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 20200616007649AAir Tractor AT-502B · Atmore, ALAn aerial application turbine aircraft was returning from his second and final load of the day. The pilot flew low level over his residence when the aircraft pulled straight up then performed what appeared to be a "hammer head" turn maneuver. However, as the…Incident 20200616006959IBeech M35 · St John, KSThe aircraft departed wichita, KS (aao) at approximately 0830 local time, enroute to Colorado springs, co (cos). During cruise at 8,000 ft., the pilot experienced an engine power loss and the engine seized shortly after. At approximately 0920 local time, the…Accident 20200616006729ACessna P210N · Maricopa, AZI departed falcon field, at approximately 12:45 for the short flight to AK chin (A39) to fuel my airplane. I climbed to 3,500 feet and the air became turbulent. AWOS reported winds 260/8. I chose a direct approach to runway 22 at A39. I announced my…Accident 20200616006049APiper PA 46-350P · Ely, MN2020-06-16 Piper malibu N27RZ landed on rwy 30 at Ely, MN municipal airport kelo. The aircraft tracks on the rwy show prop strikes, 6 of them, followed by a compressed nose wheel tire, then main gear contact and an additional 3 prop strikes. At that point the…Accident 20200615012539APiper PA-46-600TP · Williston, FLOn 15-June-2020, N117PR, a 2019 Piper PA-46-600TP, s/n 4698117 landed on rwy 05 at X60 (Williston Municipal). After touchdown, the aircraft departed the runway to the right and upon entering the grass field the nose gear collapsed and the prop struck the…Accident 20200615011589ACessna 180 · Fairbanks, AKThe 1955 Cessna aircraft departed chandalar lake on June 15, 2020 for flight to Fairbanks international airport with three souls on board. The pilot stated there was 42 gallons of fuel on-board for the 190 mile flight. Aircraft crashed several hundred feet…Accident 20200615006189ACessna 310R · Butte, MTPilot was on approach to twin bridges airport when a hawk flew into his flight path. The pilot maneuvered and the aircraft struck a fence that was about 800' from the runway. The left main landing gear broke and the right propeller struck the wire. The pilot…Incident 20200614008029IPiper PA-28R-201 · Westminster, MDOn June 14, 2020 at approximately 1915 local time, [privacy data omitted], while acting as a flight instructor, conducted a practice emergency engine out landing at Carroll County Regional Airport, Westminster, MD, (kdmw) with a private pilot rated student.…Incident 20200614006179IDehavilland DHC 2 MK III · Coeur D'Alene, IDPilot had been practicing water landings then returned to the airport. Upon landing, it became obvious he forgot to extend the wheels under his floats. Self-confessed pilot error.Incident 20200614006059IBeech B-60 · Columbus, OHOn June 14th 2020 N3984W a Beech duke was on approach to runway 5L, when the commercial pilot selected the gear to a down position. Upon extending the gear the gear indicator showed 2 green 1 red, indicating failure of the nose gear to be in a locked and down…Incident 20200613020199IRaytheon Hawker 800XP · Laredo, TXOn June 13 2020 N740TT, a Hawker 800XP , from toluca Mexico landed rwy 36L, during rollout the aircraft left the runway skidding and spinning crossing rwy 32 coming to rest between rwy 36L and rwy 36R. The 2 pilots and 2 passengers reported no injuries. Pilot…Incident 20200613014509IGulfstream American AA-5A · Laporte, TXWhile practicing a simulated engine failure in the traffic pattern, the student executed a forward slip. Instructor took the controls after the student did not respond to the instructors request to recover from the forward slip, and attempted to execute a go…Incident 20200613011759IBeech V35B · Fort Myers, FLOn 13-June-2020, N6659L, a 1979 Beech V35B bonanza, s/n D-10279 landed on rwy 06 at rsw and the right main gear collapsed at touchdown, two POB and no injuries. Aircraft sustained minor damage to right main gear, right fuel tip tank and entrance assist step.…Incident 20200613011739IPiper PA-34-200 · Denton, TXOn June 13, 2020, N15035 advised on departure from runway 18 at Denton enterprise airport (kdto) that his nose baggage door had come open and fallen off and needed to return. The aircraft landed and taxied to park. Airport ops located the door on the runway…Incident 20200613011179ICirrus SR-22 · North Las Vgas, NVDuring landing rollout the nose wheel assembly broke off from the nose strut.Incident 20200613011169IAmerican Champion 8KCAB · Livermore, CAThe student was seated up front and the instructor was seated in the rear seat. Upon landing the student pilot over-corrected by moving the control stick to FAR forward forcing the aircraft in a nose down attitude. The instructor was not able to correct in…Accident 20200613011159ACessna 177RG · Lynden, WADuring normal approach into Lynden, WA, VFR conditions, pilot stated aircraft stalled and hit runway hard, pilot attempted to perform a go around, stalled again, left wing