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 20180904013109APiper PA-12 · Talkeetna, AKDuring landing roll out on a off airfield, gravel strip the pilot (sole occupant) lost control when attempting to counter the effects from an uneven landing surface with larger than anticipated rocks. The involved aircraft (N7690H) flipped over upside down…Incident 20180904013099IPiper PA-28R-201 · Vero Beach, FLSFY660, PA28, aborted takeoff due to a bird strike on runway 12L. Aircraft exited the runway without incident. Damage: not reported. 09/04/2018 1314Z. Verified with maintenance there was no damage to aircraft as a result of the bird strike.Accident 20180904013089ACessna 150F · Richland, MO[privacy data omitted] Was giving flight instruction at the Richland airport on runway 14 performing touch and go landings. During one of the touch and go maneuvers, the aircraft?s flaps remained at 40 degrees. The aircraft traveled to the right of the…Incident 20180903021039ICessna T182T · San Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot stated that during his rollout after an uneventful landing the aircraft starting pulling hard to the right and that the more braking he used the harder it would pull. He stated that he felt it was safer to have a controlled rollout off of the runway…Incident 20180903018989ICubcrafters CC11-160 · Lakeview, ORIn cruise flight, the aircraft engine lost power and began to vibrate severely. The engine was shut down and an off airport landing was successfully accomplished on a curving gravel road. The pilots were able to exit the aircraft without injury or further…Incident 20180903013079IPiper PA-28R-200 · St. Charles, MOThe pilot stated that after the first landing at kset, he departed runway 18 and entered the downwind for his second landing. He had one notch of flaps and had to extend his downwind for traffic. On final he had the power and speed up for the extended length…Accident 20180903013069ACessna 150L · Pacoima, CAOn 09/04/2018 during takoff from Whiteman Airport N10789 with two on board, lost power and initiated a left turn back to the runway. N10789 stalled, spun, then inpacted into a maintenance yard. Resulting in one dead and one injured.Accident 20180903013059ABeech B200 · Burbank, CAWhile taxiing onto the ramp after landing, the aircraft struck a palm tree with the leading edge of the left wing; about one foot in from the wing tip. The line person/marshaller was pointing to the location they were to park the aircraft. He did give the…Incident 20180903013049IPiper PA-20 · Chatanika, AKAfter landing at a private strip approximately 32 nautical miles north of fairbanks, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and damaged an area of the left wing leading edge that was roughly three feet long.Incident 20180903013039IPiper PA-22-150 · Bethel, AKAircraft was parked on ridgeline that was not a normal runway. Pilot parked the aircraft and went to get cargo when the aircraft was hit by large gust that picked up the tail and flipped the airplane. High winds are known in this area, so while unfortunate,…Accident 20180903012979APiper PA-32-300 · Wrangell, AKOn September 3, 2018 around 1353 Alaska time, a PA32-300 N3957X had a total loss of engine power, and shortly after noticed loss of oil pressure, and then oil on the wind screen. Pilot performed an emergency landing at kelp point 14 nautical miles nw of…Accident 20180903012969AHelicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Santa Ana, CANTSB: on September 3, 2018, about 1537 pacific daylight time, a guimbal cabri G2 helicopter, N401SH, was substantially damaged during an autorotative landing attempt near Santa Ana, California. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The…Accident 20180903012959ACessna 206H · London, KYPilot was performing touch and goes.Accident 20180902021049AStinson 108-3 · Indiana, PAN4059C sept 4 and 6, 2018 wdg I spoke with [privacy data omitted] the flight instructor that was on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. [privacy data omitted] Submitted a written statement of the events of the instructional flight with the…Incident 20180902015589ICessna 177RG · Walnut Ridge, AROn 9/02/2018 at 0945 CDT, N1821Q, a Cessna CE-177RG aircraft, registered to [privacy data omitted] a low time certificated private pilot for this type aircraft. Pilot flew from Walnut Ridge (arg) to the area of grubbs, Arkansas. Upon return, he was conducting…Accident 20180902012949ASchempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus T · New Washoe City, NVGlider departed Truckee, CA airport (trk) at 1258PST on 9/2/18 with two occupants via an aero tow. Water balast tanks were not filled on glider. Glider was observed flying north to south along the east side of mount rose (slide mountain) in Washoe valley, NV…Accident 20180902012939ACessna 180H · Yakutat, AKAt approximately 1:30P adt, N95EA, Cessna 180 departed Yakutat harbor for cordova. During takeoff, while on step, the aircraft encountered a small wake under the left float, lifting the float out of