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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Incident 20180723017649ICessna 152 · West Lafayette, INOn July 23, 2018, at approximately 7:40 a.m EDT (1140 zulu), Cessna 152, N6450B, struck a small bird on takeoff departing runway 23 at the purdue university airport, West Lafayette, Indiana. The aircraft returned and landed without incident. There was no…Incident 20180723017629ICessna 175A · Madisionville, TNThe student pilot was interviewed via telephone. The student pilot is the owner of the aircraft involved. The student pilot and his instructor pilot were conducting crosswing landing training when this incident occured. The student states that one landing had…Incident 20180722017619ICessna 172SStudent pilot returning from a solo cross country flight lost control after touchdown on runway 25R causing the aircraft to veer into the gravel on the side of the runway resulting in the propeller contacting the runway surface. After control of the aircraft…Incident 20180722017609IFlight Design Ctsw · Van Nuys, CAUpon landing rollout the aircraft became unstablized. Nose gear tire ruptured and strut bent. Aircraft wing contacted runway surface and prop was damaged.Accident 20180722017599APatrick Carroll JA30 Superstol · Chelan Falls, WAPilot had practiced numerous take offs and landings at lake Chelan airport prior to landing at Chelan Falls private strip. Flew to private strip in Chelan Falls and landed on/or short of obstacle and sheered off main gear from the aircraft. Fuselage then…Accident 20180722017589AMooney M20E · Great Falls, MTThe pilot (flying left seat) had departed from the Great Falls, MT (kgtf) to fly in the local area with a flight instructor (right seat) in preparation for commercial pilot flight training. They completed a series of flight maneuvers, including landing and…Accident 20180722017579ACessna 172P · Peyton, COWhile practicing a short field landing, on runway 33, the aircraft veered to the right after touchdown. Both the student pilot and DPE applied left rudder in an attempt to correct with no affect. The aircraft hit a taxiway sign and travelled across the grassy…Incident 20180722017569ICessna 182R · Wautoma, WIOn July 22, 2018 at approximately 1420 CST, a Cessna 182 N5456N s/n 18267727 departed (lse) la crosse WI enroute to (osh) oshkosh WI. The flight diverted to Wautoma WI (Y50) due to heavy traffic arriving for the eaa airshow. The pilot stated he received…Incident 20180722017559ICessna 177B · Pine River, WIPilot was traveling from kenosha to waupaca for eaa. Aircraft ran out of fuel and landed on a road. Road has 90 degree turn the aircraft could not negotiate and it went into a plowed field.Incident 20180722017541IDassault Falcon 900EX · New Haven, CTOn July 22, 2018 at approximately 9:30 a.m. (eastern time), aircraft N311JA was involved in an incident at tweed-New Haven airport (hvn) located in New Haven, CT. ^Mr. Scott w. klein,^ ^pilot certificate number 3226992,^ was acting as pilot in command (PIC).…Accident 20180722017539AAir Tractor AT-301 · Milford, IAPilot was taking off with a load of ag chemical. Just after lift off, the airplane veared left into a cornfield coming to rest in upright position.Accident 20180721024739ACessna 210C · Blum, TXPilot in command (PIC) of N3611Y, a 1962 Cessna 210C that is registered to the PIC. The PIC departed from granbury regional airport (kgdj) on a day VFR flight to hilltop lakes airport (0TE4). PIC was the only occupant on board the aircraft. PIC preflight…Accident 20180721017529ADouglas DC3 · Burnet, TXThe recently type rated copilot was attempting takeoff when the captain took control and continued the attempted takeoff. The aircraft was not in control and struck the left wing on the ground and then departed the runway area coming to an abrupt stop along a…Incident 20180721017519ICirrus Design SR22 · New Orleans, LAAfter landing shifted focus from runway to mats on floor beleiving it was entangle in rudder pedals. Aircraft veered right exited runway at 60 knots, crossed taxiway and came to a stop on another runway. Taxied off to FBO.Incident 20180721017509IPiper PA-24-250 · Winder, GACFI was instructing another pilot. On approach the CFI did not use the check list for the aircraft. CFI did not extend landing gear. Aircraft landed on its belly and came to rest on runway.Accident 20180721017499ACessna 150M · Everett, WAPilot was on final approach to land when engine quit. Pilot statement Indicates he used carb heat. Temp was 22 and dewpoint was 9, indicating A serious icing probablility in descent power. Pilot landed short of Runway in threshold area and nosewheel collapsed…Incident 20180721017489IObreiter JR Robert W LONG-EZ · Oshkosh, WIWhile attempting to land on runway 27 at Oshkosh, aircraft hit the runway hard, broke the main and nose landing gear off and then slid off the runway. Wind was reported 360@13 knots. Pilot stated that as he descended the wind increased. He stated that he…Incident 