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 20181215022239ABrandt Leroy E Sonex · Lodi, WIOn December 15, 2018 an experimental amateur built Sonex aircraft N393SX with a single pilot on board left Lodi Lakeland (9WN5) airport for a pleasure flight. Returning to the airport upon approach the left wing and landing gear contacted a tree. The contact…Accident 20181215022229ACessna 120 · Beaumont, KS[privacy data omitted] Informed that he was landing at the Beaumont hotel airport, Kansas, (07S) on the morning of December 15, 2018 when the accident occurred. While performing a wheel landing on runway 18, the aircraft, a Cessna 120, N2496N, veered to the…Incident 20181215018619IPiper PA-22-150 · Albany, NYThis incident occured on 12/15/18 at the Albany airport during an instructional flight in a PA20 N3010Z, a tailwheel/conventional gear aircraft. The instructor failed to recover when the student lost control while landing in crosswind conditions. The right…Incident 20181214023559ICessna 750 · Orlando, FLN910DP, C750, orl-bna, reported a possible bird strike on departure. Aircraft continued to destination. Damage: not reported. 12/14/2018 1513ZAccident 20181214023549ACessna A185E · Tacoma, WAOn December 14, 2018 at approximately 1655Z, N19EC, operated by [privacy data omitted] veered off the east side of runway 17 during landing. Pilot indicated that aircraft started to veer to the right immediately after touchdown, he then applied left rudder to…Incident 20181214023539IDhall Sanjay WD-1 · Ypsilanti, MIDuring third high speed taxi test on twy h the aircraft became airborne. Aircraft climbed at s high angle of attack to approximatley 150' AGL, stalled and impacted twy hotel.Accident 20181214018589ASimmons Thomas S Mxlii Sport · Fredericksburg, VAThe pilot had plans drawn out and parts in his hangar that matched the addtions on N350FT. The pilot constructed and installed doors and windows from plexi glass and clear flexible plastic. This was noted in a statement from the wife when speaking to police.…Incident 20181213025089ICessna 195B · West Chicago, ILThe pilot stated that the brakes may have overheated during taxi due to high crosswinds. Pilot stated that, at approximately 1345 CST, during take off on runway 20R the left brake seized causing the aircraft to ground loop. The aircraft spun 180 degrees to…Incident 20181213024609IAirbus A320-232 · Jamaica, NYOn approach at rwy 31R jfk Int'L airport jetblue flight 784 (mco-jfk) reported buffeting and rumbling noise upon flap 2 extension. Noise ceased a short time later. RH overwing slide was discovered missing after landing. The slide door was repainted during…Incident 20181213023529ICessna 152 · Sac, CAForeign pilot (italy) with a FAA temporary airman certificate (pending) was using a C-152 aircraft for pattern practice at sacramento executive airport. According to his written statement, was practicing touch and go's and upon the 8th landing, the aircraft…Incident 20181213023509IBeech E-90 · Russellville, AROn December 13, 2018, at 0900 CST, a Hawker Beech BE-90, N737LC, registered to executive aviation services management, LLC (EV4A), experienced smoke in the cockpit enroute from springdale ar. (Srg) to oxford, ms (oux). The aircraft diverted to Russellville,…Accident 20181213023499ACzech Sport Piper Sport · Punta Gorda, FLOn December 13, 2018, at approximately 1:18 pm local time N145MM crashed while trying to land in a residential area after having a loss of power, about 1 mile north of Punta Gorda (pgd) airport in Punta Gorda, Florida. The pilot exited the aircraft without…Incident 20181213023489IBeech C90 · Martin, SDOn 12/14/2018 at 1350 a king air C90 owned/registered to dale aviation, inc was involved in an incident during landing roll out while performing repositioning. Clear day conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage,…Accident 20181213023479APiper PA-24-250 · Valparaiso, INOn December 13, 2018, the pilot-in-command (PIC) of N6785P, a Piper PA-24-250 aircraft, was departing Porter county regional airport (vpz) on a return flight to his home base at griffith-merrillville airport (05C). The weather at vpz was clear and not a…Accident 20181212023519AHawker Aircraft Factory Hawker Hntr FMK 58 · Honolulu, HIN323AX, Hawker hunter fmk 58, crashed after takeoff 3.5 miles south of runway 8RIGHT in the ocean. Pilot reported lost of power in engine and ejected. Coast guard rescued and transported the pilot to the hospital.Accident 20181212023469APiper PA-28-140 · Chino, CAThe CFI and his student were about to practice the students first landing when on final approach to Chino (cno) airport, with little help from the CFI the student flaired the aircraft and landed on the right side of the centerline of runway 26R. The CFI…Incident 20181212023459IBeech C24R · Bartow, FLOn 12/12/2018 at approximately 1510 local, the pilot of N64687 was landing at Bartow executive airport (bow) when at touched down the right gear collapsed (landing gear indication