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 20190403004199AHuntsville, ALThe UAS operator was in a hover and attempted to move the UAS closer to the intended landing location when the UAS suddenly desended and struck a parked truck. Registration number: FA3PCMC3YT UAS make and model: phantom iv Remote pilot certificate…Accident 20190403002469APiper PA-28R-200 · Prairieville, LA04/03/2019 N41AT departed kbtr at 1445Z enroute to kreg at 1500 feet. Pilot declared an emergency due to engine failure 13 miles north of destination. Pilot landed on interstate 10 eastbound.Incident 20190403002459ILake LA-4-200 · Punta Gorda, FLThe pilot stated that during his approach to landing on runway 4 at Punta Gorda (pgd), he verified that he had a green light, indicating that his landing gear was down and locked. The pilot was also able to visually see that the gear was down with a side…Accident 20190403002449APiper PA-32-260 · Lakeland, FLAircraft landed and was taxiing slowly in grassy camp ground area during sun-n-fun. While turning right, the left wing tip hit the metal chain link fence post and fuel began to leak. The pilot advised that he mis-judged the turn.Incident 20190403002439ICirrus Design SR20 · Frankfort, INThe student and instructor were on a training flight from purdue university airport (klaf) to marion municipal airport (kmzz). Enroute the engine began to run rough. The instructor decided to return to klaf. They were experiencing power and altitude loss.…Incident 20190403002429IMeyer Burton Kitfox Model 4-1200 · Morris, ILThe pilot of N76TK, an amphibious experimental amateur built Kitfox, was reported to have been practicing repeated ?touch-and-gos? On a private cooling lake for a power plant near Morris, IL before switching to landing on the Illinois river. After switching…Incident 20190403002419ICessna 172M · Wilmington, NCThe solo student pilot was landing on rwy 24 at kilm and encountered a slight cross wind. The aircraft skidded off of the runway into the grass. While attempting to taxi back onto the runway the nosewheel sunk into an area of soft ground and the prop struck…Incident 20190403002409IPiper PA-22-108 · Edgewater, MD04/03/2019 1435Z - annapolis, MD (anp): N4530Z, PA22, landed on runway 30 after the aircraft struck the perimeter fence. The impact caused visible damage to the right wheel fairing. POB: 1, injuries: none. Operator stated that "on final approach to 30 and…Accident 20190402015449ABerkey Gary S-6ES · Lafe, AROn April 2nd 2019, a non-certificated airmen with a denied medical dated 08/30/1994 flying an experimental ameture built S-6ES crashed during landing. Airmen approached a grass strip low and struck the main landing gear to a fence row, tearing off the left…Incident 20190402002399IPiper PA-28-180 · Angleton, TXAircrft was landing runway 17 at angelton airport (klbx) with pilot and two passengers after a smooth landing during the roll out the left main gear collapsed. Aircraft came to rest at edge of runway damage to aircraft catagorized as substantial damage by…Incident 20190402002389IBeech 58P · Lakeland, FLPilot advised the landing gears were extended but only with a "transient" light indication- not down & locked for the nose. Pilot notified ATC and tower visually verified all 3 landing gears were extended but could not verify "locked". After circuit breaker…Incident 20190402002379ICessna 180K · Lakeland, FLOn final heading west, l/h wing tip touched ground and aircraft nosed over resting on engine/prop with tail in the air.Incident 20190402002369IAero Vodochody L-39 · Lakeland, FLAircraft landed at sun-n-fun airshow and passenger accidentally hit emergency brake handle thus causing the aircraft to skid to a sudden stop causing both main landing gear tires to go flat.Accident 20190402002359ACessna 172P · Clemson, SCOn touch down the student pilot released backpressure to allow nose wheel to make contact with runway. Once contact was made, the aircraft started a vibration and pulled to the left. The student attempted to make a correction by pulling back on the yoke,…Accident 20190402002349ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Taunton, MAPilot is seen in the accident video as coming to an unstable hover approximately 7 feet from the tarmac. He landed and waited a minute before coming to another unstable hover at the same distance from the tarmac. The pilot landed after the second hover…Accident 20190401010709ACameron Balloons US A-400 · Yountville, CAThe balloon was caught in a down draft and came in contact with a power line.Incident 20190401002339IPiper Aerostar 600 · Fargo, NDNarrative from pilot: on April 1st, 2019 I, [privacy data omitted] declared an