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 20200321019629ACessna 310I · Johns Island, SC3-21-2020: Pilot landed at rocky mount-wilson regional airport (rwi), rocky mount, north carolina about 1630 for a fuel stop while enroute from south jersey regional airport (vay). He then continued the flight to zephyrhills municipal airport (zph),…Incident 20200321009509ICessna 150L · Monclova, OHOn 03/21/2020 a call was received from the roc who had an airman on the line reporting that he had conducted a precautionary emergency landing due to a rough running engine. The landing was safely made on a dirt road on private property creating no hazard to…Accident 20200321009079ALeonardo AW119MKII · Philadelphia, PADuring hover and shutdown, the aircraft engine cowling flapped open due to a cowling fastener becoming unlocked. The cowling contacted the main rotor blades causing significant damage to the blades and cowling. Fastener hardware from the cowling was ingested…Incident 20200321001319IPiper PA-28-161 · Leesburg, FLOn March 21, 2020 at approximately 22:30, while taxing to a fuel pump, N83345 taxied into a ditch. Neither the pilot or the passenger were familiar with klee airport. After landing, they taxied to where they believed the fuel pump was, but there were no fuel…Accident 20200321001309AMark Stewart JA30 Superstol · Puyallup, WAOn March 21, 2020, while on final approach at kplu rnwy 35, pilot started initiating the landing procedures. Just prior to touchdown, pilot began flaring but a big wind gust got underneath his left wing and pushed the aircraft to the right. Pilot countered by…Incident 20200320022109ICessna 150J · West Fargo, NDCFI and student had just finished training manuevers and were headed back to the airport. The engine started running rough. The CFI applied carb heat. There was no change. As the engine continued to get worse, the CFI chose to make an emergency landing in a…Accident 20200320002189APiper PA-18-150 · Canyon, TXA Piper cub was reported damaged while landing in a wheat field at 17:58 LCL on Friday 3/20/2020. The pilot/owner, [privacy data omitted], had departed his grass farm strip west of the city of Canyon Texas with a passenger. They flew to the wheat field next…Incident 20200320000819ICirrus Design SR20 · Sanford, FLOn 3-20-2020, at approximately 17:30 local time, while entering a hold at 3000 MSL to mambo intersection (20MILES west of ksfb) conn 458, N481DA, a 2007 Cirrus SR-20, s/n 1823 was impacted by an unknown bird type at the right wing leading about 8? From the…Incident 20200318005899IThompson James L T360 · Camarillo, CAOn March 18, 2020, at 1136 PDT, N948JT made an emergency landing on runway 26 at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, CA, and sustained a nose gear collapse on landing rollout. N948JT is an experimental aircraft, operating amateur built aircraft. Aircraft pilot…Accident 20200318004119APiper PA-28R-180 · Pleasant Plain, OHOn March 18, 2020, at approximately 10:44 p.m. eastern standard time (0244 universal time), a Piper PA-28R-180 arrow, N3943T, impacted the terrain in a wooded area one statute mile north northeast of Pleasant Plain, Ohio. The air transport certificated pilot…Accident 20200318004009APiper PA-30 · Eagle Creek, ORFrom neighbors security camera video it appears that as the aircraft rotated it was at the very left edge of the grass runway. It immediately rolled right then begins to roll to the left. The aircraft never gains more than about 20 feet of altitude as it…Accident 20200318000489ACessna 172S · Denver, COPilot was performing touch and go. Landed with 30 degrees flaps. Retracted flaps. Applied power. Aircraft began to turn to the left. Reduced power. Applied RH rudder but not enough to prevent exiting runway and colliding with sign.Accident 20200317016099ACirrus Design SR22 · Conway, SCThe pilot stated that after departure on an IFR flight he proceeded towards the destination airport, but elected to divert to (myr) due to the low ceiling at the destination. He was given the(ILS) to runway 18 and was vectored to uxdep, which was the initial…Accident 20200317010219ACessna 172S · West Palm Beach, FLStudent pilot, [privacy data omitted] and CFI [privacy data omitted], reported aircraft pulled to the left on takeoff roll. Aircraft ran off of the end of the runway during aborted takeoff attempt as student pilot lost diectional control during contact with…Accident 20200317005219ACessna 172N · Kahului, HI03/17/20 0945 HST the hnl FSDO was notified by roc that there was a Cessna type aircraft involved in an accident at Kahului Airport while conducting a solo flight. Roc advised the accident occurred at approximately 0915 HST. The accident was report by phog…Accident 20200317001339ACessna 208B · La Crosse, KSPilot operating in IMC conditions was observed flying under clouds with 300 to 600 foot ceilings. Came out of clouds and then reentered clouds several times. Then while under cloud base, he made a very hard pull up and reentered clouds. The aircraft flew out…Incident 20200317001329IWilliam P Bresnan