experienced a crosswind gust that caused the plane's right wing to lift and left wing to strike the ground. Subsequent damage was substantial. Field conditions at the time of the accident…Incident 20210307000279IEmbraer EMB-120ER · Ypsilanti, MICrew experienced failure of the emergency bus 2, on climb out. Declared an emergency and returned to airfield. Crew performed EAP-30, "emergency bus off light" procedure from qrh which they interpreted as "land as soon as practical." Upon final, crew…Incident 20210307000269IPiper PA-24-180 · Springdale, ARAircraft was inbound to land runway 18 at Springdale, AR. Upon the aicraft touching down on the main landing gear, when the nose gear touched down and during the landing roll out all the aircrafts landing gears collapsed and the aircraft setteled on its belly…Incident 20210306009099IBeech 35-B33 · Lodi, CADuring an instructional flight the PIC executed a go-around and upon returning the to runway neglected to lower the landing gear and landed gear up on the runway. No injuries.Accident 20210306008589AAviat A-1B · Berwyn, NE-A&p/ia called the sheriff and family, concerned that pilot didn?t show up around 0900 at destination, Saturday March 6th, to begin [privacy data omitted] annual inspection. Wife stated she watched him take off around 0630 from their private grass strip.…Accident 20210306005639ABeech 35 · Palestine, TXOn March 6, 2021, at 1340 CDT, a Beechcraft 35, N3394V, s/n D-869, [privacy data omitted], [privacy data omitted], while on a personal flight was involved in an accident. The flight originated at chambers county airport (T00), anahuac, TX, 77514, enroute to…Incident 20210306004649IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Salisbury, NCThis airmen was doing his last practice flight prior to his commercial asel check-ride. His instructor simulated an engine failure by pulling the mixture and instructed him to steep spiral over the field and land. While on approach the aircraft slowed enough…Incident 20210306003139IBeech A36 · Lubbock, TXOn March 6, 2021, at approximately 1535, a Beech A36 aircraft bearing registration number N171CE, [privacy data omitted]landed gear up on runway 17R at Lubbock Preston Smith airport (lbb). The pilot stated he had forgotten to lower the gear before landing.…Incident 20210306002859ICessna T210N · Roanoke, VAThe pilot returned to kroa for landing after flying locally to show a potential renter the C210. The passenger did not feel well so the pilot remained higher than normal to stay in smoother air. He used speed brakes on final and failed to use his checklist.…Incident 20210306002239ICessna 140A · Baraboo, WIApproximately 25 minutes into a pleasure flight near devil's lake state park in sauk county,Wisconsin. The aircraft lost power. The engine stopped in flight and an emergency landing was executed. The pilot performed an emergency landing on [privacy data…Incident 20210306001472ICessna 172S · Phoenix, AZOn 4/6/2021, at about 0710 mountain standard time, N678WW and N172FK were damaged from a collision at the intersection of taxiway c & C12. At ramp 3, N678WW was cleared to taxi to rwy 25L at C11 via d and D11. On the way to the runway, he was offered with…Accident 20210306001099APiper PA-20 · Anchorage, AK[privacy data omitted]The pilot took off on runway 16 with the wind out of the north for a down wind take off. The wind lifted the tail wheel into the air moving the airplane to the right. Pilot made the correction to the left over corrected and hit a snow…Accident 20210306001029AAeropro CZ S R O A220 · Loveland, COOn March 6th 2021 at 1058AM mt N135C, an Aeropro C2, ground looped after touchdown on runway 33 at kfnl. Field conditions at the time were light and variable winds gusting at 5MPH, visibility unlimited.Incident 20210306000849IRans Designs S-7LS · Joplin, MOPilot stated that after main gear touchdown, a wind gust from the left started to push the airplane to the right, upon correction the plane started to oscillate left and right scraping the wingtip and coming to rest in the grass between the runway and the…Incident 20210305005629IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA40 F · Logan, UTOn March 5, 2021, the student pilot was performing his first takeoff on a supervised solo. During the takeoff roll, the student realized his flaps were not set correctly, and elected to abort. During the process, the student selected the flap position for…Accident 20210305003149AAir Tractor AT-402B · Moorhead, MSWhile performing aerial applications near Moorhead ms, the pilot failed to see power lines and struck a utility pole with the left wing breaking off the top four feet of the pole. A crossmember of the