the water and causing the right wingtip to contact the…Accident 20180902012919APiper PA-44-180 · Centralia, ILOn September 2nd, 2018 at 1420 local time, N2204X, a Piper seminole, performed a landing with the landing gear in the retracted position at Centralia Municipal Airport (enl). The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to the fact that both engines were…Incident 20180902012909IPiper PA-24-260 · Ticonderoga, NYAircraft touched down for landing with landing gear not fully extended by evidence of distance between main gear tire black marks on runway. Prop struck runway repeatedly as aircraft skidded to a stop on it's belly.Incident 20180902012899ICessna 172R · Willits, CAWillits, CA (O28): N934MT, C172, while taxiing on the closed parallel taxiway, the left wing clipped a portable bathroom, the aircraft spun off the taxiway down an embankment. Occured on 9/2/18. Two persons on board, no injuries, aircraft sustained minor…Accident 20180902012889AAeronca 11AC · Midland, TXOn September 2, 2018, at approximately 1000 CST, N86146, an Aeronca 11AC, ground looped after landing at Skywest Airport (7T7), Midland, Texas. Aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no…Accident 20180902012869ALindstrand Balloons 77A · Brookfiled, MOPilot of hot air balloon N370LB was landing in a field, the winds at altitude were significantly higher than on the ground and higher than forecast. As the balloon descended the wind died off causing a sheer effect. The balloon hit the ground hard and flipped…Accident 20180901024329APiper PA-28-161 · Cypress, TXStudent pilot reported that during final approache he landed short of rundway. The aircraft suffered substantial damage during impact to the ground. No injuries reported.Incident 20180901019979IBellanca 8GCBC · Northway, AKThe pilot was landing his 8GCBC on a rough sand bar near Northway Alaska. He has landed on this sandbar many times before. He lined up to land and felt some turbulent air. The touchdown was hard and he heard a "pop". Once stopped he looked at the aircraft and…Incident 20180901018979IPiper PA-32-300 · North Myrtle Be, SCWhile making a right base entry to runway 23 with a crosswind at Myrtle beach Grand Strand Airport, the aircraft touched down right of the center-line. The aircraft continued to taxi while correcting to center. Approximately 3-4 seconds after touchdown, the…Incident 20180901018969ICessna 210 · Spokane, WAOn txi out, after stoppping off the runway to contact ground, the nose settled. The engine continued to run, but the pilot noticed the blades weren't the right shape, and he realized he was looking at the ground so he shut down. The nose landing gear fitting…Accident 20180901016169APiper PA-12 · Rexburg, IDDuring touchdown, the pilot landed and had a slight bounce. He touched back down and while keeping the aircraft's tail up, a wind gust pushed the aircraft to the right. He corrected to the left and added power to take-off. The aircraft veered to the left and…Incident 20180901016159IPiper PA-18A-135 · Chickaloon, AKN3372B was conducting operations on an unimproved runway (gravel bar) near Chickaloon, AK. The aircraft was parked perpendicular to the takeoff path. Pilot attempted to taxi into position by lifting the tail. The tire got stuck and the momentum and wind…Accident 20180901016149ABoeing B75N1 · Brandy Station, VAOn 01SEP2018 a stearman aircraft, N27WE, landed on runway 4, at cjr (Culpeper Regional Airport), ground looped upon landing, struck and dragged the bottom right wing along the ground and came to a stop on the taxiway intersection. The runway was not…Accident 20180901012879AEggleston Daniel S-18 Thorp · Porterville, CAOn September 2, 2018 N575DG, an amateur built S-18 thorp was taking off runway 30 at the Porterville municipal airport (kptv), when the pilot lost control of the aircraft. During his third take-off, the tail wheel aircraft accelerated to 45 knots, when at…Accident 20180901012859ACessna 170B · Tulsa, OKOn September 1, 2018, at approximately 1445 CST, a Cessna 170B, N2303D, lost control after landing on runway 19R at Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport Tulsa, OK. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Upon touch down, the pilot reported a…Accident 20180901012849APiper PA-12 · Greenwood, PAOn 09-01-18 at approximately 1300 local, N3415M departed meadville airport, PA (gkj). After a period of time, before turning northwest towards meadville airport, the engine varied from cruise power to idle. Unable to restore power, [privacy data omitted]…Accident 20180901012789ALance M Hooley Jetez · Covington, TN*At approximatley 1730 on the 1st of September, the FAA received a call from tipton county sheriff, informing that a small aircraft crashed with one person on board east of the Covington airport, Covington, TN. *The FAA arrived on scene, at 1810. The aircraft…Accident 20180901012779ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Mount Pleasant, TNOn September 1, 2018 aprox. 