20180721017479IAeronca 65-CA · Pawtucket, RIPilot reported that a wind gust occurred during landing and that led to him landing harder than normal, causing the gear to collapse. Pilot also reported that he received AWOS and that it's frequently incorrect. He stated the winds were vrb.Incident 20180721017469ICessna 195 · Lexington, MODuring cruise operation near 4K3, Lexington, MO, engine oil started spraying onto windsheild obstructing pilot visibility. The pilot executed a successful forced landing into a soybean field on airport property.Incident 20180721017459IBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Kavik, AKPilot was manuevering the helicopter up a hill and into a gulley to pick up additional passengers. As the pilot approached the gully he encountered some crosswing and down draft. At that time the pilot decided the landing spot was no good. As he applied power…Incident 20180721017449IJeffrey J Plantz JP 1 · Naknek, AKNaknek, AK: N577PJ, exp, akn update 7/23/18: near brooks camp, katmai national park the aircraft sank & flipped during water taxi after landing. Pilot was rescued by boat. Corrected time of occurrence. Minor damage. POB: 1, injuries: none.Accident 20180721014569ACessna 195B · Hood River, ORPilot and [privacy data omitted] of aircraft reported he began flight departing from a private airstrip in kent, WA, and picked up additional passengers at thun field (plu) for a flight to Hood River airport. The passenger sitting in the right pilot seat…Incident 20180720023899ICessna 152 · Denton, TXStudent pilot practicing takeoffs and landings in solo flight. Upon final landing airman received ATC request to exit rwy 18 at taxiway A3. Airman was carrying excess speed to make the turn radius and rolled into the adjacent grass area.Accident 20180720018729ABell 206B · Todd Mission, TXOn July 20, 2018, a Bell model 206B helicopter crashed on takeoff from fairgroundd located in Todd Mission, TX. Four pax on board all sustained minor injures. Damage to aircraft was substantial. Accident July 20, 2018, 1715ZAccident 20180720017439ASmith Aerostar 601 · Baton Rouge, LAOn Friday, July 20, 2018, N327BK, an Aerostar 601, sn 61-0145-076, was making a test run shortly after maintenance was done to the aircraft. The plane departed Baton Rouge metropolitan airport (kbtr) from runway 31 on its first post-inspection flight. There…Incident 20180720017429ISchulze Craig W Lancair 320 · Millard, NEOn July 20, 2018 at approximately 1520 CDT, N73S, a Lancair 320, experienced a gear-up landing while landing on runway 30 of the Millard airport omaha, NE. The pilot admitted he failed to lower the gear. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot and…Accident 20180720017419ATeel Wayne D Waiex · Kinsley, KSWhile landing in a left crosswind on runway 18 of the Kinsley Municipal Airport, KS (33K), pilot lost control and the aircraft departed the right (west) side of runway and came to rest in a drainage ditch. Contributing factor to accident is the pilots failure…Accident 20180720017399ACessna 310P · Malden, MO[privacy data omitted] Was on final at Malden airport when he stated he encountered turbulance while landing. The aircraft landed on runway 18 hard causing damage to the aircraft and runway. The outside of the aircraft revealed both props, both engines, both…Incident 20180720011779IProgressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Destin, FLPilot stated during the landing phase of dual instruction the student bounced and stalled the aircraft resulting in a hard landing. The right main landing gear leg broke in half and the aircraft skidded off to the side of the runway on the right side of the…Accident 20180720011769ADehavilland DH112 Venom · Sheboygan, WIOn July 20, 2018 at 1604 CST, an experimental exhibition de havilland dh 112 venom N747J, was destroyed after takeoff from Sheboygan WI. On runway 13. The aircraft climbed out to approximately 200 feet AGL and lost power. The aircraft landed .3 miles south…Incident 20180720011759IPiper PA-34-200T · Rostraver, PAThis incident involved a collapse of the nose landing gear during landing on runway 26. Our investigation revealed that no anomalies with the landing gear or components of that system were apparent during an operational function test conducted on July 25,…Incident 20180720011749IAviat A-1B · Yakutat, AKOn July 20th. Pilot planned a local trip departing hns and returning to hns with an estimated flight time of two hours. The pilot utilized FAA web cams and fore flight for weather information. The pilot checked the metars and tafs and NOTAMS for hns, gst,…Accident 20180720011739AMcbride C/Kahn M M RV6 · Coldwater, KSUpon a normal landing, the pilot touched down on the mains, had a small bounce, then touched down again on the mains. As the pilot begain to lower the tail, a gust of wind caused the airplane to balloon up about 8 feet. The pilot went to about 50% power but…Incident 20180719025259IPiper PA-32R-301T · Austin, TXDuring rollout and turn from runway 17L the nose