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 20200603011199AAviat A-1 · Glendive, MTOn June 3, 2020 at 1500 MST, an Aviat A-1, N8QT registered to jd services inc, ground looped on landing at Dawson Community Airport (gdv), near Glendive, Montana while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time,…Incident 20200603009059IEclipse EA500 · Millington, TNAircraft leveled at FL410 around arg and experienced hail which resulted in radio failure and cracked windshield. Landed with light gun signals at Millington airport in TN.Accident 20200603009039ACessna 182J · Olive Branch, MSStudent doing practice landings in pattern. Student had two previous landings that were ok. On the third landing, after making an appropriate approach, student floated and came down hard on the runway. Plane bounced once, landed without further incident. Able…Accident 20200603007799AIcon A5 · Duluth, MNPilot reported that he water taxied for preparation for take-off as he added power he heard a loud thud, felt a very strong vibration and lost forward thrust, noticed water coming in activated the bilge pump donned their life vests and swam for a pontoon boat…Incident 20200603007769IHughes 369D · Holton, KSOn June 03, 2020, at approximately 11:00 am local time, a Hughes model 369D, serial number 911027D, N138WH experienced damage to a main and tail rotor blade. When a flexible wire framed window sun shade was sucked into the rotor wash from the cab of the…Accident 20200603007759APiper PA-32-260 · Fargo, NDPilot and student had just finished a pre-flight of the aircraft. Smoke was noticed coming from the engine cowling during the start sequence. Visible flames were noticed from the engine cowling immediately after engine start-up. The engine was shut down and…Incident 20200603007699IPiper PA-28RT-201 · Terre Haute, INOn June 03, 2020, at approximately 1940 eastern daylight time (2340Z), N2878N, a Piper PA-28RT-201, the aircraft landing gear collapsed at touchdown, no injuries. The aircraft is registered to Indiana state university and operated by [privacy data omitted]…Accident 20200603007369ACessna 182L · Sandia, TXPIC performed preflight and run up with all indications good. Pilot began heading se on runway for takeoff. Aircraft ran through standing water in a low spot of the grass runway. The left main landing gear started to stick, aircraft veered to the left and was…Accident 20200603007359ABarber William M Sonex · New Smyrna Beac, FLOn June 3, 2020, at 08:30 (local time), N187PB crashed while attempting to land on runway 7 at new Smyrna beach municipal airport (kevb). While turning from base to final, [privacy data omitted] (pilot in command) became distracted with his passenger, and…Accident 20200603007349ACessna 172R · North Las Vegas, NVOn June 3, 2020 at approximately 0942 PDT, a 1998 Cessna 172R (N478ER), single engine airplane, fixed tricycle gear, with two people onboard, veered off runway 30L at the North Las Vegas Airport (vgt) impacting terrain shortly after becoming airborne. The…Incident 20200602010209ICessna 172S · TNBlock 20: other- CFI performing night currency flight, IFR - no injury. The aircraft flew four prior flights on 6/2/2020 with out any documented discrepancies. Named pilot was last PIC of damaged aircraft. Aircraft has firewall, bulkhead and rudder damage.Accident 20200602009499AMooney M20C · Durham, NCThe PIC was taking off on runway 32, after lift off and during the initial climb, got to about tree level height and started to hear the stall horn. He then lower the nose to gain airspeed and then increased pitch again to try to climb but the aircraft would…Accident 20200602009229ABell 206L-3 · Fairfield, CAOn June 2, 2020, about 1330 pacific daylight time, a Bell 206-L3, N65PJ, was substantially damaged during a human external cargo (hec) operation, in support of power line work .93 miles west of interstate 80 along soda springs road, between vacaville and…Incident 20200602008699ICessna A185E · El Rito, NMOn June 02, 2020, at 1115 MST, a CE-185, N70183, registered to [privacy data omitted], Experienced low oil pressure indications in the enroute phase of flight. The pilot conducted a precautionary off-field landing near El Rito, NM. Visual meteorological…Accident 20200602007779ACessna 170B · Butte, MTPIC was landing runway 33 at the Bert Mooney Airport in Butte, MT. When at touch down he encountered gusty winds, mismanaged engine power and flight controls, lost control of the aircraft resulting in a hard landing causing substantial damage to the aircraft.Accident 20200602007559APiper PA-18-150 · Kenai, AKAirman was flying to small narrow landing strip near the headwaters of the kustatan river, which is approximately 25 miles northwest of Kenai (ena) VOR on the west side of cook inlet. The airstrip is marginally improved and surrounded by large trees on all…Accident 20200602007339APiper PA-23-250 · San Juan, PROn the afternoon of Tuesday, June 2, 2020, N14181, a Piper aztec (PA-23-250) conducting