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 20210303001119ITaylorcraft BC12-D · Girdwood, AKPilot was conducting ski operations on harvard glacier. The pilot had conducted operations successfully number of times at this location, the most recent was the week prior. Due to deep snow the pilot was unable to get sufficient airspeed for takeoff off the…Incident 20210303000919ICirrus Design SR22 · Punta Gorda, FLOn 03/03/2021, upon N8163V, landing at Punta Gorda (pgd) on rwy 33, the PIC stated, the left main touched down first followed by the right main and front nose gear simultaneously contacting the ground. As he was slowly lowering the nose landing gear (NLG) to…Accident 20210302022219ACessna P210N · Johnstown, NYUpon landing, the landing gear collapsed causing damage to the aircraft belly, prop, and horizontal stabilizer.Incident 20210302003589ICessna 182P · Olathe, KSDuring landing on runway 18, the aircraft porpoised during the landing flare, and bounced several times on the runway. The aircraft subsequently touched down hard on the runway, resulting in a collapse of the nose landing gear and a prop strike.Incident 20210302003019IFort Smith, ARFort Smith, AR (fsm): N30597, C177, pilot reported a 3 ft UAS pass below acft while NE bound at 2,400 ft 12.5 mi sw fsm. No evasive action takenAccident 20210302002669ARobinson Helicopter R66 · Kodiak, AKOn March 2, 2021 at 1409 AKST, N1767, a Robinson R66, departed merrill field (mri) in anchorage, AK with an intended destination of Kodiak, AK (adq). At approximately 1700 AKST, the us coast guard in Kodiak, AK received a report from the pilot's family that…Accident 20210302002589ACessna 210A · Grand Haven, MIOn its second flight of the day pilot arrived at 3GM and pulled out aircraft out of hangar to preflight for flight to mkg, approx.. 10 mi. Away. Aircraft had approx. 20 gal in right tank and 19 gal in left tank. Preflight run up and takeoff phase went without…Incident 20210302000869ICessna 172N · San Diego, CAStudent pilot [privacy data omitted] lost control during the touchdown and rollout at myf, Montgomery Gibbs field, 3/2/2021. Winds were 220@ 8 -- runway in use at time was 28L. Student pilot had 5 knot crosswind limitation in logbook. The calculated crosswind…Incident 20210302000859IBeech H35 · Jefferson City, MOAfter takeoff from bill martin memorial airport (kaov), ava, MO, the landing gear became mechanically jammed at mid travel. The pilot elected to continue to his destination of kjef. Upon arrival, the pilot attempted to turn the emergency extension handcrank,…Incident 20210301008419IRagle Lincoln L Europa · Half Moon Bay, CAPIC was completing a third landing on a short approach. The PIC selected the landing gear handle to lower/extend and did not verify the gear was in the fully down and locked detent on the handle mechanism. When the aircraft landed, the weight caused the…Incident 20210301003159IHelio H-395 · Grenada, MSPilot lost directional control and ground looped aircraft during landing roll out on runway 4 Grenada Municipal Airport (gnf) Grenada Mississippi.Accident 20210301003059ABell Helicopter Textron APT70 · Fort Benning, GAUnder VFR conditions, a large unmanned aircraft system (337LBS). Crashed while conducting a flight demonstration onboard Fort Benning, GA in restricted airspace during an army expeditionary warfighter experiment. The aircraft was conducting a resupply mission…Incident 20210228008799ICahokia, ILReceived notification of UAS sighting from a pilot of a PA34 aircraft on approach to st. louis downtown airport (cps) at an altitude of approximately 1300 ft. UAS was reported to be red in color and approximately a 2-foot wide quadcopter. UAS was at PA34?s 12…Incident 20210228003169IAero L-39 Albatros · St. Petersburg, FLOn February 28, 2021, at 1409 EST, an L-39 albatros, N43722, [privacy data omitted]landed gear up on runway 18 at St. Petersburg international airport (kpie). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft…Accident 20210228002999ALuscombe 8E · Jupiter, FLPart 91 operator, operating 1947 Luscombe, model 8E, serial number 5687 and registration number N2960K. Two pilots on board take off form Tailwinds Airport (FD15) runway 09 crashing 650 feet 45° degrees northeast off the end of runway 270. The left seat pilot…Incident 20210228002419IBeech A36 · San Diego, CAN6146 was conducting pattern work at kmyf Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The pilot completed his landing checklist prior to his first approach, but did not verify that the gear was down and locked. Upon his first approach into kmyf seconds before…Accident 20210228001769APiper PA 46-350P · Aspen, CODuring rollout following a normal landing, the aircraft drifted to the left. Pilot corrected with right rudder and braking. Aircraft went off of the runway briefly, skidded on some packed snow and then came back onto the runway. When the aircraft returned to…Accident 20210228000789APiper J3C-65 · Panacea, FLOn February 28, 2021, at 1805 EST, a Piper J3C cub, N7014H, [privacy data omitted], had a hard landing touching down short of runway 18 at Wakulla county, FL airport (2J0). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not…Accident 20210228000179ACessna U206G · Tatitna, AK3/3/2021 Late report. On 2/28/2021 at approx. 1556 AKST, while landing on a snow packed runway at Tatitna Alaska, N1748R broke through a snow bank, the nose landing gear collapsed and the right wing hit the ground. Two blades of the propeller contacted the…Accident 20210227005619ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Lanai City, HIThe aircraft was getting ready to make a second approach to Lanai. Altitude was approximately 4000 feet. The pilots reported a small vibration followed by a more extreme vibration then a load bang and the engine shutdown. Oil was seen on the forward part of…Accident 20210227003659APiper PA-23 · Oshkosh, WIContacted by the roc at 1130 02/27/21 report of a nose gear collapse N1460P runway 27 osh. Pilot had intermittent landing gear unsafe light during flight. Requested to land runway 27. The pilot did not declare an emergency he had shut the left engine down…Accident 20210227003179APiggott John H Bearhawk · Eatonville, WAPilot exerienced directional control issues on landing & ground looped due to high winds.Accident 20210227002429ACessna 150E · Marana, AZAfter departing chd the pilot completed touch and go's at mzj. After completing the touch and go's (en route to avq) the pilot reported engine issues and made an emergency landing in a plowed field and when the nose gear touched down the aircraft flipped onto…Accident 20210227000799AGeorge Matthew Wagoner Zenith 601 HD · Englewood, FLOn February 27, 2021, at 1015 EST, an experimental zenith 601 hd, N2614, [privacy data omitted] landed short of runway 12 at Englewood, FL (X36). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was…Accident 20210226003599ARobinson Helicopter R44 · Dunn, TXOn February 26, 2021 at approximately 1600, a Robinson R44 helicopter bearing registration number N7184N, [privacy data omitted], experienced a loss/reduction of power at low altitude and performed an autorotation into trees at approximately 4 miles south…Incident 20210226002439IMooney M20C · West Point, VAN581SB, M20C, while conducting a simulated power off landing, aircraft landed with gear retracted for unknown reasons. POB: 2, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown.Accident 20210226001709AHughes 369D · Kaufman, TXHelicopter was hoovering in an attempt to engage in a pig shoot on a charity flight. Pilot did not see the powerline behind the trees. Helicopter main blade struck the powerline cutting the line. The loose powerline hit the tail and embedded itself in the…Accident 20210226001039ACessna R182 · Gainesville, GAN3652C departed the kgvl airport enroute to kdab. Shortly after departure the aircraft started a turn to the west away from the assigned 140 heading. The controller reached out to N3652C to confirm they were going back to the 140 heading. N3652C did not…Accident 20210226000739ABeech G35 · Tucson, AZPilot on approach to tus airport, landed aircraft without putting the gear down making contact with runway 11L with the belly of the aircraft. No regulatory deviation occurred: suggest ops ASI assist. Safety concernAccident 20210226000209ACessna 172N · Lantana, FLPart 141 operator certificate no. [privacy data omitted], Pilot training center, preforming instruction operating Cessna CE-172N, registration N531E, sn: 17271906 after loss of engine power, emergency landed on the [privacy data omitted]. Aircraft right wing…Accident 20210225005449AHattiesburg, MS2/25/2021 2234Z 1634CST, event id: 652372. The jackson Mississippi flight standards district office received a report about an unregistered ultralight that crashed for unknown reasons near [privacy data omitted] (lat/long: 31.107809N, -089.274323W). One…Incident 20210225004759IPiper PA-28-181 · Carlsbad, CAPilot stated that he was giving a new student an introductory flight (discovery flight). When he came in for a landing, he landed around the 1000-foot markers at kcrq. He was demonstrating a soft field landing, nose wheel still in the air, when ATC asked him…Incident 20210225003109IPeoria, ILThe pilot struck a car with mavic drone while conducting a roof inspection at private residence for his employer. The pilot reported that he climbed straight upwards not realizing there was a skinny tree branch in the drones flight path. Once the drone struck…Accident 20210225002189ADassault Mirage F1 B · Panama City, FLAircraft took off runway 14R. At 100 knots it ran over a barrier arresting cable. Shortly after at 125 knots, the aircraft abruptly swerved left without command. Aircraft managed to get airborne just as it departed left side of runway. After troubleshooting…Incident 