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 20191024022149ACessna 210-5A(205A) · Payson, AZOn October 24, 2019 at 16:00 MST, Cessna aircraft N8326Z, model 210-5A (205A), s/n 205-0326, crashed at Red Creek Airstrip. Located approximately 35 miles north of deer valley airport, phoenix, Arizona. The aircraft crashed into the rising terrain after…Incident 20191024020409IPiper PA-28 · Nampa, IDThe pilot-in-command operating a fixed wing, single engine PA-28 within the Nampa munincipal airport in Nampa, Idaho at approximately 1602 local time on October 24th 2019 had a hard landing which was a pilot induced error. This resulted in a loss of control…Incident 20191024020399IGulfstream Aerospace G-IV · Littlerock, ARAROUND1539 local and 2239Z, Gulfstream N310 was in level cruise at FL450 after departing khou for ksgh when they heard a loud bang. Upon investigation, the crew identified a cracked window. There was no loss of any aircraft system or any noticeable damage…Incident 20191024020389IAero Vodochody L39C · Pompano Beach, FLAirplane landed runway 6 at pmp. During rollout, airplane started veering to the left. Controller alerted airman of smoke emitting from left main gear. Airman attempted to steer airplane to the right to remain on runway. Airman intermittently used brakes to…Accident 20191024020379APiper PA-28R-180 · Shelter Cove, CAThe pilot and passenger departed novato, CA at approximately 1800PDT on a flight to Shelter Cove, CA. VMC and night conditions prevailed. Shelter Cove is an airport that is not equipped with lighting and during landing, the pilot required the assistance of…Incident 20191024018439ICessna 172 · Annapolis, MDAnnapolis, MD (anp): N7040A, C172, attempted to pass a plane that was holding by taxiing into the grass resulting in the nose gear collapsing. Aircraft was towed to a hangar. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: nose landing gear strut assembly, linkage control…Accident 20191024018429AMooney M20A · Summit Point, WVAircraft departed from martinsburg airport (mrb), WV and flew 16 minutes prior to crashing in a field near 267 Hawthorne ave Summit Point, WV. The aircraft caught fire and was subsequently destroyed. All occupants on board sustained fatal injuries. Aircraft…Accident 20191024016919ACessna 172N · Swea City, IAThe aircraft involved was substantially damaged when it impacted a ditch after an emergency approach to land initiated by the pilot. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The aircraft experienced a loss in oil pressure during a cross-country. Examination of the…Accident 20191023023692ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Hebbronville, TXOn October 23, 2019. At 0830 CST. Two Robinson R22 helicopters collided in midair in Hebbronville Texas , while conducting wildlife management operations. N74512 landing gear skids were contacted by N7189D main rotor blades resulting in substantial damage to…Incident 20191023022179IAviat A-1A · Shiprock, NMOn October 23, 2019, at 0910 MDT, an Aviat A-1A husky, N214C, registered to riverside pipe LLC., ground looped on landing at Shiprock Airstrip, Shiprock, new Mexico (5V5) while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and…Accident 20191023021692ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Hebbronville, TXOn October 23, 2019, at 0830 CST. Two Robinson R22 helicopters collided in midair in Hebbronville Texas, while conducting wildlife management operations. N7189D had its main rotor blades contact N74512 landing skids. Aircraft loss of control occurred and…Accident 20191023021669ACessna 120 · Marion, ALOn landing, pilot applied the brakes to avoid hitting a deer on the runway. Upon hard application of the brakes, the aircraft rolled over forward, coming to rest inverted on the runway. No injuries.Accident 20191023020369ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Las Vegas, NVOn October 23, 2019, at approximately 1602 PST, the Nevada flight standards district office received notification of a general aviation crash involving N255JM, a Robinson R-44 helicopter, which crashed under unknown circumstances adjacent to a roadway near…Accident 20191023015759AThompson J R/Thompson M R RV-6 · Spanaway, WATaxi, run up and initial take off roll was normal and pilot aborted 1/2 down runway because engine sputtered. Subsequent run up and take off roll was normal until 200' AGL. Engine sputtered and did not regain power. Pilot made emergency landing in tacoma…Incident 20191022024599IHouston, TXThe following unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) event was reported to the FAA, office regarding a UAS was being flown during the world series game 1. A drone was detected in and around downtown Houston near the prison and the Houston astros baseball stadium…Incident 20191022024209IAirbus A320-233 · Los Angeles, CAOn October 22, 2019 at lax, a hawaiian B-787 was taxing along taxiway c in front of [privacy data omitted] en route to lax-gua. At the time that the B-787 Enter taxiway launched FOD from an asphalt layer impacting the first officer windshield (db) window…Incident 20191022023142IPiper PA-28-161 · Temple, TXOn October 22, 2019 at 20:20 CDT. A Piper PA-28-161, N2135B registered to miloud k m , arlington Texas collided with N42998, a Piper PA-28-161 that was parked unoccupied on the ramp at Draughon-Miller regional airport (ktpl) Temple, Texas. N42998 suffered…Incident 20191022020359IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Sioux Falls, SDWhile holding at the entrance to the terminal in the non movement area, a fuel truck backed into the aircraft damaging the left wing tip.Incident 20191022020349IBell OH-58C · Naples, FLCorporal ^dennis de rienzo^ flying for collier county sheriff's office. 