a maintenance test flight (14 CFR part 91) crashed into the san antonio channel north of isla grande airport's (sig/tjig) runway 9 shortly after departure. There were…Accident 20200602007329AOMF OMF-100-160 · Glendale, AZWhile practicing touch and go?s, PIC touched down on runway 19. Following touchdown, a loud ?thud? Was heard as aircraft started to sink to the right. Aircraft then veered off runway near taxi way A-5. No onsite investigation was performed due to covid-19…Incident 20200601019489IPiper J3C-65 · Watson, OKAircraft was on a day VFR cross country flight from T31 to 2A2. Aircraft departed T31 for a fuel stop at kmez en-route to 2A2, during cruise and level flight to kmez the engine stopped running. Aircraft ended up in off field landing in a hayfield south of…Accident 20200601019469AMooney M20C · Lahoma, OKPilot departed Oklahoma city will rogers airport. He departed to the nw to Lahoma Oklahoma which was his intended destination. As the pilot was preparing to land, the engine quit and he landed in a wheat field nw of Lahoma causing substantial damage to the…Accident 20200601010839AStinson 108-3 · Watkins, COOn June 6, 2020 at approximately 1119 MST, N6518M, a Stinson model 108-3 aircraft was substantially damaged during an attempt to land at the Colorado Air And Space Port Airport (kcfo). There was one sole occupant onboard with no injuries sustained. Weather at…Incident 20200601008139ICessna 525B · Cleveland, OHOn landing rollout, the aircraft left main tire blew out. Left main tire shredded and left main gear cover damaged.Accident 20200601008129AJabiru USA Sport J250-SP · Gulf Of MexicoAircraft ran out of fuel approximately 28 NM nne of key west (eyw) airport and made forced landing in the ocean.Incident 20200601007319IPiper PA-23-250 · Sanford, MENose landing gear collapsed on roll out after landing, resulting in the incident. This was followed by right main collapsing after the nose was raised to extend the gear.Incident 20200601007309ICessna 182A · Madras, ORWhile conducting parachute training, the instructor and student were separated during exit of the aircraft. The student found herself in an unstable, upside down position. While in that position, the student deployed her parachute resulting in a hard-opening.…Incident 20200601007299IMooney M20J · Crestview, FLWhile the aircraft was taxiing south on the taxiway the aircraft was nearly stopped when the pilot accidentally raised the gear handle causing the gear to partially retract.Incident 20200601006649ICessna 172M · Crawfordville, FLOn June 1, 2015 at approximately 1833 EDT, a Cessna 172, N20332, lost engine power while on approach to the tallahassee, Florida airport. The aircraft landed on the roadway at address 803 Crawfordville road (hwy 319) short of the airport, resulting with no…Accident 20200601001939ABeech A36 · Batavia, NYOn 6/1/2020, N15DN sustained substantial damage in a gear up landing at gvq (Batavia, NY). The pilot picked up the aircraft after maintenance and departed gvq in day VFR conditions. Maintenance had consisted of an engine oil and filter change, as well as a…Incident 20200531021309ITucson, AZOn may 31, 2020 around 2230 hours, [privacy data omitted] was operating a small UAS over a police station at [privacy data omitted]. Officers reported a drone operating over a crowd of protesters and interfering with one of their own helicopters, N305PD when…Accident 20200531011809AAir Tractor AT-802A · AKFirefighting scoop operation from lake approximately 15 NM east of unalakleet, AK. Accident flight was 12th scoop operation of the day. Pilot executed his approach and landing as he had the previous 11 in the last hour. After landing and scooping, pilot…Incident 20200531011659IDassault Falcon 900EX · San Antonio, TXOn may 31, 2020 around 12:00 noon the pilots of N6060SG on a flight from klit to ksat during final descent noticed increasing itt, vibration, and the cass warning system indicating an engine malfunction. The pilots performed the appropriate actions for the…Accident 20200531011469ACessna 172S · Lakeview, AROn may 31, 2020 the little rock FSDO received notification via phone from the regional operations center that the pilot of N52794, a Cessna 172S, at 3M0 at 1744Z lost directional control on takeoff from rwy 6 and veered left striking trees and causing…Accident 20200531008149AShrader David W CH-701 · Ambler, AKDeparted kotzebue AK. At 0800 flew east to kobuk sand dunes. Flight took 1.75 hours. Landed at dunes. PIC started departure roll at about 1230 to head back to kotzebue. While on take off roll PIC stated hit a small dip in dune which caused aircraft to hop and…Incident 20200531007389ICessna 310Q · Bloomsburg, PAAirman performed gumps check did not extend landing gear. Approached landing pattern and proceeded to enter base and final legs for runway 27. Airman verified wind on ground and began decent. Airman stated there was a slight wind, so he proceeded with power.