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 20200125001809ABeech A36 · Summerland Key, FLPilot stated he performed preflight, short warm-up and run-up checklist. During departure he felt resistance on the flight controls and the aircraft seemed to move nose down. At IAS 85KTS he pulled back on the yoke and felt considerable resistance. Pulled one…Accident 20200124007609ASchumacher Joe P Vans RV-8 · Fernandina Beac, FLThe new owner of the RV-8 was getting a refresher on his 'tail-wheel' endorsement and his 'new' aircraft. The CFI located in the back seat with access to all flight controls but with no control on the aircraft brakes. After several touch and goes this…Accident 20200124001799AStinson Vultee V-77 · Auburn, CAFlight originated from kaun at 0945 01/24/2020 departed from rwy 7 and turned crosswind. Aircraft then departed to the north. After flying for a few minutes, the pilot asked the co-pilot if he wanted to take the controls. The co-pilot did so and turned a 180…Incident 20200124001789ICessna 560XL · El Dorado, AROn January 24, 2020, 1100 (CST) central standard time, a Cessna CE-560-560XL airplane, N134FM, sustained a bird strike as the bird was ingested into the right engine on climb out approximately 700 feet AGL. The flight began at El Dorado, AR (eld) enroute to…Accident 20200124001779ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Charlotte, TXPrior to FAA arrival accident scene was tampered with by aircraft owner which is also pilots dad, inlue of going to hospital. The pilot reports while returning to jourdanton, TX he spotted feral hogs in a pasture. He then states with sun in eyes and dust from…Accident 20200124001769APiper PA-28-140 · Payson, AZPIC moved from reno, NV to mesa, AZ 18 days prior to accident 0900 On the accident day, refueled acft with 30 gallons of 100LL and departed pan direct to ffz. Pax requested a diversion to fly over a mountain range to get an idea of the terrain for future…Incident 20200124001759IDavid R Owens Rans S12XL · Byron, CAReceived report from Byron airport of an aircraft that taxied into hangars. Arrived on seen and discovered damaged aircraft (rans S12XL). Damage was consistent with impact damage to the hangar. The forward fuselage/canopy has impact damage along with damage…Incident 20200123021019IRochester, NYUAS flew into building causing over 500.00 damage to the building. UAS was damaged. Flight was too low over the building. Flight had laanc approvalIncident 20200123005179IPiper PA-28R-200 · Pasco, WADeparted hri airport 07:52 with void time IFR clearance. Within :25 minutes pilot experienced total electrical failure , unable battery, unable generator after cycling master switch two times! Pilot proceeded to VMC conditions immediately. Pilot contacted Tri…Incident 20200123004139IBellanca 14-19-3 · La Verne, CAN1290R, B14C gear collapsed on landing, prop strike.Incident 20200123001719ICessna 208 · St. Thomas, VIAircraft departed from stt airport runway 28 in the third leg of the day climbing out to 900FT banking left to 180°. 3MIN into the flight a loud explosion like sound was heard inside the engine followed by a hi rev sound. PIC shut down the engine and fuel…Incident 20200123001709IStinson 108-1 · Hays, KSDuring down wind taxiing to the take off runway, the pilot started a turn to take the active runway. He admits he became distracted by a back seat passenger and turned around to talk to them. He suspects he relaxed the control input to the elevator at this…Incident 20200123001699ICessna 172S · Addison, TXEncountered a prop strike in the maintenance runup area. Acft towed back to hangar without further incident.Incident 20200122022179ILuscombe 8A · Bakersfield, CAOn January 22, 2020 at approximately 1650 local time, aircraft N1591K , a Luscombe 8A, was taxiing on taxiway alpha when the right main tire came off the pavement and went into the gravel. Then the aircraft proceeded to come in contact with a runway…Incident 20200122010319IPiper PA-12 · Watkins, COOn January 22, 2020 at 1652 MDT, a single engine Piper PA-12, N4340M, had a minor damage to the aircraft. On landing, the pilot applied what he felt was a moderate braking, and then he felt the tail come up. The aircraft nosed over which caused propeller…Accident 20200122007619ABoeing B75N1 · Vacaville, CAAircraft left runway after touchdown and flipped upside down when main landing gear wheels stuck in the mud.Accident 20200122004599ABell 407 · Minot, NDPilot was relocating aircraft from Minot airport to the hospital helipad to load medical equipment and staff for a air ambulance flight. On approach to the helipad pilot pulls up on the collective and aft cyclic to slow aircraft, tail of the helicopter dips…Incident 20200122003739ICessna 525A · Ashtabula, OHOn landing roll out, 85 knots, aircraft struck 1 deer on the runway. Landed runway 27. Deer impacted left main gear. Minor damage to aircraft. Left main gear door, torn off. Left flap fairing minor dent.Incident 20200122003729ICessna 