gear down lock beoke and the gear collapsed forward. The forward lower cowl, gear, engine and propeller recieved damage.Accident 20180719017389AApollo FOX · Chateaugay, NY07/19/2018 At about 2:45PM the pilot was landing his aircraft on his private strip which is 1300 ft long and 50FT wide. He was landing on 27 and the wind was 3 to 7 knots. The airplane floated down the runway and was not settling on the grass. He initiated a…Accident 20180719014559AFisher Michael E Celebrity · Patriot, INThe airplane impacted terrain in a corn field with stalks reaching as high as eight feet. 38° 47?41? - 84° 49?13? Location of accident site. Preliminary evidence appears to be an inflight breakup based on impact direction and debris path. An FAA inspector…Accident 20180719014549AMoyes/Bailey Microlites Ptyltd Dragonfly B Model · Buckley, WAAircraft lost power. Pilot attempted to return to airport. Unable to reach airport. Deployed ballistic parachute. Parachute/aircraft hit tree upon landing, coming to rest near base of tree in horizontal position, in a horse pasture. Homowner contacted 911.…Accident 20180719014539AMichael S Toomey Quickie · Zanesville, OHAircraft owner departed butler county airport (khao) near cincinnati Ohio and landed in Zanesville Ohio (kzzv) with no issues. Pilot then took off from zzv with another aircraft flying nearby to take aerial photos of his aircraft. After photo shoot was…Accident 20180719011729APiper PA-28-181 · Oregon, WIOn July 19, 2018, around 1400 CST, N9267H registered as a 1996 Piper pa 28-181 archer, piloted by a private pilot, was substanially damaged on landing at Peterson field (15WI) near Oregon, Wisconsin. The aircraft landed midway down a wet /grass landing strip,…Accident 20180719011719ACessna 170B · Spearfish, SDOn July 19, 2018 at approximately 08:30 MDT a Cessna 170B [privacy data omitted] went off the end of runway 26 and hitting a tree after takeoff during a CFR part 91 flight. VMC conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially…Incident 20180719011699ICessna 172RG · Glendale, AZPilot statement: giving instruction in Cessna 172RGAT kgue on 7/19/2018. Training flight started at kdvt with commercial maneuvers just north of dvt airport. Transition down to kgey for touch and goes. Made multiple landings decided to keep landing gear down…Accident 20180719011689ACessna 180 · Bozeman, MTOn 7/19/18, at 1055 MDT, a Cessna 180, N3224D, registered to and piloted by [privacy data omitted] lost directional control upon landing with a tail wheel shimmy and ground looped the aircraft at Bozeman, MT (bzn) on a part 91 flight . Visual meteorological…Accident 20180719011679APiper PA-28-140 · Shreveport, LAThe aircraft was being flown after the annual inspection. The flight remained in the traffic pattern for two circuits then exited toward the north practice area. The pilot realized the plane was not climbing very well and elected to return to the airport.…Incident 20180719011669IFarmer J C/Farmer E Cozy MK-IV · Butler, PAOn final approach for landing at Butler county airport, the pilot was operating the aircraft at 65 knots airspeed and 900 engine RPM. The pilot looked up and realized the vertical descent rate was too fast and tried to apply more power but the aircraft struck…Incident 20180719011649ICessna T206H · Blythe, CAAn airline transport pilot was flying a Cessna 206 from ktus to kblh for a business flight with four passengers on board. The incident occurred at Blythe Airport (blh), a non-towered airport in Blythe, CA. The pilot listened to the AWOS, which reported the…Accident 20180719011639ACub Crafters CC19-180 · Hyrum, UTClimbing through 9500' the pilot reported a loss of power and crashed just short of a clearing picked for an emergency landing. Report was that there was very little fuel in the selected fuel tank and no fuel in the fuel filter as well as in the fuel injector…Incident 20180718011629ILewis Eric Ascender · Yakutat, AKOn July 18, 2018 airman [privacy data omitted] departed Yakutat Alaska with a destination of ketchikan, Alaska. [privacy data omitted] Was piloting an experimental homebuilt Ascender registered as N769AW. No flight plan filed. Adw was part of a flight of two,…Accident 20180718011619AEagle Eagle DW-1 · Ider, ALN8805X is an Eagle DW1 aircraft. On 07/18/2018 at 1400 local time, N8805X was conducting aerial spraying activities near Ider, AL. N8805X just finished spraying a field and the pilot climbed to 1500 feet. The pilot stated that he heard a knocking sound deep…Accident 20180718011559ADehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · Willow, AKAirplane failed to maintain flying speed and crashed into trees after take off from Willow lake.Incident 20180718011549IRobinson Helicopter R44 · Tripoli, IAPilot stated that he was performing aerial application "doing clean-up work". He stated that he thought the wires were behind him and he saw them at the last minute. The cowled main rotor mast contacted power lines damaging the cowling and at least 2 of the 3…