Hatz Classic · Punta Gorda, FLOn March 17, 2020, at approximately 12:18 EST, a Hatz Classic, s/n 099 Registered to [privacy data omitted], while landing at charlotte county airport (pgd) FL, landed hard and bounced twice on the runway, causing the landing gear cabane to break, dragging…Incident 20200316010079IPiper PA-28-181 · Hollywood, FLStudent pilot was on her second supervised solo, performing her second landing. She touched down then decided to go around. From the time she touched down and attempted to go around, she added power. The aircraft veered to the left as it accelerated. She went…Incident 20200316005549IPiper PA-28-151 · Saint Augustine, FLN43080 departed sgj at 1649Z on an IFR flight plan to vqq before returning to sgj. While on final for the RNAV 09R into vqq, talking to vqq tower, the pilot reported hearing a "thump" and feeling something impact the left wing. The pilot did not inform vqq…Incident 20200316001359IPiper PA46-500TP · Vero Beach, FLPilot flew from stuart, FL. (Sua) and proceeded to land at Vero Beach, FL. (Vrb). Pilot prepared for a normal landing aircraft configuration gear down and flaps down. During the landing of the aircraft the pilot experienced a hard landing. The hard landing…Incident 20200316001349IBombardier CL-600-2D24 · Knoxville, TNInformation gathered from crew report: ?While climbing to 6000 feet in IMC through 4000 feet and 200 KTS. I was pf with autopilot off, after takeoff check complete, we encountered multiple medium sized birds, I felt, heard and noticed RPM changes (slight N1…Accident 20200316000739APiper PA-22-108 · Pinedale, WYControl of aircraft was lost on approach to landing. Pilots stated they felt like something broke and caused aircraft to yaw to the right.Incident 20200315010859IIcon A5 · Renton, WAUpon departure, nose landing gear indicator showed in transit. Pilot cycled gear multiple times, conducted a tower fly by and tower confirmed nose gear was not fully extended. Pilot landed aircraft as instructed by tower. No injuries and minimum damage to…Incident 20200315000219IPiper PA-31-350 · Crooked Creek, AKThis was a gear-up landing incident. Pilot stated that they left sleetmute en route to Crooked Creek. They received a satellite message which stated "more cancellations due to the situation". He was unsure of the meaning of the message and was discussing it…Accident 20200314006559ARaytheon Hawker 800XP · Scottsdale, AZPIC [privacy data omitted] and SIC [privacy data omitted] were returning on an IFR flight plan part 91 from rogers, AR. Prior to landing at sdl the before landing checlist was performed after gear extension. This was done in a command / response manner. The…Accident 20200313005369AMooney M20K · Sylmar, CAOn March 13, 2020, about 1447 pacific daylight time, a Mooney M20K, N777WP, was destroye when it was involved in an accident near Sylmar, California. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal…Accident 20200313004489APiper PA-28-180 · Tucson, AZThe student pilot was currently receiving training under part 61 from a CFI. On this particular day she had completed several touch and go's with her instructor in preparing to conduct her first solo flight in the same make/model aircraft. While conducting…Incident 20200313001389IBellanca 17-30 · Rensselaer, INThe pilot in command (PIC) was on a flight from grand island, NE (gri) to jasper county airport, IN (rzl) after purchasing the aircraft. When the PIC began the descent into rzl, he reduced power and stated the throttle was stiff and difficult to move. During…Incident 20200313001379IMooney M20C · Crystal River, FLOn March 13, 2020, at approximately 16:33 EST, a Mooney, M20C, s/n 680166 Registered to [privacy data omitted], after landing and taxing at Crystal River airport (cgc), struck a pickup truck with the left wing tip on the ramp area. Visual meteorological…Incident 20200313001369ICessna 152 · Prineville, ORStudent was on first solo. First full stop taxi back landing was successful. Second full stop landing was uneventful but misjudged the speed of aircraft and exited while airplane was traveling to fast and could not make the turn for the taxi way and traveled…Accident 20200313000179ACessna 182P · Lumberton, MSThe aircraft departed columbia-marion county airport (0R0) at approximately 1215 local time. The pilot reported the engine loss power around 1500FT altitude, but did not quiet. He checked the magnetos and both were working properly. He started to loss…Incident 20200312007789IMadaris Michael G Sonex · Redding, CAPilot reported that he had recently purchased the aircraft and was not fully familiar with the operation and flight characteristics of that make and model. Reported that upon arrival to krdd winds were gusting to 32 KTS and may have created a distraction and…Incident 20200312005749IPiper PA-28-235 · Concord, CAWhile taxiing for departure the pilot reported an issue with the left magneto and returned to parking. The aircraft struck a hangar with the left wing tip rupturing the fuel tip tank.Accident 20200312005379ACessna 172S · Berlin, MDA