utility pole impaled the left wing damaging the front…Incident 20210305002839IVihtelic Lawrence G RV 7A · South Haven, MIOn or about March 05, 2021, at approximately 1100 EST, a 2008 RV-7A, a fixed-wing single-engine airplane bearing registration N672SV (sn: 7111), sustained minor damage after going into a drainage ditch at the South Haven Area Regional Airport (klwa) in South…Accident 20210305002469APost Thorp T-18 · Greenwood, INOn March 5, 2021 at 1730 local, a pilot later identified as [privacy data omitted], flying a Post thorp T-18, N763LG, had an accident at Greenwood Municipal Airport in Greenwood, Indiana. The pilot stated his speed was 90 knots on his approach to landing. The…Incident 20210305001849IBeech 76 · Crestview, FLPilot landed with gear up.Accident 20210305001749AAermacchi Impala MB-326M · Edwards, CAOn March 5, 2021, at approximately 0930 PST, accident pilot and student (belgian air force, non FAA certificated) departed kmhv, mojave, California, for us restricted airspace R-2508 complex, within R-2515, in the upper mojave desert region, of California.…Incident 20210305000909IChris A Saurenmann Searey LSX · Vero Beach, FLOn 3/5/2021 at 1630 EST, aircraft N334Q, a Searey Lsx departed runway 4 at Vero Beach Regional Airport. Upon takeoff, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. Pilot took immediate action to land on runway 12L, but landed 20 feet short of the runway. Pilot and…Incident 20210305000319IPilatus PC-12/47E · Joseph, ORPilot performed aircraft preflight, walked around the aircraft checking the aircraft then boarded the aircraft and performed a normal start. The pilot began to taxi forward and began turning to the left to align with the taxiway. Shortly after the aircraft…Accident 20210304014799AVashon Ranger R7 · Hampton, GAOn March 04, 2021, approximately 11:00AM, pilot attempted to land on runway 06 at Henry County Airport (hmp), located in Hampton, Georgia 30228. Just before touchdown pilot reported a gust of wind slam the aircraft down on runway 06 causing the left main gear…Incident 20210304003949IIniziative Industraili Italia SKY Arrow 650TCNS · Venice, FLPilot stated he was approximately 3 seconds into his take off roll after applying full power, he heard a Bang and the engine began to shake. He immediately aborted the take off. He Thought the alternator belt broke. He got out of the plane and found a…Incident 20210304003579IMooney M20K · Jonesboro, AROn March 04, 2021 [privacy data omitted] was taking N231BL out for a local flight from 23AR. The aircraft went off the end of the runway into a cotton field. The aircraft sustained minor damage and no one was injured. The prop did strike the ground.Accident 20210304002409ABeech C23 · Hillsboro, VAOn March 4, 2021 at approximately 1510 local time, aircraft N67013, a Beech C23, took off from Krens Farm Airport (14VA), a private grass runway. The aircraft crashed in a wooded area approximately 400 feet from the departure end of the runway. At that time…Incident 20210304002209ICessna 172C · Fallbrook, CAOn 03/04/2021, a student pilot was taxing back after performing solo operations in the traffic pattern at Fallbrook airport (L18). He stated that he was following another aircraft as he taxied to parking. The other aircraft pulled off to get fuel. He then…Accident 20210304001109ACessna A185F · Trinity Lake, AKAfter take-off from frozen snow-covered lake, r/h ski aft check cable disconnected and ski went vertical. Pilot did go-around and returned to landing area. Ski returned to horizontal on landing, yoke broke on r/h ski, right main gear torn from aircraft and…Accident 20210303012949ABeech 23 · Surgoinsville, TNOn 03/03/21, PIC of N2374J was landing at krvn airport. On short final around 50 ft off the ground the aircraft dropped suddenly due to gusty wind conditions and wind shear. This caused a hard landing which broke the left main gear. The PIC executed a…Accident 20210303008429ACessna 150J · Lodi, CACrash landed in an orchard after engine failure. No injuries to the two occupants. Substantial aircraft damage.Accident 20210303002699ACessna 172G · Sisters, ORThe pilot of [privacy data omitted] had planned a one hour personal flight with a friend. [privacy data omitted] Is a rental aircraft and had just came back from a flight. The pilot stated that they were in a hurry to get going on the flight. The pilot stated…Incident 20210303002639ICessna 182F · Walla Walla, WAAircraft landed around the 500 foot mark, and rolled straight for about 1000 to 500 feet when the aircraft suddenly veered right. At this point the pilot put in full left rudder, but it had no effect. The aircraft skidded while veering right and the left main…