was indicating three green). The aircraft then veered to the right and exited…Incident 20181212023449IBeech N35 · Cedar City, UTOn 12/12/2018 during take-off roll pilot reported nose gear collapsed in Cedar City, UT. 1 POB no injuries, minor damage to nose gear doors and belly skin, prop strike.Incident 20181212018579IMooney M20K · Liberal, KSPer the airman's statement, the airman flew from meadow lake airport (kfly) in Colorado to the Oklahoma city airport (kokc) on December 10, 2018. He became unstablized during the approach after ATC had asked the airman to change runways. Upon landing at okc,…Accident 20181211024759ALancair LC41-550FG · Spring Brook To, PAPilot enroute from klom (lincoln park NJ) to kbgm (binghamton NY) flying IFR in VMC at 5000 ft in cruise. Engine made a noise accompanied by partial power loss. Pilot declared emergency and was vectored to nearest airport kavp. Engine failed and propeller…Accident 20181211023439ABeech A36 · Hartford, WIOn December 12, 2018 N6650M, departed kalamazoo mi (kazo) for a flight to Hartford WI (khxf)with a single pilot on board. The aircraft crashed in a field approximately 3 miles short of kxhf. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot received…Incident 20181211023429IAirbus A-340 · Houston, TXThe listed aircraft arrived at approximately 13:40 l @ gate D-4 and the inspector was notified at approximately 14:00 by ground management of the damage incurred by the vehicle. Damage was a result from intercepting a flock of birds during approach is…Incident 20181211020639IBeech 58P · Burlington, VTThe pilot (PIC) departed VFR from kbtv VFR on his way to kptb ferrying the aircraft for the owner. Pilot indiacated every thing was ok on the take off. Gear came up fine all lights were out. At about 3500 feet PIC decided to run through checks again on the…Incident 20181210023419IEmbraer ERJ 190-100 IGW · Houston, TXThe aircraft while in straight and level flight @ approximately FL370 experienced a L-1 wind screen inner pane glass failure for no apparent reason. The aircraft PIC declared an emergency and diverted to kiah and landed safely without further incident.Incident 20181210023409ICessna 172M · Titusville, FLA Cessna 172 leased and operated under part 61 flights reported a bird strike during departure from Space port airport in Titusville (ktix). At approximately 1300 local time during takeoff roll from runway 27, the pilot, with a student onboard reported that a…Accident 20181210017899AMoravan Z143L · Chester, CTOn December 10, 2018, civil aircraft N143GW, a morovan zlin, model Z143L, serial number 0039, was involved in an accident at Chester Airport (ksnc) located in Chester Connecticut. The aircraft was operated by [privacy data omitted]. At approximately 1030 am,…Incident 20181209023399IPiper PA-28R-180 · San Diego, CAWhile conducting a training cross country flight it was uneventful. On approach to myf aircraft was cleared to land. The student was instructed to lower the landing gear. The touchdown was smooth. When the nose landing gear touched the ground the nose landing…Incident 20181209023389ICirrus Design SR20 · London, OHStudent pilot departed kosu airport at 1416Z and arrived at kuyf airport at 1436Z. During the landing attempt to runway 09 the aircraft departed the left side of the runway resulting in minor damage to the aircraft, damage to two runway lights and one taxiway…Accident 20181209020659AMooney M20K · Paramus, NJOn December 9, 2018 N5756W, a Mooney M20K, with four people on board departed lincoln park airport (N07)for a VFR 14 CFR part 91 flight at approximately 1200 eastern time intending to fly to hudson valley regional airport (pou). Shortly after 1200, at an…Incident 20181208023839ICessna 182P · Englewood, COOn December 8, 2018, at approximately 1130 hours (MST), N1481S, a Cessna 182P, sustained minor damage while exiting runway 10 due to loss of brakes. Weather at time was visual metrological condition (VMC). There was only one crew on board with no injuries…Incident 20181208023379ICessna 421B · Palm Springs, CAAircraft N1944G lost power on the right engine at altitude, was unable to restore power, secured engine and made an unscheduled landing at Palm Springs Airport kpsp California.Incident 20181208023369ICessna 172S · Seattle, WABased on my interview with the pilot and a witness, a Cessna 172 was practicing touch and goes at Boeing Field International Airport in Seattle. During take-off on the fourth touch and go he noticed that the aircraft was not performing as expected so he…Incident 20181208023359ICessna A185F · Rapid City, SDOn December 8, 2018 at 1500 MST, a Cessna A185F registered to [privacy data omitted] was involved in an incident during a practiced emergency landing while proficiency flying. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft…Incident 20181208023349ICessna 150F · Freeland, MIThe pilot of N8895S was on approach to mbs. The pilot encountered a crosswind, increased power and the engine failed. The pilot advised tower of power failure and landed the aircraft short of the runway lights. The aircraft was undamaged and no injuries…Accident 20181208017889ADean Verne Smith CH 750 Cruzer · Hesperia, CAThe pilot of N947DS was landing his experimental light sport aircraft on runway 21 at Hesperia Airport (L26) when the airplane bounced and began porpoising down the runway. Attempts to recover were unsuccessful, which resulted in a runway excursion off the…Incident 20181208017879IBeech S35 · Miami, FLMiami, FL (tmb): N5847S returned and landed after reporting smoke in the cockpit. 12/08/2018 1751Z. This office has been unable to get a response from the owner of the aircraft to receive any further information as of 02/11/2019. Reclassified as incident due…Accident 20181208017869ACessna P210N · Meyerstown, PAIic assisted by operations inspector arrived on-scene. Observation revealed aircraft impacted nose low and left wing down. Propeller was located approximately 20' from aircraft. Both wings were severely damaged at outboard 1/3 of wings. Forward portion of the…Incident 20181207023332IGulfstream Aerospace 695B · Santa Ana, CAOn December 7, 2018, a jet collided with another parked aircraft during ground taxi at john wayne-orange county airport. The two aircraft were N237GA, a Gulfstream G550, and N758QS, a Bombardier BD-100. As N237GA was taxiing in to a spot on the aci jets…Incident 20181207023329ICessna 172P · Sanford, FLA Cessna 172 operated by L3 commercial training solutions reported a bird strike during pattern work near runway 9R. The crew stated they were flying downwind when a flock of birds coming in from the right. They attempted to maneuver around them and continued…Incident 20181207023319IMooney M20K · Lancaster, SCPilot stated he forgot to extend the landing gear before landing. Aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted causing minor damage to the nose gear doors and one piece belly panel.Incident 20181206024869IBoeing 737-7H4 · Burbank, CAOn December 6, 2018, at approximately 0905 pacific standard time, N752SW, a southwest airlines Boeing 737 operating as flight 278, overran runway 08 while landing at the bob hope airport (kbur), Burbank, California. The aircraft came to rest in the engineered…Accident 20181206023309ABeech A36TC · Los Banos, CAWhile starting the left base turn to rwy 30 at lsn, a flight that originated from rhv, aircraft engine lost power and the aircraft stuck the airport parameter fence, which resulted in structural damage to the left rear fuselage and left horizontal stabilizer.Incident 20181206023299IBeech E35 · Metter, GAAircraft departed kmhp Metter municipal airport after refelling. Pilot climbed out at 800' and continued to climb to 2800' where engine began coughing and then stopped. Pilot claims to have checked fuel pressure to ensure it was still on and pumped the…Incident 20181206023289IBeech C-99 · Medford, ORFlight originated from portland international (kpdx), at approximately 0750, en route to Rogue valley international ? Medford (kmfr), on a revenue, cargo only flight. The pilot in command (pilot not flying), a company check-pilot, was conducting a company…Incident 20181205023279IPiper PA-23-250 · Chino, CAThe aircraft departed from gillespi field airport in el cajon, CA in route to lake havasu airport in havasu CA. When extending the landing gear during approach to the lake havasu airport, the right main gear would not extend. Pilot requested and received…Accident 20181205023269AMooney M20J · Lakeland, FLPilot was on a VFR flight from X39 to klal. There was a crosswind on runway 5 and he was practicing crosswind landings. The approach was stabilized and normal until on final just before touchdown he encountered a sudden wind gust, which lifted the upwind left…Accident 20181205023219APiper PA-28-181 · Cornelia, GACFI was performing touch and goes with a student pilot. After several touch and goes, CFI was struggling to keep aircraft on centerline of runway, due to crosswinds. Aircraft struck vegetation off of runway causing aircraft to lose lift and crash in ravine…Incident 20181205023209IHuntington Dennis Glasair III · Hoquiam, WAThis narrative is based on my interviews with the pilot, passenger and mechanic, and my review of the pictures of the aircraft after the incident. The Glasair III, with the pilot and one passenger on board were taking off from runway 06 at Hoquiam (hqm) for a…Incident 20181205023199ICessna 310N · Wheeling, ILThe pilot reported a loud ?popping? Noise when selecting the gear handle up after takeoff from kpwk. The pilot stated the he selected the gear back down but did not get an annunciator indication that the nose landing gear was down and locked. The pilot also…Accident 20181204023189ACessna 182P · Reno, NVOn a VMC instrument instructional flight, a bird strike occurred causing substantial damage to the leading edge of the left wing of the aircraft. The aircraft remained controllable and an uneventful landing was accomplished at krts.