…Accident 20200531007289AMikulichek Richard L Zenith 601 HD · Worthington, MNPilot stated that he touched down and saw a fox run onto the runway, the pilot maneuvered the aircraft to miss the fox that resulted in a ground loop. The forces that the aircraft sustained included a broken tail wheel bungee chain and the right gear was…Accident 20200531007279ACessna P210N · Heber, UTOn may 30, 2020, the pilot was flying at 17,500 MSL enroute from montgomery field (kmyf) to evanston Wyoming (kevw) when he diverted to Heber Utah (khcr) due to excessive crosswinds at his original kevw. Upon descent, he richen the fuel mixture and then…Incident 20200531007269IPiper PA-28-180 · Harrision, AROn may 31, 2020 at approximately 13:50 CDT, N7914N a Piper PA-28-180, registered to [privacy data omitted], operated by an private pilot experienced a propeller spinner failure. In VFR cruse flight with ATC flight following from shreveport, Louisiana downtown…Accident 20200531006659APiper PA-28-235 · Carlinville, ILAt around 1546 CST on may 31, 2020 N8991W, a Piper PA-28-235, impacted terrain approximately 2 miles southwest of Carlinville, Illinois. The pilot and 3 passengers sustained fatal injuries as a result of the accident. The aircraft departed creve coeur airport…Accident 20200531004379APiper PA-28-180 · Pineville, LAOn may 31, 2020, about 1330 central daylight time, a Piper PA28-180, N6461J, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Pineville, Louisiana. The private pilot and 1 passenger were fatally injured and 1 passenger was seriously injured. The…Accident 20200531004239ARichard Michael Krause CCK-1865 · Valley Center, CAOn may 31, 2020 at 1757 pacific daylight time, an experimental cub crafters cck-, N303KP, was recorder on cellphone video flying low and slow over a residential area. The aircraft flew in a left hand circle over a house for a planned birthday flyover. As the…Incident 20200530014451IDehavilland DHC-6-100 · San Diego, CAPilot stated the aircraft was at Brown field for maintenance and he was there for after maintenance checks. After a brief external walk around the aircraft the pilot removed the chock that was around the left landing gear. Berfore starting the engines all…Accident 20200530010849ABell 206B · Elko, NVAircraft landed for fuel on a CFR part 91 re position flight from kmlf to keko and to continue to Oregon to be delivered to new owner. Aircraft originated from cottonwood, Arizona. After refueling the pilot was departing and taxiing downwind when the wind…Accident 20200530007399ACessna 152 · Arlington, TXOn may 30, 2020, at approximately 2027 CST, N757BE, a 1977 Cessna 152, was traveling from granbury regional airport to Arlington Municipal Airport, on a southeast heading, for landing on runway 16 at Arlington Municipal Airport. Visual meteoroligical…Incident 20200530007259IBarry E Fitch Zenith 601 HDS · Saluda, SCGreenwood, SC: N195BW, exp, landed in a rural area due to control-ability issues. Aircraft sustained a prop strike, and damage to both wings. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 05/30/2020 1500Z Pilot statement: on Saturday, may 30, I departed…Accident 20200530007249ASchweizer 269C-1 · Ozark, ALPilot was conducting his last scheduled solo flight of 1.1 hours. Witnesses state that the helicopter seemed to be experiencing engine trouble as indicated by the engine sounds they could hear such as a "spitting and sputtering". The aircraft turned and…Incident 20200530003359ICessna 172F · Ogden, UTThe airman was returning to land at kogd from a flight in the local area and noticed the visibility was beginng to drop and the winds were getting stronger. The airman contacted Ogden tower and was instructed to make a straight in approach for runway 17. The…Incident 20200530001949ICessna 172L · Lacrosse, WIOn may 30, 2020, at 1840 CST a Cessna 172, N7938G, sustained damage to the propeller when the aircraft departed the left side of runway 31, and struck a threshold light during takeoff roll, at klse, Lacrosse, WI. The private pilot received no injuries and the…Incident 20200529014499IDassault-Breguet Falcon 50 · San Juan, PRWhile repositioning aircraft from terminal to parking pilot tried to make a left 180 degree turn in order to give way to a helicopter that was departing in the opposite way in the same ramp. While executing the turn without wing walkers, the aircraft hit the…Accident 20200529010469AGardner William R Thorp T-18 · Madisonville, TNThe aircraft pilot, operating the aircraft with no other souls on board, landed his thorp T-18 (serial number 1325) at a privately owned grass landing strip near Madisonville, TN. The pilot anticipated the ground would be soft due to recent rain. Upon…Accident 20200529007239APiper PA-24-180 · Humboldt, TNThe accident occurred on may 29, 2020 at approximately 1130CDT at the Humboldt Municipal Airport in Humboldt, TN (M53). The aircraft was a 1960 Piper single engine comanche with registration number N6989P and serial number 24-2132. The pilot-in-command (PIC)…