20210225002159ILearjet75 LJ45 · Houston, TXAircraft xa-mbc (cs LET7280) departed khou @ 17:04 CST on 02/25/2021 enroute klrd with 04 passengers onboard. During ascent, at approximately FL260, the aircraft experienced a crack failure of the r/h windscreen. The aircraft began decent procedures and…Incident 20210225001439IBombardier BD-100-1A10 · Bedford, MA02/25/2021, While on approach to runway 29 at kbed around 100-200 feet the crew reported a bird strike on the left side of the aircraft. The aircraft landed with out incident and taxied to the ramp. Upon accomplishing the post flight walk around the crew…Accident 20210224005609ACessna 182F · Millville, IAAt approximately 1,000' AGL the aircraft engine lost power, and the pilot was forced to make an emergency off-airport landing on a gravel road. After touchdown the aircraft came in contact with a snowbank in the road ditch resulting in the aircraft flipping…Incident 20210224003939IBeech A36 · St. Petersburg, FLOn 02/24/2021, upon N8043B, departing houston southwest airport (axh), TX, the PIC stated that there had been an extreme weather event in houston (polar vortex) days before his departure. He indicated, during the pre-flight he was extra careful including…Accident 20210224003929ASteinman Mark E Lancair 320 · Boca Raton, FLLancair 320 registration N670BS, serial number 09-320-QB an experimental amateur built is owned and operated by pilot [privacy data omitted] from Boca Raton Florida. Aircraft departed spruce creek airport (7FL6) on February 24, 2021 communicated with Boca…Incident 20210224003189IPiper PA-30 · Washington Cour, OHUpon entering the pattern for runway 23 at Washington, court house, Ohio. The pilot failed to follow the check list and lower the landing gear prior to touchdown. The aircraft landed gear up on centerline of runway 23. The aircraft sustained minor damage,…Accident 20210224002849ACessna 172B · Winchester, VAPilot statement to FAA inspector at the accident scene: The pilot stated that he took off from the Winchester airport (okv) and during his climb the engine started to run very rough. He thought that maybe carburetor icing may have been an issue so he selected…Accident 20210224002479ATurcotte JR Robert L RV6 · Hampton, NHOn 2/24/21 at about 0946 local time aircraft N642LT landed on runway 20 at Hampton Airfield (7B3) and during landing rollout, departed the runway into the snowbank and came to rest inverted. Closest reported weather at portsmouth international airport (kpsm)…Incident 20210224001939ITextron 560XL · Zelienople, PAAt approximately 06:15 on February 24, 2021, N808SD began a takeoff roll on runway 17 at kpjc for an on-demand flight. The 2 flight crew were the only occupants of the aircraft. As the aircraft was about to lift off, 3 deer entered the runway from the right…Accident 20210223017189AMooney M20E · Livermore, CAThe aircraft, with two souls onboard, departed Livermore Municipal Airport, (lvk), California, runway 7L on a personal flight. Upon reaching approximately 200 feet AGL the pilot reported total loss of engine power. The pilot made an emergency landing on a…Incident 20210223001859IDavid Y Upton Aircam · Equality, ALAircraft on low final approach to land on lake martin, AL, encountered a gust of wind from the left that caused the aircraft left wing to climb abruptly and the right wing to dip resulting in the right wing tip to strike the water causing a hard yaw to the…Incident 20210222005599INavion Navion G · Fallbrook, CAThe nose gear actuator pin/bolt sheered upon landing on L18 Fallbrook airpark, California. The nose of the aircraft along with the engine prop blades struck the runway and came to a complete stop.Accident 20210222005269ACessna 421C · St. Mary'S, PAOn February 22, 2021, pilot in command [privacy data omitted], obtained a preflight weather briefing via foreflite prior to departure for a flight originating in bridgeport, CT (bdg) to st. mary?s, PA (oym) in a C421 (N84HA). The weather at the destination…Accident 20210222004749ABell OH-58C · Greensburg, LAOn Monday, February 22, 2021 at approximately 1400L, an OH-58, N902LP, operated by the [privacy data omitted] sheriff?s department was conducting a missing person search in the vicinity of Greensburg, LA with three souls on board. On liftoff the aircraft…Incident 20210222003919INorth American AT-6D · Pompano, FLOn 02/ 22/ 2021, aircraft N42GK departed from the indiantown airpo rt (X58) from runway R-13 ( a grass runway) and approximately 1.0 hr. Later, landed on runway 15 at the Pompano Beach airp ark (kpmp). Upon the roll out, and while at taxi speed, the left main…Accident 20210222003909APiper PA46R-350T · Kansas City, MOAircraft was enroute from des moines international airport (kdsm) when during landing on runway 19, the aircraft veered to the right and exited the runway surface. The pilot stated that the initial touchdown and landing roll out seemed normal and he proceeded…