182S · Lebanon, OHOn January 22, 2020, at 1915 EST, a Cessna 182S, N628FN, registered to flying neutrons LLC, collided with trees during the landing approach to runway 19 at Lebanon Warren County Airport, Ohio (I68), while on a local night personal flight. Visual…Incident 20200122003719IPiper PA-34-220T · Columbus, OHPiper seneca v N9295N began takeoff roll on runway 27L. At approximately 75 knots, the pilot noticed the airspeed indicator needle began bouncing up and down before dropping to zero knots. Approximately 4 seconds later the pilot decided to abort the takeoff…Accident 20200122001689ARick H Martin PA-18 Replica · Jean, NVThe pilot was performing touch and go landings on a dry lake bed near Jean NV. As the pilot was rolling out after a landing he inadvertently pressed the brakes causing the aircraft to nose over ending upside down. Damage was noted to the left wing strut which…Incident 20200122001669IRisk Assumption Leasing Lancair Evolution · Crystal, MN2020-01-21-N13PF, single occupant. PIC woke up at 0500L and got on a 0700L comair flight to bend Oregon to pick up his plane from a 3 month maintenance evolution. After being out of N13PF cockpit for almost 4 months, the PIC performed a 45 minute warmup…Accident 20200122000049ABeech B36TC · Corona, CAPilot joseph zingali attempted to take off runway 7 from Corona Municipal Airport on 1/22/2020 at 12:11PM pacific time. The airplane, N36TT, had joseph zingali and three other passengers onboard. One passenger daniel rodriguez, is a certificated pilot but was…Incident 20200121004909IPiper PA-44-180 · Chino, CANarrative: a commercial student was with his flight instructor preparing for a multi-engine check ride in the lake matthews practice area. At approximately 3,200 MSL, they began an accelerated stall maneuver. While entering a bank to the left, as the angle of…Accident 20200121004299AGrumman American Avn. AA-5B · Tallahassee, FLDuring cruise from enterprise, al enroute to wauchula, FL, at approximately 10,500 feet in altitude, 20 miles ssw of Tallahassee municipal airport in Tallahassee, FL (tlh) the pilot experienced a rough running engine with subsequent engine failure. Pilot…Incident 20200121003699IMooney M20J · Pompano Beach, FLOn 01/21/2020, aircraft landed on runway 33 and during rollout the gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the last third of runway 33 parallel to the runway centerline. Pilot stated that he verified gear down before landing with the panel annunciator…Accident 20200121000069AHelicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Independence, IAThe student pilot flying solo was attempting to execute a 180 deg turn to the left prior to landing the helicopter on the ramp. The helicopter entered an uncontrollable spin to the left striking an aircraft tied down on the ramp and ultimately colliding with…Accident 20200120021769ACessna 172N · Sun River, ORPilot set the plane down for landing on centerline of runway 18 in a southbound direction, pilot encountered thin ice patches, pilot then veered to the east as the plane began to tip, port side wing tip caught the berm of snow at edge of runway causing the…Accident 20200120010309ACessna 150G · Jacksonville, TXOn January 20, 2020 at approximately 1200 CST, N4763X, a Cessna 150G, crashed 7 miles east of Jacksonville, TX airport (jso) with only the pilot onboard. The aircraft impacted a support wire of a radio tower, which severed the outboard 3 feet of the left…Incident 20200120004189ISchumacher Joe P Swearingen SX-300 · Granbury, TXOn January 20, 2020, at approximately 1800 central daylight time, a swearingen SX-300, N33SX, landed gear up at pecan plantation airport (0TX1) in Granbury Texas. The pilot was enroute to pecan plantation (0TX1) from meacham airport (ftw). The pilot selected…Incident 20200120003689IMooney M20J · Oxnard, CAPilot was distracted from his before landing checklist by a radio call from Oxnard tower clearing N228AL to land number two behind a sport aircraft. The pilot was unable to visually locate the other aircraft and became fixated on the searching for the other…Incident 20200120000029IPiper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FLSFY443/N8578Z was doing VFR pattern work, reported striking a medium size bird on the right downwind. Dented wing. Did not need assistance and was not declaring an emergency. Landed without incident on RWY30R and taxied to the ramp.Accident 20200119003669AThunder Balloons AX9-140 SII · Homestead, FLPart 91 operator, operating a balloon, AX9-14(s.2) N970TC with 1 pilot and 8 passengers onboard hit numerous trees and crashed into electrical power lines. There was no ground injuries or damages, two passengers with serious burn injuries transported to…Incident 20200118010549IFlight Design CT2K · Murrieta, CAOn 01/18/2020 student pilot [privacy data omitted], [privacy data omitted] went on a solo cross country Flight from brown field (sdm) to French Valley (F70). While in descent to F70 [privacy data omitted] ran out of fuel about 1/2 mile from the airport and…Incident 20200118005139IEmbraer Executive EMB-505 · Lincoln, NEOn January 18, 2020, at approximately 1529Z, N424QS which was operated as a part 91K flight by netjets aviation, inc., experienced a taxiway excursion. The excursion resulted in collapse of the left main landing gear and the left wingtip striking the ground.