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 20180530006369AAyres S2R-T34 · El Reno, OKThe accident aircraft was operating under part 137, day visual flight rules, aerial application when the aircraft hit a radio antenna tower guy wires. The aircraft departed pond creek airport Oklahoma. The aircraft departed with full fuel, 275 gallons of…Accident 20180530006359ASchleicher SCHLER-ASW20C · Nephi, UTPilot experienced downdrafts trying to return to airport and decided to land in a field. On final the pilot reported there were irrigation pipes in the way which led to a slight left turn in flare and subsequently the sailplane struck dirt with the left wing…Accident 20180529024589AMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Wikieup, AZOn may 29, 2018 at 1050 MST, a MD helicopters N975BC was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Wikieup, AZ. There were no injuries on board. The purpose of the flight was to aid in powerline construction. The pilot noticed the aircraft started to…Accident 20180529016969AAyres S2R-G1 · Imperial, CAPilot was on a familiarization flight and landed hard. After the initial contact with the runway the aircraft bounced and the pilot lost control. The aircraft departed the runway causing the left landing gear to collapse.Accident 20180529015159ACessna 172S · Kissimmee, FLPilot stated that approach to Kissimmee Gateway Airport was normal. During landing touchdown aircraft N497SJ bounced a couple of times and pilot performed a go around. Pilot then landed safely and taxied to ramp area. Pilot stated that they were not sure of…Accident 20180529015149APiper PA-46-310P · Prescott, AZOn may 29, 2018, about 18:05 PDT a 1986 Piper malibu PA-46-310P serial number 46-8608009, N148ME standard category aircraft departed whiteman airport (kwhp) in los angeles, CA. And arrived at john wayne airport (ksns) in santa ana, CA at about 18:44 PDT. At…Accident 20180529015099ACessna 337E · Atlanta, GAPilot approached airport from south east, tower gave instructions to do left base to runway 21L. On final approach pilot followed through landing procedures and noticed gear was not working, pilot then declared emergency with tower. Pilot requested permission…Incident 20180529006349IBell 206 L-3 · Patterson, LAPilot did not notice the crane cable which was approximately 12 inches from the main rotor blades. Pilot drifted aft when picking up to a hover which caused a blade strike. NTSB will not be pursuing this matter any further per conversation with todd fox at…Incident 20180529006339ICessna R172E · Colorado Spring, COAircraft landed hard. Upon shutdown damage was found on the propeller tips and minor damage to aircraft.Incident 20180529006329ICessna 170B · Wisonville, ORPIC was on a VFR flight from 7S9 to S36 level at 2,000 traveling northbound. PIC reports seeing a drone at his one o?clock position just prior to impacting the right wingtip. PIC reports no adverse control issues and did not see any damage. Flight continued…Incident 20180529006319IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Keene, NHOn may 19th, 2018 a FAA flight test pilot, was conducting a FAA air flight program proficiency flight, from bedford, ma (kbed) to Keene, NH (keen). The other occupant, a FAA flight test engineer, was occupying the right seat. In accordance with the pilot in…Incident 20180529006309ICessna R172K · Prescott, AZPrescott, AZ(prc): N736NF, C172, aborted takeoff on RY30 due to enfine not rated to full power. N736NF exited RY30 at twy 34 and taxiied to legend without incident.Accident 20180529006299AHughes Aero Predator "C" · Copemish, MIOn may 29, 2018 at 1956 eastern daylight time, a Hughes Aero Corp predator ?c? 2-place powered parachute, N369SL, registered to and operated by a sport pilot, received minor damage when it impacted a tree on takeoff. The accident occurred at the pilot?s…Incident 20180529006289ITextron G58 · St Petersburg, FLPie ATC reported bird strike for aircraft which occured while landing. No injuries and no damage to the aircraft occured.Incident 20180529006279ICessna 172M · Ft. Lauderdale, FLUpon landing at fxe the student experience a gust of wind and drifted off the side of the runway. No damage to the aircraft or airfield noted.Accident 20180528006399AAeronca 0-58B · Tekamah, NEOn may 28, 2018, at approximately 0915 central daylight time, a private pilot with a passenger executed an off-airport emergency landing coming to rest in a ditch approximately 1 mile west of Tekamah, Nebraska. The accident substantially damaged an Aeronca…Accident 20180528006269ATaylorcraft F21 · Payette, IDThe accident pilot (ap), a student pilot, reported the entire sequence of the accident flight in detail. The purpose of the day's flight was to accumulate time and proficiency. The ap reported a good night's sleep prior to the flight (7.5 hours). The ap…Accident 