10/22/2019 departed sheriff's hangar at approximately 1040 am. 800 feet and 8 miles NE of airport a turkey buzzard crashed into the right hand side windscreen. The bird came through the…Accident 20191022020339ACzech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser · Holden, UTNight cross country flight, on return leg the engine quit at 11000'. The engine wouldn't restart. The pilot could see she wouldn't make the freeway, and couldn't see anything being so dark. So she decided her best option was to pull the parachute. The…Incident 20191022017699ICessna 172P · Chattanooga, TNOn 11/22/2019 PIC [privacy data omitted] taxied N55197 into an i-beam. The incident occured at kcha when the PIC was looking down during taxi which lead to the right wing striking the i-beam of a hangar.Incident 20191022017149ICessna 180H · Nikiski, AKPIC and passenger were going duck hunting near the macarthur river (nw of Nikiski). They flew over the landing spot several times, they touched down and dragged the landing gear for about 800 feet. PIC determined it was safe to land, which he did with no…Accident 20191022014409AAir Tractor AT-502 · Lamesa, TXOn October 22, 2019, at 1200 CDT, an Air tractor 502, bearing registration number N9143F, registered to wilmington trust co, trustee, collided with a tie line supporting a wind turbine as it was maneuvering near Lamesa, Texas. The aircraft was being operated…Incident 20191021020609ICessna 152 · Denton, TXN757HY was conducting a full stop landing and taxi back to runway 36. N757HY stopped on runway and stated to the tower that he was unable to exit runway. Visual inspection by FBO tug operator found damaged nose gear, propeller stike and fuel leak.Incident 20191021020329ISocata TBM 700 · Fresno, CAOn site investigation revealed that all 5 composite prop blades were nicely shortened about one inch by contact with the runway surface. No damage to the nose tire, wheel or landing gear were noted, and no markings on the nose tire were noted, indicating no…Accident 20191021020319ARichard B Carpenter AR-1 · Brooksville, FLPilot was cleared for takeoff and initiated takeoff roll prior to having adequate rotor speed. When forward motion commenced the rotor flapped and struck the rudder, separating the rudder from the aircraft.Incident 20191021018909IHawker Siddeley Hunter MK.58 · Newport News, VAThe aircraft was conducting public operations. While landing runway 07 at phf the right landing gear collapsed at the 4000 feet marker and slid off the right side of the runway.Incident 20191021018419IPiper PA-28R-180 · Crisfield, MDCrisfield, MD (W41): N7484J, PA28, departed from runway 32 and experienced smoke in flight, then returned to W41 and landed on runway 32 where the engine caught fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. Due to the fire in the engine bay, the…Accident 20191020021949AKitfox · Flanigan, NVThe canadian certified pilot was making an off airport landing next to the Dead cow airport 35 miles north of reno, Nevada. The aircraft touched down normally, and rolled over an unseen berm. The front oversized low pressure tires rolled over the berm, but…Accident 20191020021939APiper PA-28-161 · Melbourne, FLThe aircraft departed Melbourne airport(mlb) for an instructional flight and experience a bird strike at 4000 feet approx. 15 miles northwest of the airport mlb. The bird struck the leading edge of the left stabilizer causing severe damage resulting in…Accident 20191020020309AWalker Harvell J JR Vans RV-8 · White Plains, ALN249BW departed muscle shoals Alabama on October 20, 2019 around 10:00 am (MSL) intending to fly direct to senoia Georgia (64GA). About 11:30 am N249BW impacted mountainous terrain near White Plains, Alabama.Incident 20191020020299IBeech A36 · North Las Vegas, NVPilot was conducting night currency training with another certificated pilot. While approaching runway 30L at kvgt the aircrew did not lower the landing gear prior to touchdown. The aircraft belly contacted the runway with the landing gear retracted. Airport…Accident 20191020020289APiper PA-24 · Angel Fire, NMOn October 20, 2019, at 0848 MDT, a 1961 Piper PA-24, N7742P registered to richard j. schenk, crashed after departing Angel Fire airport (axx), Angel Fire, new Mexico, in the village of Angel Fire, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions…Incident 20191020020279ICessna 172S · Sanfor, FLOn October 20, 2019, an instructional flight during taxi out experienced the aircraft rudder issue. The student