…Incident 20200118003659IPiper PA-34-200 · Abilene, TXOn January 18, 2020, at approximately 1958 CDT, N28HE, a Piper PA-34, was on an instructional flight and landed at Abilene Regional Airport in Abilene, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no IFR flight plan was filed. The left…Accident 20200118003649APowrachute Airwolf · Gold Canyon, AZOn January 18, 2020, at approximately 0905 mountain standard time, an air wolf powered parachute, N260AZ, serial number A-053-ULS was substantially damaged during departure roll while attempting to takeoff. The chute pulled the powered parachute sideways on…Incident 20200118003639IAerospatiale ATR-72 · Fort Lauderdale, FLWhile being pushed back from gate for departure. Ground control asked to pull forward so as not to block twy T1. While being pulled forward tug driver made a quick 90 degree left turn at a high rate of speed. Tow bar broke and aircraft continued forward and…Accident 20200118003629AConti Horace Charles Kitfox III · Wauchula, FLWhen landing on runway 36 at Wauchula FL (kchn), which is a non-towered airport, the pilot experienced a runway excursion while landing with a starboard, quartering tailwind. When the aircraft left the right hand side of the runway the aircraft flipped over…Accident 20200117011239ACessna 185D · Laytonsville, MDIn reviewing the video available from the airport operator, about three seconds into the takeoff rollout, the aircraft veered hard to the left. Corrective input from the pilot caused the aircraft to yaw hard to the right, and exit the runway. In exiting the…Accident 20200117003619APiel Emeraude CP-301 · Oakwood, OHA non certificated person operated an experimental aircraft (Piel Emeraude CP-301, sn 81926) from a grass strip at 53OH near Oakwood Ohio. On takeoff at approximately 100 feet AGL the aircraft engine sputtered and quit operating resulting in impact with…Incident 20200117003609ICessna 182A · Bakersfield, CAOn January 17, 2020, the certified flight instructor and his student (private pilot & aircraft owner) were conducting an IFR training flight from victorville (kvcv) to Bakersfield municipal (kbfl). An IFR flight plan was filed by the CFI. The CFI stated that…Accident 20200116005119AAnderson Kathy Rans S12XL · Titusville, FLOn January 16, 2020, at approximately 1330 local time an amateur built rans, S-12 departed Arthur Dunn on a short flight. A preflight was performed and the fuel sumped. The PIC stated that all indications were within normal operating ranges during the initial…Incident 20200116004499IPiper PA-28R-201 · Charlotte, NCSee investigative ptrs: EA68202001372 The following is a statement from the pilot of N25EL Sir - I am writing to report an occurrence last Thursday, January 16. As I was on short final approach into runway 35 at wilgrove air park (8A6), I brushed the top of a…Incident 20200116000679IPiper PA-28-181 · Denver, COAircraft received bird strike on right wing leading edge upon approach to land 35R. Minimal damage, small dent no snarge/remains.Incident 20200116000629IEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-314B · Fayetteville, NCPilot came in for landing on runway 04 at Fayetteville regional (fay). Because of a gusting crosswind the pilot was flying slightly faster than the normal landing speed. Upon landing he was too aggressive on the brakes which caused a tire to blow and bent the…Accident 20200116000259ARaytheon B200 · Dutch Harbor, AKAircraft initiated the takeoff on runway 31 with a reported 26 kt. Tail wind and did not become fully airborne. The aircraft landing gear may have struck rocks at the end of the runway before crash landing in the water. A medical crewmember reported hearing…Accident 20200116000079ABeech 76 · St Charles, MO2.2 Hours of lessons were conducted prior to the accident. The aircraft was landing on runway 36. The student was receiving multi engine training. This lesson included: preflight, ground operations, taxi, take-off, checklist operations, after inadvertent…Accident 20200116000059ACessna 172Q · Big Timber, MTDuring go-around maneuver on the 024 end of the runway, CFI noticed a lack of power, low engine RPM (2100) and airspeed deteriorating to 70 KTS with an associated oscillatory noise emanating from engine which grew in intensity as they proceeded down the…Accident 20200115020159AJames A Debruycker Magni M-24 Plus · Nashua, NHOn January 15th at approximately 14:45 2020 the pilot of a amateur built aircraft magni M-24 plus, N327JD at Nashua new hampshire Boire Field (kash) was cleared for takeoff on runway 32.the pilot stated from the time he received clearance from the control…