20180528006259AAeronca 7AC · Vinton, IAOn may 28, 2018 a Aeronca champ N84163 attempted to land on runway 34 at Vinton, IA (vti) while the wind was reported 120 degrees at 14 gusting 19 Knots. The airman executed a go around and on the second attempt to land On 34 ground looped the aircraft during…Accident 20180528006249AFairchild M-62C(PT-23A) · Wichita, KSAircraft departed Westport Airport (71K) for local flights, during final approach at 71K the aircraft lost engine power and landed approximately 1/8 mile short of runway 17/35. The aircraft struck a pole, the right wing was sheared off outboard of the right…Accident 20180528006239ABeech D35 · Corona, CAAfter a stabilized approach and successful landing at Corona airport (kajo), in the process of slowing the aircraft down and increasing effective braking while on rollout, the pilot went to retract the flaps and inadvertently retracted the landing gear. The…Incident 20180528006229IPiper PA-46-310P · Sugar Land, TXN106LB flight with 01 pilot and 01 passenger onboard originated from springdale municipal airport (asg), springdale, AR, with a destination of Sugar Land regional airport (sgr), Sugar Land, TX. Pilot stated he entered left downwind for landing on runway 35,…Accident 20180528006219ACessna T182T · Yerington, NVAircraft veered to the left at touchdown. Pilot was unable to control the aircraft or stop the aircraft before it departed the the left side of RUMWAY20 approximately 1500 feet past the approach end.Accident 20180528006209A2017 Jim Green CCX-2000 · Coeur D'Alene, IDUpon landing at coe, pilot experienced a ground loop causing the right wingtip to contact with the ground. Right wing has damage associated with this impact.Accident 20180528006199ACirrus Design SR22 · Cedar Key, FLOn may 28, 2018, at 1630 EST a 2006 Cirrus Design Corp, model SR22, aircraft N269DW crashed. The pilot stated on climb out he was at approximately 80? AGL when he hit a flock of birds and immediately lost control of the aircraft. There was no evidence of bird…Incident 20180528006189IGulfstream American AA-5B · Norwood, MAOn Monday 05/28/2018, N45191, a Grumman tiger AA-5B, nose gear collapsed while the aircraft was conducting a run up on taxiway a at Norwood memorial airport (owd). FAA eastern regional operations center (roc) was notified approximately three hours after the…Accident 20180528006099AIrlbeck Thomas H RV-8 · Somerset, WIDual electronic ignition failed due to disconnected wire. Emergency landing had touchdown point 10 feet from impacting fence between two beautiful fields.Accident 20180527015089ABailey B Dragon FLY · Mint Hill, NCAircraft departed 28A for a local flight. Pilot stated in telephone interview that the takeoff and climb was normal and that the aircraft was performing normally and there were no issues. He stated that he initiated a right hand turn and then the aircraft…Accident 20180527015079ACessna 150M · Bainbridge Isla, WABased on radar tracking and witnesses? Statements a Cessna 150 was flying low (less than approximately 150?) Over the waters of puget sound Washington. It was flying north from vashon island Washington towards Bainbridge island Washington. The passenger…Accident 20180527015069ACessna 182 · Aberdeen, IDThe pilot and one passenger departed from krts and planned to fly to UO2. While enroute the pilot elected to divert to avoid severe weather and thunderstorms. The pilot stated he determined the original flight to be 3 hours and 3 minutes duration requiring…Accident 20180527012659APiper PA-28-140 · Butler, KY1. Engine power loss during cruise 2. Attempted diversion to nearest airport, unable to make airport landed in field. 3. Impacted unseen irrigation sprinkler head in field.Accident 20180527012649AAir Tractor AT-502B · Qulin, MOOn Sunday 5/27/2018 Air tractor 502B, tail# N6180J, sn# 502B-0329, crashed while conducting aerial application of agricultural fertilizers. The aircraft was not able to take-off from a grass/dirt airstrip located off county road 220 southeast of Qulin, MO.…Accident 20180527006089AZS Delta-Bielsko Wroclaw SZD-36 A Cobra 15 · Hammond, ILNarrative: The PIC stated that he launched from piatt county airport (2K0). He Stated he was towed to around 2000 feet AGL where he disconnected from The tow plane. He proceeded south, climbing to around 4,500 feet MSL. He noticed some rain clouds building…Accident 20180527006079ACirrus Design SR20 · Brookshire, TXThe aircraft was attempting to depart on runway 18. The pilot stated shortly after takeoff, the aircraft began to roll left. He attempted to correct the roll by adding right stick. The aircraft began to recover but the flight control was at the right roll…Accident 20180527006069APiper PA-18-150 · Kenai, AKAircraft was landing to the north on runway with slight crosswind. Airman lost control on landing and ground-looped. Aircraft equipped with large 29" tires.Incident 