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 20190820013889ACessna T210M · Eugene, ORPilot stated he detected a burning smell shortly after departure from eug airport. He noticed what appeared to be smoke down around the co-pilots rudder pedal area. Pilot declared an emergency and returned to the eug airport. The pilot failed to select gear…Accident 20190819017839ASawyer Allen W RV-7A · Ocracoke, NCOn August 19, 2019 at 1:56 pm local, pilot in command ^allen Sawyer^ stated that after landing on runway 6 at Ocracoke Island Airport (W95) in Ocracoke north carolina, the winds had shifted to a quartering tailwind which was causing the aircraft to drift off…Accident 20190819017829AShirley Carl L Sportcopter Vortex · Viroqua, WIOn August 19, 2019, at approximately 18:30 local time, aircraft N634SC an amateur built experimental gyrocopter, a Sportcopter Vortex, departed runway 29 at the Viroqua municipal airport, Viroqua, WI (Y51) with an expired student pilot at the controls. The…Incident 20190819017819IAmerican Champion 8KCAB · Ormond Beach, FLOn August 19, 2019 at approximately 16:00 local time while on taxi way echo to the active runway 17 at komn, the PIC momentarily lost situational awareness and inadvertently applied heavy braking in order to protect the landing environment. Aircraft nosed…Accident 20190819014029ACirrus Design SR22 · Tappahannock, VAReported a burning electrical odor and attempted to land at xsa. Aircraft crashed into a ravine about 1/8TH of mile east of the airport. The aircraft's parachute was deployed. Pilot was extracted from the aircraftIncident 20190819014019ICessna 182G · Sandpoint, IDWhile departing the pattern the aircraft suffered a bird strike (osprey) to the windscreen and hit the pilot. The pilot landed without incident at the departure airport and was treated by local medical personnel for minor injuries. The only damage sufferd by…Incident 20190819013999IPiper PA-28R-201 · Deland, FLAircraft was just released from paint shop on airport, owner/pilot departed to fly the pattern since aircraft was painted. Pilot advised when he extended the landing gears he did not get all (3) green lights and the l/h MLG stayed red. The pilot proceeded to…Accident 20190819013989APiper PA-28R-201 · Spokane, WAPilot stated he landed normally at about 80 mph and was rolling out when he thought he had a flat tire. Aircraft veered to the right and started skidding. Aircraft left the runway nearly 180 degrees in the other direction and crossed a drainage ditch, the…Incident 20190819013979IWeston Peter A Pietenpol · Fort Atkinson, WIOn August 19, 2019, at approximately 11:56 local time, aircraft N438CW an amateur built experimental aircraft departed runway 3 at the Fort Atkinson municipal airport, Fort Atkinson, WI (61C) with a rated pilot at the controls. The aircraft lost power and…Incident 20190819013959ICessna T337G · Modesto, CAThe pilot initiated a low level balked landing, advising the tower that "I'm not sure my gear is down properly"" and as he passed the tower, he mentioned he was not getting a green gear indication. The controller replied that the gear appeared down, but that…Accident 20190819013949ACessna TU206G · Regina, NMOn August 19, 2019, at 0826 MST, a 1980 Cessna TU206G, N6588X, registered to ew holdings LLC, lost control during takeoff while conducting a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.…Accident 20190818017809ACessna 208B · Kapalua, HIAfter touch down, pilot reported that the aircraft did not go into "beta" mode and reported no reverse action once applied. NTSB and Textron will be going to Hawaii to the aircraft to conduct further investigation.Accident 20190818017799ACessna U206FThe aircraft was used for charter fishing trips. After flying to an island to fish weather began moving in, the pilot and passengers waited out the first storm under the wing of the aircraft. After monitoring the weather on an ipad the pilot determined he…Incident 20190818017569IPiper PA-18 · Nome, AKPilot taxied the aircraft into position facing south on the road. Pilot stated, once in position, he applied power and accounted for any wind correction and p-factor. As the tail came off the ground the plane tracked almost immediately to the left at a faster…Incident 20190818014079IColt Balloons 160A · Lewiston, MEOn 08/23/2019 during the great falls balloon festival at Lewiston auburn the balloon departed the launch site flying northeast at approximately 2000 feet. A short time later the pilot located the landing site and started a descent watching other balloonists…Accident 20190818014069ABellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AKOn August 18 2019 at 1950 Alaska local time, N87010 landed at an area 22 miles southwest of Fairbanks Alaska called wood river butte. The pilot was alone in the aircraft. After landing, the pilot began braking to slowdown. The landing area was short so the…Accident 20190818014059ABeech 95-B55 · Newark, DEN678DM departed runway 32 at ilg and