emergency enroute from kmot to kane due to an open door and partial amputation of a limb. To start, I was on the last leg of the day. I had departed akron, Ohio the night prior at…Incident 20190401002329IHall Terrence / Hall Cathie Cruzer CH-750 · Benton, ILOn 04/01/2019, at H96 Benton Municipal Airport, aircraft registration N816ZH, a zenith cruiser CH750 impacted the runway upon landing on rwy 18. The aircraft sustained minor damage. There was one occupant onboard and suffered no injuries. Weather at the time…Incident 20190401002319IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Indianapolis, INDescription: After departing runway 23L at the Indianapolis international airport, the left side passenger door came off the aircraft. Casual/contributing factor: The door was not properly closed and was not verified closed prior to departure. Recommendation…Incident 20190331017279IBellanca 8KCAB · Sugar Grove, ILChicago/Aurora, IL (arr): N53818, BL8, prop strike landing rwy 33, towed to the ramp with hot brake. Injuries: none, damage: minor. 03/31/2019 1510ZIncident 20190331015949ILewis Randall C Dragonfly Mkiii · Camarillo, CAOn landing at kcma, the aircraft experienced a gust of wind that caused the aircraft to float in ground effect. Then the aircraft lost airspeed causing the aircraft's nose to pitch downward. The nose landing gear touchdown first and collapsed due to an…Incident 20190331015009IPiper PA-31-350 · Nome, AKOn Sunday, March 31 at 17:30 aircraft N3536B experienced a #2 engine shutdown during take-off. The shut-down was not pilot initiated. The pilot aborted the takeoff after a brief time airborne. Aircraft returned to the terminal without incident.Incident 20190331010699IBeech E35 · Spring, TXThe aircraft was landing on runway 35L. The aircraft landed on the runway with the landing gear partly extended. The nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft slid to the left coming to rest in the grass beside the runway.Accident 20190331002309ACessna 172L · Placerville, CAOn March 31 2019 at approximately 1600 hours PDT, N7033Q, a Cessna 172 was conducting a local traffic pattern flight at the Placerville Airport (kpvf) under 14CFR part 91. VMC conditions prevailed. The private pilot stated that during the initial climb out…Accident 20190331002299ACessna 172L · Stephenville, TXOn March 31, 2019 at 1015 am, a student pilot was practicing his solo landings at Clark Field Airport (sep). His first attempt on runway 32 was a hard bounced landing, so he pulled in power and began his take off. The pilot initiated the go around to take the…Accident 20190331002289ACirrus Design SR22 · Farmington, NMOn March 31, 2019, at 1439 MST, a Cirrus SR-22, N173CT, registered to caseys aircooled engine LLC, crashed about 30 miles south east of Farmington, new Mexico, in san juan county, new Mexico, while in route to big springs, Texas (bpg). Instrument…Incident 20190331002279IRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Lutz, FLThe pilot departed (kapf) enroute to (kcty), while in cruise flight, 1000 feet AGL, 110 KTS, after approximately one hour ten minutes, the pilot experienced a complete engine failure. The pilot entered autorotation and landed on a private, grass airstrip…Incident 20190331002269ICessna 172R · Saint Augustine, FLBirdstrike during climbout from runway 31Accident 20190331002259APiper PA-32-260 · Swainsboro, GAOn March 31, 2019, at approximately 1130 a.m. eastern daylight time, a Piper pa 32-260, N75242, was substantially damaged after it impacted terrain while attempting to land at the East Georgia Regional Airport (ksbo) in Swainsboro, GA. There was one person on…Accident 20190331002249APiper PA-16 · Afton, WYAircraft bounced on landing, pilot lost control and aircraft struck snowbank.Accident 20190331002239AAirbus AS-350 · Coldfoot, AKCanadian aircraft and pilot under contract with Alaska fish and game for caribou capture. The animal they were chasing abruptly turned right, so the pilot turned right just as the gunner fired the capture net. The net weight contacted 1 rotor blade. The pilot…Incident 20190330002229ICessna 172S · Ft. Myers, FLDuring touch and go during first solo flight, student pilot mismanaged controls by not having his feet on the rudder pedals during acceleration causing a runway excursion. The aircraft veered off the left hand side of the runway through the grass, across a…Accident 20190330002219ACessna 172M · Ft. Myers, FLOn March 30, 2019 at approximately 2100 EDT aircraft N4335R, Cessna 172M s/n 17263088 had landed at Page Field in fort Myers, FL (fmy). While taxiing to parking at the FBO ramp the pilot disregarded the instructions from the line service technician