commercial helicopter rated pilot transitioning to fixed wing was on a solo cross country flight. The pilot was on approach to koxb (Ocean city airport). While on an extended left base approach to runway 14, the pilot stated that he saw a large flock of…Incident 20200312001419IPiper PA-28R-200 · Pensacola, FLPilot was being vectored to land at pns by the ATC tower. While being vectored to land, the pilot failed to lower his landing gear. This resulted in a gear up landing.Incident 20200312001409IPiper PA-44-180 · Yakima, WAN446PA, multi PA-44, was on a cross country dual instruction flight, performing a touch and go at kykm, Yakima Washington airport. During touchdown the student reached for the carb heat selector, however, he stated he raised the gear handle instead. The…Incident 20200312001399IBeech A36 · Sanford, FLOn 3/12/2020, at approximately 22:11Z, N75AT (GTA505) a BE36, s/n E-597 while enroute at 7000? From opf-sfb, reported a bird strike (cormorant) to the center of the passenger side of the windshield 7 miles west of sfb. The bird penetrated the windshield…Accident 20200312000699APiper PA-28-181 · Danvers, MAN656ST was conducting touch-and-go landings on runway 16. During the 5th takeoff, the pilot heard and felt a reduction of power from the engine at approximately 400-500? MSL. The pilot stated the RPM was at 2400RPM and was decreasing. The pilot requested…Accident 20200311005559ACessna 177RG · Sterling, MAMarch 11, 2020, 1506 hours, FAA iic received notice regarding a fatal aircraft accident just north of the Sterling Airport. Aircraft U.S. Registration N1572H, model CE-177RG, serial number 177RG0746, had one soul on board (sob). The pilot impacted terrain…Accident 20200311001439APiper PA-32R-301T · Rensselaer, INNote: purdue airport in west lafayette operates on eastern time. Jasper County Airport operates on central time. The duration of the flight was about a half hour. At approximately 7:07AM (EDT) (11:07Z) a 2005 PA-32R-301T Piper saratoga serial number 3257383,…Incident 20200311001429IRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Big Lake, TXOn March 11, 2020, at approximately 1915 CDT, N4386W, Robinson R44 struck power lines while conducting aerial application on a ranch located 12 miles east of Big Lake, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan filed. The…Incident 20200311001029IPiper PA-28-180 · Manhattan, KSDuring an instructional flight with a student pilot, the student pilot lost control during the flare upon landing at the Manhattan regional airport on rwy 3. According the a statement from the flight instructor on board, the wind began to increase to a slight…Accident 20200311000769AAeronca 7AC · Ankeny, IAThe aircraft had just returned from a flight with another pilot. The pilot involved in the accident was alone. After multiple attempts to start the aircraft without success, the pilot had noticed that fuel was dripping from the carburetor. The pilot turned…Accident 20200310010019AAmerican Legend AL18 · Social Circle, GAPilot reported he was out doing a pleasure flight over hard labor regional reservoir and saw a clearance at the end of a peninsula. He approach the peninsula from the east as he came in over the peninsula he quoted that the aircraft lost lift and contacted…Incident 20200309007089IBeech A36 · Fairbanks, AKThe airman landed on runway 2R at Fairbanks international airport. During the landing roll and as the airplane slowed down the airman accidentally lifted the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle. The gear warning horn sounded as the airplane sank to…Accident 20200309005259ACessna 172N · Big Lake, AKAircraft landed at bgq. Pilot estimates 2 feet of fresh snow on runway at time of landing. Made two takeoff attempts on runway, aborted due to being unable to achieve necessary rotation speed. Made third attempt on perpendicular ramp/taxiway. Surface was…Incident 20200308021469IPiper J5A · Limington, MEOn March 8, 2020 a 1941 J5A Piper cub N38405 serial number 5-596 en route from greenville Maine to Limington-Harmon Airport (63B) Limington Maine landed at approximately 1600. The airport manager discovered the aircraft on March 10, 2020 parked in one of the…Incident 20200308014439ICessna LC41-550FG · Reading, PAPilot felt vibration on landing from the landing gear. Pilot performed taxi test to see if he could determine what was causing the vibration. When the pilot returned to the ramp the right side main landing gear was on fire.Incident 20200308010339IBrietigam Charles T "Chuck" CHUCK'S RV-3C · Greeley, COAccording to the pilot, upon touching down at the kgxy airport, it seemed like his brakes locked up as he slowed and neared a safe taxi speed. As a result, the airplane ended up coming to a rest on its nose, more specifically on the propeller blades.Accident 20200308001449ABeech V35 · Destin, FLOn visual approach to dts the aircraft engine suddenly failed approximately 1 mile from the runway causing the aircraft to crash into the trees behind a private home. Pilot and 1 passenger egressed aircraft with no injuries.