dropped and impacted ground, nosed over, nose gear collapsed, main gear folded up,…Accident 20200613010709AWaco Classic YMF-F5C · Ghent, NY06/13/2020 - Pilot and passenger attempted to depart NY1. Upon departure aircraft control was lost. Aircraft impacted tree's on the left side of runway before coming to rest down embankment.Accident 20200613009969ABell 47G-3B-1 · Atoka, TNOn June 14th 2020 helicopter N473TT conducted a part 91 flight. The PIC was [privacy data omitted] and there were two passengers on board. Within 2 miles of takeoff, the helicopter suffered a total engine failure. The PIC initiated autorotation and proceeded…Accident 20200613007679ACooke John J RV8 · Mandan, NDOn June 13, 2020, about 1400 central daylight time, a vans RV8 airplane, N836JC, was Destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mandan, north dakota. The pilot sustained Fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal…Incident 20200613007669IVans RV-12 · Oak Grove, MOThe pilot stated that shortly after takeoff, he noticed engine coolant leaking from the cowl of the aircraft, and an associated rise in engine temperature. He performed an uneventful emergency landing in a field.Incident 20200613006329ICessna 172S · Portsmouth, VACFI and student were practicing touch and go landings at kpvg (hampton Roads executive airport). The aircraft was on a right base turn while approaching runway 10. CFI reported seeing a buzzard in corner of left eye slightly high and immediately pushed the…Incident 20200613006169ITextron B300 · Bedford, MAJune 13, 2020, at approximately 1650 eastern standard time, civil aircraft N858UP, a Textron Aviation Inc. King air B350, operated by [privacy data omitted], was involved in a bird strike event during the climb out after departing from the Laurence G. Hanscom…Incident 20200613006159ICirrus Design SR22T · Scottsdale, AZAccording to the pilot, he received instruction by the sdl-atct prior to landing. During landing roll-out, the pilot said the main landing gear touched down first, and slowly the nose gear was lowered onto the runway's surface. The pilot reported that at this…Accident 20200613006079ABeech A24R · Livingston, TXThe aircraft was flying from spring, TX to deridder, LA. The pilot noticed the engine did not sound normal. As the aircraft continued flight the engine began to vibrate. The vibrations became increasingly worse. The pilot elected to divert to Livingston, TX…Accident 20200613006069ATheodor M Hauri Pipistrel Sinus 912 · Brookline, NHOn June 13, 2020, N783TH, an experimental amateur built pipistrel sinus 912 self-propelled/motorglider, operated by the builder (construction completed 2019) as pilot-in-command was approaching for a landing at NH16, Brookline Airport (private) at 1630 local…Accident 20200612022129ACessna 172N · Reedsburg, WIOn June 12, 2020 at approximately 1500, a student pilot departed Reedsburg WI airport (C35) for his third solo flight. Upon return to C35 the airplane began to porpoise just before touchdown which resulted in a hard landing. The airplane bounced off the…Accident 20200612021319AChula Vista, CAAt approximately 1215 local the aircraft (suas) a dji matrice 210V2 was on a return to home flight path when it arrived over the parking structure of Chula Vista police department( cvpd) the aircraft incurred a mechanical malfunction to the #4 engine and…Incident 20200612021069IIndianapolis, INMake: innoflight technology Model: galaxy 950 helicopter Registration number: FA3WMEC4MX Gross take off weight: 46.3 lbs Incident location: [privacy data omitted]. Remote pilot certificate #: [privacy data omitted] Approximately 10 minutes into a planned…Accident 20200612019609ABellanca 7KCAB · Renton, WADuring training on second go around, at approximately 400 feet, engine quit, prop wind milled, PIC attempted to land on road east of airport, left wing hit tree and aircraft came to rest in parking lot.Incident 20200612012209ICostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo · Naples, FLDuring descent to land at Naples airport, the pilot in command (PIC ) while trying to accelerate reported a loss in power without the engine quitting. The PIC was directed by air traffic control (ATC) to land the aircraft on interstate I75 south and the…Accident 20200612010029ARieder Kenneth J RV8 Vans Aircraft · Hampton, GAOn June 12, 2020, at approximately 1945 a pilot operating a vans RV8 aircraft departed runway 6 at Henry County Airport (hmp), located in Hampton, Georgia for practice aerobatics. Shortly after takeoff eye witnesses heard a popping sound coming from the…Accident 20200612009519AAyres S2R-T34 · Gifford, IDAfter circling field twice to survey/ set up for spraying crop and look for obstructions, pilot approached field to spray form east to west . At last second he noticed power lines he had not seen, dove under them but left wing caught pole guy wire and…Accident 20200612008649ACessna 172P · Bowling Green, MOPilot was on final approach to land on rwy 31 at Bowling