1655 local time, N388MA a Diamond aircraft was returning to kmrc airport and entered the traffic pattern for a left downwind to runway 6 at 1700 MSL abeam the runway numbers the pilot began a descent and lost all engine power. The…Incident 20180901012769ICessna 441 · Palm Springs, CASeptember 1, 2018: while taxiing towards the runway, the pilot in command (PIC) positioned the pressurization source selector from gnd to both, which is the normal position for takeoff. When the swithc was positioned to both, there was a noticeable audible…Accident 20180901012759ACessna P210N · Crete, NE0900 CST, September 01, 2018 Pilot started aircraft engine, engine died, engine restarted and everything appeared normal. Taxied to run-up area and completed engine run up and checks. Taxied to runway 17 and completed takeoff roll. During takeoff pilot noted…Accident 20180901012749ABeech K35 · Harrisville, MIShortly after takeoff PIC aborted, concerned aircraft was not climbing sufficiently to clear treeline off end of runway. Aircraft landed in treeline off end of runway. Counseling of pilot completed 09/17/2018.Accident 20180901012739ACessna 172E · Katmai Bay, AKPIC was attempting a beach landing. After touchdown, PIC allowed the nose wheel to contact the beach prematurely which caused the aircraft to groundloop. There were no injuries to the PIC who was the sole occupant. The aircraft received substantial damage to…Accident 20180901012729ASchweizer SGS 1-35 · Burnet, TXOn 09/01/2018 at approximately 1200-1300 hours, the airman, [privacy data omitted] took off from front line flyers glider port in briggs, TX. He received aerial tow to about 2500 feet above ground level (AGL). Pilot found thermal to 5-6000 feet and flew to…Incident 20180901012719ICessna 172N · Black Rock City, NVThe aircraft begin to porpoise on takeoff causing a loss of control. After several bounces, the pilot reduced the engine power; however, the aircraft continued to porpoise. On the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off the runway.…Accident 20180831016131APiper PA-18-150 · Chikaloon, AKTwo Piper super cubs flew out to a gravel strip near chickaloon, AK. N5373Y departed first with no difficulty. N3372B had a prop strike on taxi. N5373Y returned an landed uneventfully. The pilots placed N3372B off the gravel strip at midfield. On the takeoff…Accident 20180831016129APiper PA 46-350P · Santa Teresa, NMOn August 31, 2018, at 1700 MST, a Piper, aircraft N747DA, registered to indel food products, inc., ran off the runway at Santa Teresa, NM during an aborted takeoff. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The…Accident 20180831016119ACubcrafters CC11-160 · Carroll, OHOn aug 31, 2018, aircraft N71BN was on VFR final 5 miles for klhq left down wind runway 28. At 3 miles south of klhq altitude 1700 feet experienced engine roughness. Pilot pulled on full carb heat, engine lost power and experienced continued roughness. Pilot…Accident 20180831012709APiper PA-28-181 · Porterville, CAOn 08/31/2018, the PIC and her passenger were conducting a personal flight from southern California to northern California and were landing for fuel at Porterville airport, Porterville CA. During a phone conversation, the pilot describe the event as such.…Accident 20180831012699APiper PA-28R-180 · Kaplan, LAOn 31 aug 2018 at 0755 CDT N7430J a Piper PA-28R-180, collided with a 1793 ft tower near Kaplan Louisiana. The certificated ATP pilot and one passenger were fatally injured and the aircraft destroyed. The tower collapsed after impact with no other known…Accident 20180831012689ALuscombe 8E · New Carlisle, OHAircraft departed runway 27. Pilot reported the engine immediately started running rough and at approximately 150FT AGL the engine stopped. Pilot initiated a right turn to the north and landed in a tree nursery approximately .2 miles from the departure end of…Accident 20180831012679ABeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Waupaca, WIOn 08/31/2018 pilot, in an attempt to run from police went to oshkosh (osh), jumped into his aircraft and departed without clearance. He went to stevens point airport (ste) hoping to get fuel, police met him there and he turned around and took off. Unable to…Accident 20180831006729APiper PA-32RT-300T · Saint Ignace, MIOn August 31, 2018 at 2145 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, turbo lance ii aircraft, N500MJ, registered to and operated by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with the waters of lake huron, Michigan following departure from runway 07,…Accident 20180830025109ACharles Joseph Ross MK-4 · Erwin, NCPIC stated that he had about 5 gal of fuel left and decided to land at harnett co (hrj) and the engine quit before he got to the airport. The aircraft landed in a field and flipped over forward resting inverted.Incident 20180830018959IBoeing 747-47UF · Hong KongOn August 30, 2018 an atlas air Boeing 747-47UF (freighter aircraft), registration number N415MC, operating as atlas air flight gti 8060 departed al maktoum international airport (dwc) jebel ali, united arab emirates (uae) and proceeded to its scheduled…