pilot originally stated to the instructor, the left rudder was not responding. The instructor pilot took over the controls and applied the brakes,…Incident 20191020020269IEric Ashman Ashman 1 · Conyers, GATakeoff run, just reaching liftoff speed and was estimated to be 5-10 feet in the air, the pilot reported the airstream from the open cockpit style pulled his headset off towards the rear. The pilot reached for the headset and in that instant, the aircraft…Accident 20191020019469AMaule MX-7-180A · Muskeget Island, MAAircraft departed kack towards MA55. The purpose of the flight was to evaluate the condition of the airstrip at MA55. Pilot made 3 passes and attempted landing on final pass. Pilot stated on touchdown there was a slight bounce and aircraft started on track…Accident 20191020019319APiper PA-32-301 · Raleigh, NCRonald gatewood: airworthiness safety inspector [privacy data omitted] Aircraft accident inspector report Date of report: 11/05/2019 Accident aircraft: Piper PA-32-301, N534Z, s/n 3206054 Single engine land airplane Location: Raleigh, NCN534Z The aircraft…Accident 20191019020619AUltramagic S A N-250 · Albuquerque, NMOn October 19, 2019, an Ultramagic N250 lighter-than-air (lta) balloon, N275WB, registered to balloons over the rainbow inc., and operated by world balloon of Albuquerque, NM impacted power lines while preparing to land in a parking lot in northeast…Accident 20191019020259AWhite Ronald V CH 701 · Safford, AZPilot reported that aircraft was flying local from sad airport about 30 to 45 minutes before sunset at 1500 alg when suddenly there was an extreme vibration. Passenger in right seat reported seeing a black streak coming from the right that immediately…Incident 20191019020249ICessna 152 · Orlando, FLA Cessna 152 aircraft, N455GB during landing rollout on runway 25 at Orlando Executive Airport (korl),veered to the left(due to a locked left brake as reported by the pilot) and a runway excursion occurred causing the aircraft to roll of the left edge of the…Incident 20191019020239ICessna 172S · Sanford, FLOn the final landing to keep night current, x-winds carried the aircraft off runway 9C and into the grass, causing a prop strike in the process. The pilot in command was unable to fight the winds with a wet runway. Tower reported winds 090@9KTS, but pireps…Accident 20191018022389ABeech N35 · Madisonville, TNThis flight originated from T73 south carolina. Pilot states that he picked up an IFR flight plan shortly after take off. The flight was conducted under ATC control. The IFR flight plan was discontinued approximately 8 miles at from Monroe County Airport kmnv…Accident 20191018020629APardee Stuart F Titan Tornado II · Marble Canyon, AZPilot was departing from runway 21 in a Titan Tornado II. He reported strong wind conditions, and was struggling to maintain directional control. The runway is 35 ft wide, and he stated that the airplane departed the runway surface and struck surrounding…Incident 20191018020229IPiper PA-30 · Lubbock, TXOn October 18, 2019, at 1850 local time, a 1966 Piper PA-30-30 twin comanche aircraft bearing registration number N333SN, registered to hub city aviation, sustained minor damage to both propellers due to contact with the runway during an attempted landing at…Accident 20191018020219AThrush S2R-G10 · Shellman, GAOn 10/18/2019 pilot states that he just finished spraying a field and was headed home when his engine began to surging as if it were starving for fuel. Pilot states that he had just put 75 gallons on board before departing. Pilot made a decision to land in a…Incident 20191018020209IEmbraer EMB-145EP · Des Moines, IAAn EMB-145 aircraft, N261BC, operated by ibc airways (ozca) departed ames municipal airport (amw) at 16:50 on 10/18/2019. The hydraulic system 1 quantity dropped to 0 and hydraulic system 1 failed after takeoff. The flight was diverted to Des Moines…Accident 20191018019599ASportine Aviacija IR Ko LAK-17B FES · Tamaqua, PAOn October 18, 2019, about 1542 eastern daylight time, a Sportine aviacija LAK-17B motorized glider, N830DK, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. No flight plan was filed for…Accident 20191018017449ADaniel F Niendorff Zenith 801 · Knoxville, TNN801PZ a homebuilt aircraft, zenith 801, serial number 8-4758 was certificated on June 2017. The owner and PIC during accident sequence, private pilot [privacy data omitted], was practicing power off landings. There was one passenger on board, a friend which…Accident 20191017023799AAeronca 7AC · Green Bay, WIOn October 17, 2019 N82308 an Aeronca 7AC was destroyed when it collided with a pickup truck that was westbound on county highway mm while attempting to land at martins aerodrome (WI78), depere, Wisconsin. The private pilot and the driver of the truck were…Accident 20191017023729AEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Alvin, TXOn 10/17/2019 the pilot departed sonora, TX (soa) enroute to pearland, TX (lvj) in aircraft N2585H. When the pilot was getting close to the destination, he realized the fuel indicator float, located in the center of the aircraft just forward of the cabin…