Green Municipal Airport (H19), had a hard landing and porpoised down the runway. Pilot took off again to go around for another landing attempt and upon landing, porpoised and bounced and came down hard…Incident 20200612006739IBeech V35 · Strawberry Plai, TNOn 6/12/20 N5431U departed kdkx in route to kmor and back to kdkx. Upon departure both fuel tanks showed just below half and the fuel selector was on the right tank. N5431U flew to kmor and returned to kdkx. On approach into kdkx at 2300 feet the engine…Accident 20200612006589ACessna T188C · Milton, OKOn June 12, 2020 at approximately 1400 [privacy data omitted] was applying herbicide to a field 3 miles wsw of Milton, OK. At the end of his spray run the pilot went to pull up to conduct his turnaround. During the climb / turn [privacy data omitted] stalled…Incident 20200612006339ICessna 560XL · Bedford, MAWhile being vectored for a visual approach, the flight crew noticed a "fuel smell" in the cockpit. The flight crew looked back into the cabin and noted smoke as the smell grew stronger. The flight crew donned their oxygen masks and declared an emergency. The…Incident 20200611008659IYocke Bernard A Glasair RG SH-2R · Macon, GA06/11/2020 Pilot was in line to depart on 28 and received a call from a pilot behind him of a string hanging from right wing. Pilot shuts off engine gets out, removes string. Gets back in aircraft tries to restart the aircraft and floods the carburetor on his…Incident 20200610008039IBeech 65-80 · Burlington, COThe pilot reported smoke in cockpit shortly after leveling off at 10,000 ft. he declared an emergency with denver center, shut off all of his electrical/avionics and landed safely at Burlington, CO, kit Carson airport (kitc), the closest airport. There were…Accident 20200610006149APiper PA-32RT-300T · Selma, AL06/10/2020 - Aircraft N543GS took off from walker county airport (kjfx) at 1543 local time in route to pensacola, FL (pns), with 2 POB. Shortly after reaching 15,000, N543GS requested lower because of a maintenance problem. N543GS then declared an emergency,…Incident 20200609010769IPiper PA-28-180 · Towanda, PAOwner reported an issue with a left hand roll and nose wheel track and a hard pull to the right while taxing the aircraft. The mechanic took aircraft out to taxi and confirmed the hard pull to the right. After troubleshooting and repair, I determined that the…Incident 20200609010729IMooney M20K · Honesdale, PAPilot departed martin state airport, baltimore , MD (mtw) with a stop in robbinsville, NJ (N87) and proceeded to Cherry Ridge Airport (N30). Pilot was on an IFR flight plan weather was VFR. On approach for landing at Cherry Ridge Airport the pilot was…Incident 20200609009799ICessna 170B · Birchwood, AKPilot was conducting traffic pattern work in conjunction with practicing short field landing and take offs. After make several successful take off and landing. Pilot stated that upon landing during rollout with elevators back I over braked and stayed on the…Accident 20200609008099AWilson Charlie H Wilson RV4 · Safford, AZAwaiting NTSB travel restriction to be lifted to perform breakdown inspection of engine. On June 09, 2020, about 08:45 local mountain standard time, an amateur-built aircraft model RV-4, serial number 95-1736, N173CW which was certificated under the…Accident 20200609006999AEvans Duane B Zenith 601HDS · Ak Chin, AZOn 6/09/2020 at 2200 MST, N6402X, zenith 601 hds, experimental amateur built aircraft struck on a northeast face of a small mountain, 2 miles directly northwest of runway 22 approach, ak-Chin regional airport (A39). From radar data analysis it looks to be…Accident 20200609006609ACessna 170B · Aitkin, MN2020-06-09 Cessna 170 N2681D bounced the landing on a grass strip at kait and continued powered flight left of the runway hitting a 12 foot high perimeter fence. This was the first flight for this CFI and student pilot (sp) together. They had spoke previously…Incident 20200609006599IMaule M-5-235C · Bakersfield, CAAfter aircraft landed without incident, tower advised aircraft to exit off taxiway e. pilot initiated turn and lost control of the aircraft which resulted in the aircraft losing control resulting in the aircraft making an uncommanded u-turn which caused the…Incident 20200609006139IBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Houma, LAHelicopter was ferrying pipeline team approxmently 3 miles se of Houma airport when it ingested a small bird into the engine. The pilot reported a loud whine but no other abnormal indications. Acft landed at the Houma airport and after inspection damage was…Accident 20200609006129ACessna 172N · Santa Barbara, CAAt 1110 PDT on June 9, 2020, N75989 touched down on ksba runway 13L at a high rate of descent causing the aircraft to bounce airborne. The pilot immediately attempted a go-around after touchdown. Following throttle advancement, the pilot elected another…Incident 20200609006119IJay M Johnson CH-750 Cruzer · Casper, WYPilot lost control on take-off