20180527006059IOakdale, CAOn may 27, 2018, at approximately 1844 PDT, an airplane operating over the woodward reservoir, located north of Oakdale, CA, lost engine power and landed in the water. Upon landing, the airplane immediately sank in a depth of approximately 14' of water. The…Accident 20180527006049ABeech P35 · Omaha, NEOn may 27, 2018 at approximately 08:44 central daylight time, a Beech P35 aircraft was substantially damaged due to impact with terrain and subsequent fire during takeoff at the Millard, Nebraska (kmle) airport. The aircraft attempted to depart from runway 30…Accident 20180527006039ACessna 150L · Union, ILThe 27th of may 2018 at 1815 UTC the pilot in command (PIC) of N19366 hit power lines approximately 400 feet from the end of runway 27 at Sky Soaring Airport (55LL) Union, Illinois. N19366 sustained substantial damage and the PIC was severely hurt. The PIC…Incident 20180527006029IBeech V35B · Telluride, COJust after rotation and established positive rate of climb: pilot encountered apparent windshear and loss of airspeed. Pilot initiated a nose down attitude to regain airspeed but the propeller contacted the ground followed by airframe contact with runway.…Accident 20180527006019AEldridge George Skystar Kitfox SER 7 · Weippe, IDTail wheel caught boundary fence on approach to landing on pilot's home Airstrip. Aircraft landed and came to rest inverted. Damage was substantial.Accident 20180527006009AMaule M-5-235C · Lewiston, IDPilot was on final landing at a private grass airstrip about five miles south of Lewiston Idaho. The pilot reported he was not lined up with the runway, and at the time still had the option to conduct a go around. He stated that he thought he could slid to…Accident 20180527005999AMorrison Marvin E JR RV-6A · Petaluma, CAOn may 27, 2018 at approximately 4:30PM PDT, aircraft N4269Y impacted terrain 1750 feet north-north-west of the departure end of rwy 29 at Petaluma Municipal Airport (O69). Eye witness reports indicate the aircraft experienced engine problem as evidenced with…Accident 20180526015059ACosentino Garey A Pegasus · Kingston, OKThe pilot made a take off from an open field. He flew along the coast of lake texoma. He made a left turn and started a climb to clear trees that were ahead of him. The pilot veered to the left to miss a tree but could not climb quick enough to clear the next…Incident 20180526015049IMooney M20C · Phoenix, AZOn 5-26-2018, airmandeparted phx sky harbor at 1230 on rnwy 25L and at approx 100 AGL lost partial power. Airman had manually retracted gear and was just able to get the gear back down before he landed hard on the left gear on rnwy 25L. Airman then taxiied…Accident 20180526005989ADevries WM H Kitfox Sport · Taghkanic, NYAircraft departed poughkeepsie, NY (pou) enroute to great barrington, ma (gbr). During cruise, engine sputtered and quit. Pilot performed emergency landing in field located Taghkanic, NY. Upon landing, the landing gear was torn from the aircraft and one blade…Incident 20180526005979IMark W Goss Thorp T-18 · Arlington, WAThe following is based on witnesses statements from the aircraft pilot and both helicopter pilots. An experimental amateur-built aircraft (model thorp T-18) lined up to runway 11 at Arlington municipal airport (kawo), Arlington, WA on a two (2) mile final.…Accident 20180526005969ACessna 152 · Hillsboro, ORA flight instructor and a student were practicing touch and go landings on runway 31R at Hillsboro airport. They flight instructor stated he had made 2 landings previously and on their third landing they conducted a go around. As the student added power the…Incident 20180526005959IBeech 65-A90 · Pensacola, FLPilot was returning from a parachute drop and was preparing to land. Pilot realized that he was too high on the approach so he reduced power. Upon landing the aircraft hit the runway hard and bounced. Damage to right main scissor gear allowed the strut and…Incident 20180525024369IGulfstream American AA-5B · Gallman, MSOn may 25, 2018, the pilot of N4533P, a Grumman AA-5B was making an approach into Copiah County Airport (M-11) for a full-stop landing. The winds were reported calm, however thunderstorms were present in the vicinity of the airfield. The runway selected was…Incident 20180525005949IBeech E-55 · Pahokee, FLN30WG flight(IFR) from kmth to kgge 25/MAY/2018, part 91 ga 1. Aircraft departed kmth in VMC conditions at approximately 1140 hrs (l) on a northerly heading to pick up IFR clearance from miami ctr. Upon receiving clearance, conducted a normal cruise climb to…Incident 20180525005939IBeech F33A · Tulsa, OKThe pilot stated that he completed a normal sequence, including verifying three green indicator lights. The mains touched first followed by the nose gear, at this point the pilot stated that it was obviously evident that the nose gear wasn't holding as usual.…