shortly after liftoff called the tower and stated he needed to land. He was then cleared by tower to land any runway. The aircraft crashed 1.5 miles from the airport. The aircraft descended near vertically through tall…Incident 20190818014039IBeech 1900C · Kodiak, AKPilot made the following statement: On approach I was initially high and Corrected on glide slope indication and slowed to 130 knots within 1 mile of the runway. I slowed to vref of 113 1/8 mile from the runway. I continued a stabilized approach and when I…Incident 20190817022379IPiper J3C-65 · Perry, GAPilot stated he was giving a demonstration flight, while making a routine landing at Perry-Houston County Airport (pxe) located in Perry, Georgia on runway 36, the aircraft bounced hard and he attempted to execute a go around. Power was added for the go…Accident 20190817016362ACessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLOn August 17, 2019 at Daytona Beach international airport kdab the airman taxied from the erau ramp to runway 25L for night touch and goes. The airman followed ATC instructions, when turning on taxiway s at the intersection of M3 to go to rwy 25L his…Accident 20190817016352ACessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLOn August 17, 2019 N408ER a CE-172 was conducting touch and goes at night at Daytona Beach international airport. During this practice and after landing the airplane cleared the runway and the airman was clear to taxi back to runway 25L by the tower…Accident 20190817016259ACessna T303 · Lagrangeville, NYAircraft departed orange county airport heading to republic airport with a fuel stop in Sky Acres. Video from Sky Acres shows N303TL landing and taxiing to fuel pumps. Aircraft as shown in report shows it was fueled with 100 gallons. During the starting of…Accident 20190817015659ABeech H35 · Ruidoso, NMOn August 17, 2019, at 1300 MST, a Beechcraft H35, N5410D, registered to [privacy data omitted], lost power shortly after takeoff and crashed into a ravine approximately 1200 feet from the end of the runway while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological…Incident 20190817015459IBeech B90 · Thomaston, GAOn August 17, 2019 at approximately 14:00, at Thomaston Upson county airport, in Thomaston, Georgia a pilot failed to extend the landing gear on a Beech craft king air call sign ?N55MG? Resulting in a gear up landing causing minor damage to the aircraft.…Incident 20190817014119IGrand Haven, MIAt 15:48 eastern daylight time on August 17, 2019, an individual parachutist impacted the ground under canopy during a high speed low altitude turn at the Grand Haven municipal airpark (3GM), Grand Haven, Michigan. The parachutist was one of a number of…Incident 20190817014099ICessna 172P · Fort Lauderdale, FLPart 91 operation, is owned and operated by a s flight academy LLC from lantana Florida operated by north star flight academy. Student pilot landed aircraft at Fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) and exiting runway 9 on to taxiway bravo colliding with…Accident 20190817014089AGiger Frank R Nieuport II · Talladega, ALWhile enroute to Talladega from bessemer the pilot noticed that the fuel was down to just below four gallons, and began to divert towards st. clair (kplr), he had only been in the air for forty minutes. A minute later he glanced down to see the fuel was at…Incident 20190817008949IChampion 7ECA · Watkins, COOn August 17, 2018, at approximately 1334 hours (MST), N8307V, serial number 465, a Champion 7ECA citabria aircraft, sustained minor damage on landing rollout trying to exit runway 26 at Front Range Airport (kfrg) in Watkins, Colorado. Weather at time was…Incident 20190817008139IPiper PA-18-150 · Orchard Lake, MIA seaplane landed on upper straits lake then struck an anchored pontoon boat.Accident 20190816023519AFlight Design CT2K · Hooper, WAPilot was participating in the Washington passport program, where they fly to all the airports and receive a stamp. The pilot sated he didn?t plan correctly, and did not have enough fuel to make it to their next destination. The pilot ran out of fuel, and…Accident 20190816015469AAir Tractor AT-502B · Onida, SDOn August 16, 2019 at approximately 1330HRS local an AT-502B struck a high tension power line while conducting part 137 agricultural aerial application operations. The aircraft was forced down into a corn field sliding on the belly of the aircraft for several…Incident 20190816014399ICzech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser · Provo, UTThe newly certificated (single engine airplane land) private pilot returning from cross-country trip landed and bounced, then pushed forward on the stick to try and keep the airplane on the ground. The airplane touched down with the free castering nose wheel…Accident 20190816014379ABell Helicopter Textron 206B · Blair, NE-Pilot conducted a governor off procedure while returning from routine patrol flight. Pilot reported low rotor warning prior to accident sequence. -Observed