that was…Accident 20190330002209AFlight Design Ctls · Palatka, FLWhile en route to Palatka municipal airport (28J) N81KK made a forced landing in a field due to engine fuel depletion.Incident 20190330002199ICessna 310K · Twin Falls, IDPIC did not get a safe indication on the left main gear upon extension of the landing gear and the left main gear collapsed during the landing rollout causing minor damage to the aircraft.Accident 20190330002189APiper PA-18-105 Special · Ocean City, WAPIC stated he experienced engine problems 3 miles east of Ocean City, WA. Engine was hesitating/sputtering. Applied and removed carb heat to try to remedy the problem with no results. Landed the aircraft on a forest road inside a clear cut area. Left wing tip…Accident 20190330002179ABell 222 · Montgomery, NYOn March 30, 2019 at approximately 1230 eastern daylight time the subject aircraft, was substantially damaged during a forced landing shortly after takeoff near Montgomery, new york. Subject aircraft took off from a Private Helipad and was heading to kobelt…Incident 20190330002169IPiper PA-24-260 · Louisa, VAA/c landed on the runway with the landing gear retractedIncident 20190330000049IPiper PA-28-161 · East Hartford, CT^Ms. Keady^ was interviewed by phone and provided a statement of the events involved. ^Ms. Keady^ was performing a solo flight as directed by her certified flight instructor from premier flight school. ^Ms. Keady^ was returning from windham airport (ijd) for…Incident 20190329024479IOrlando, FLN24658 reported passing a UAS while on final for runway 7, at korl. No evasive action was taken.Incident 20190329006279IPiper PA-34-200T · Sparta, TNMarch 29, 2019 a Piper senca ii, N5436F with pilot and [privacy data omitted] acting as pilot in command experienced a left main landing gear collaspe. Weather was clear with very slight wind (less than 5KTS) runway was dry and minimal traffic in pattern. PIC…Accident 20190329002159ABell 206B · Valley Center, CAPilot was doing an aerial application. He landed on top of his reloading truck. Pilot indicated that he attempted to lift off, prior to the reloading hose being detached. Pilot stated that he just forgot to look. With hose attached the aircraft did a 180…Accident 20190329002149APiper PA-28-180 · Aberdeen, MSOn March 29, 2019,N8397W, PA-28-180 departed hamliton, al (khab) around 5:15 pm local time. Aircraft was enroute to monroe county airport (M40), with two persons on board. Before departing khab, the weather was discussed before departure. They also talked…Incident 20190329002139IAvianti II P-180 · Vero Beach, FLPilot reported he hit two large birds, possibly hawks or eagles in cruise flight at 5000' appx. 30MILES north/west of vrb. Damage reported: leading edge dented about the size of a quarter behind stall strips and top side of wing outside of rt. Engine nacelle…Accident 20190329002129ACessna 195B · Ormond Beach, FLPilot reported he lost control during cross wind landing; landing on rnw 35, winds reported to be 030/6K. Aircraft began to ground loop and left main landing gear broke off causing substantial damage to the airframe.Incident 20190329002119IBeech 35-B33 · Frederick, MDThird flight of the day for the pilot. Pilot stated he was distracted by electronic flight bag during pattern work and forgot to put the gear down. Propeller was damaged and some minor damage at fuselage near left wing root. METAR: 4:47 pm 57 f 52 f 82 % Calm…Accident 20190328002109ACessna 172S · Spring, TXThe aircraft was taxiing northward on taxiway ?m? Towards taxiway ?j?. The aircraft continued across the intersection of taxiways ?m? And ?j?. The right main wheel of the aircraft rolled off the edge of the tarmac and continued into a drainage ditch that went…Accident 20190328002099APiper PA-28-140 · Winder, GAOn 03/28/2019 at approximately 0900 local time, at kwdr airport. Winds 0.0KTS clr 09/00. Certified flight instructor was training a student pilot on traffic pattern approach and landings, on runway 31. They performed two touch and go's with student pilot at…Accident 20190328002089ARockwell International S-2R · Hermiston, OROn Thursday, March 28, 2019, a Rockwell International S-2R, registered as N4250X, was involved in an accident approx. ¾ of a mile west of runway 4 at Hermiston municipal airport (khri) in Hermiston, Oregon. The accident resulted in substantial damage to the…Incident 20190328002079IRyan Navion A · Brandy Station, VAThe pilot brought the aircraft to kcjr for compliance with an annual inspection on the morning of March 28TH2019. The pilot flew the aircraft around the pattern, in lieu of complying with an engine run, to warm up the engine oil. A second person, who was…