helicopter fuselage laying perpendicular across runway centerline. Helicopter came to rest on left…Incident 20190816014339IEmbraer EMB-145LR · O'Hare, ILWith pax on board, a fuel truck, operated by menzies aviation, drove into rear right wingtip area causing damage to wingtip, aileron, and wing. Aircraft pivoted left towards (into) the jetway due to the collision, possibly damaging main cabin door area. No…Incident 20190816014309ICessna 172P · Sanford, FLA Cessna 172 aircraft operated by L3 harris reported a bird strike on approach into Sanford international airport (ksfb). The pilot stated that they were on an instructional flight performing traffic pattern operations off of runway 27R. The crew reported…Accident 20190816008939AAerotek Pitts S-2B · New Orleans, LAAircraft was totally destroyed after it impacted the ground and burst into flames. Lycoming engines? Air safety investigator examined the engine on August 18, 2019 and could not identify any evidence of pre-impact mechanical anomalies or malfunction with the…Accident 20190815023019ACessna 150E · Rio Grand, TXFAA received anonymous notification of accident in starr county and provided aircraft owners number. Contacted owner who stated he did not report accident due to aircraft has been moved and will be scrapped. Requested pilots information. Pilot stated was…Accident 20190815017749ADehavilland DHC-6-300 · San Marcos, TXDuring an aborted landing the flying pilot mismanaged the controls and lowered the angle of attack to where the aircraft stuck the ground at a steep angleAccident 20190815017079APiper PA-12 · Mccarthy, AKPilot had depart this airstrip previously and took a load out to Mccarthy. Upon returning to get second load, he stated that he floated a bit at touchdown. Once on the ground, he began braking as usual. He came to the end of the airstrip where it transitioned…Incident 20190815016169IPiper PA-32-300 · Sebring, FLAircraft took off from sef leveled out and lost engine power.Incident 20190815016079ICessna 172S · Millville, NJOn August 15, 2019 at 1355 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N647SP, received minor damage while landing at Millville Executive Airport (miv), Millville, new jersey. There were no injuries to either of the two pilots on board. The instructional flight was…Incident 20190815014299ICessna 182T · Islip, NYWhile on final for 15R at isp the airman explained there was a right crosswind and the air was turbulent. On roundout the main landing gear touched down but the aircraft skipped the surface and became airborne again. The PIC added power and lowered the nose…Accident 20190815014269ABurris Richard Zodiak 601XLB · Jumal, CAPilot departed ksee for a flight to do some testing of his stall warning horn. Pilot began his return to ksee when his engine failed. He attempted to restart with no success. Pilot made an emergency, power off landing in a field. Pilot had no injuries.…Accident 20190815014259ATextron 680A · Elizabethon, TNOn August 15, 2019, at approximately 1537 eastern daylight time a Cessna 680A registration marking of N8JR, overran runway 24 at Elizabethton Municipal Airport (0A9) which is located in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The pilot in command sustained a minor scrape to…Incident 20190815014239IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Erwin, NCN401BL was operating at Harnett Regional Jetport conducting flight training under part 141. The pilot receiveing flight instruction toward a commercial asel certificate was conducting a simulated short field take off. After rotation and while airborne, the…Incident 20190814018049IAero Commander 690A · Stockton, CAStockton, CA (sck) N52PY, AC90 gear up landing rwy 29R POB:1, injuries: none, damage extent minor, 08/14/19 2120ZIncident 20190814017689ICessna 421C · Houston, TXHouston, TX (iws): N942SW, 421C, iws, departing runway 33, veered off right side of runway, passed runway 15 and crashed into a ditch. No ATC svcs. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: minor. 08/14/2019 1830ZAccident 20190814016749AFantasy Air Sro Allegro 2000 · Boone, NCPtrs # 201903567 Aircraft impacted trees (LH wing sustained tree impact markers approx. 3 ft from wing tip) and the ground at the pilot's private airstrip near Boone, north carolina. The private pilot was fatally injured. The privately owned and operated…Accident 20190814016489ACSP Leasing Cavalon · Shelton, WAAccelerated on t.o. roll. Aircraft was not lifting off. Pilot pulled stick back slightly and nose pitched up. Aircraft yawed right and rolled left. Rotor struck ground, aircraft rolled onto left side, prop struck ground. Aircraft slide to stop on left side of…Incident 20190814015489IBeech 35-B33 · Kirksville, MOAircraft was enroute to norton, KS at cruise level flight when pilot experienced loss of engine oil pressure. Pilot attempted to make an emergency landing at irk, but aircraft engine seized and forced pilot to land 3/4 nautical mile se of the approach end of…