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 20180525005929ABeech D17S · Santa Fe, NMOn may 25, 2018, about 1342 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Beech D17S single-engine airplane, N79091, impacted terrain near Santa Fe, new Mexico. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was…Accident 20180525005919ACessna 172S · Westminster, MDPrivate pilot landed N789EP (Cessna 172S) at kdmw on rwy 16 on 05/25/2018 around 2300L with a hard landing damaging aircraft. Subsequent maintenance inspection revealed prop, firewall, and cockpit floor board damage. METAR kdmw 260255Z auto 19006KT 10SM clr…Accident 20180525005909ABell UH-1H · Olympia, WAPart 133 chief pilot statement: Pilot requested by maintenance to conduct main rotor track and balance flight. Pilot took off with technician in right (co-pilot) seat. Pilot hovered helicopter while tech checked hover balance and track. Next phase of flight…Incident 20180525005899ICzech Sport Sport Curiser · Ogden, UTOn 5/25/2018 at 1115 MST, the student pilot was touching down on runway 35 at ogd when the light sport aircraft, N124BF, porpoised and pitched the nose of the aircraft down at a steep angle. The nose landing gear of the aircraft contacted the ground first and…Accident 20180524015039AAmerican AA-1 · Port Orange, FLA Grumman AA-1 aircraft on a personal flight departed spruce creek airport (7FL6) at approximately 4:00 pm. After takeoff, the PIC stated he made a left downwind departure to the west of the airport at approximately 1000 feet staying clear of daytona beach…Incident 20180524005889ICessna 152 · Denton, TXStudent pilot was conducting solo flight and after roll out of landing lost control and ran off runway and struck taxi way light with prop.Accident 20180524005879ALuscombe 8A · Batavia, OHOn may 24, 2018, N77922 was destroyed on the ramp at Clermont County Airport (I69) after engine start. The pilot chalked the left main wheel then attempted to hand prop the aircraft. Nobody was at the controls of the aircraft and the parking brake was not…Incident 20180524005869ISaab-Scania Saab 340B · Tampa, FLTampa, FL (tpa), silver airways flight 51 reported a bird strike on departure and declared emergency due to a high squeal in the engine. The aircraft landed without incident. Silver airways maintenance inspected aircraft and found bird remains in left engine…Incident 20180523023879IAirbus A333 · San Francisco, CA33. Part 129 air operator aer lingus flight 147, an A330-302, registration number ei-gaj, was operating a revenue flight from dublin international airport, dublin, ireland (eidw) to San Francisco international airport, CA (ksfo). According to airport agency…Accident 20180523005859APiper PA-22-108 · Rayville, LAAirman was practicing takeoffs and landings on a private grass runway four miles southwest of the Rayville, LA (M79) airport in his tailwheel airplane in which he was a co-owner. He had one passenger, who is the other co-owner of the aircraft. Airman stated…Accident 20180523005849AJames Wiebe Belite Pipper · Anchorage, AKThe pilot stated via a phone interview that the event flight was a post maintenance flight. The pilot stated that on a previous flight the aircraft demonstrated "engine power issues" that was believed to be related to several possible fuel aspects including:…Incident 20180523005839IPiper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FLDuring landing approach, attempted to lower landing gear, the landing gear did not come down. Recycled the landing gear lever and landing gear did not come down. Conducted emergency landing gear down procedures and the landing gear did not move down. Landed…Accident 20180523005829AGarcia Benigno Baby ACE D · St Johns, AZOn may 23, 2018 at 1737Z, 10:35 a.m. MST; N4207D, an experimental amateur built aircraft known as a Baby Ace D, with an a&c 65 series Continental motors engine, single engine high wing, fabric aircraft with a wood fixed pitch propeller installed, made an…Accident 20180522024399ACessna 172 M · New Braunfels, TXStudent pilot was on solo flight lesson #9 at New Braunfels airport New Braunfels, Texas. Student had a hard landing on first solo circuit. According to student he flared too much then over corrected causing aircraft to slam onto runway and cause a propeller…Accident 20180522005812AEmbraer E75L · Burbank, CAWhile taxiing into the gate, under marshaller control, with two Wing walkers, and on the center of the lead in line, the left wingtip of our Aircraft made contact with the right wingtip of a parked united Airbus. There Is slight damage reported on both…Incident 20180522005809IPiper PA-28R-200 · Staunton, VAOn climbout from shd, runway 23, at approx 4000' the aircraft engine lost power. The pilot attempted to regain power without success. An emergency landing was made in a field approximately .5 miles south of the airport. The aircraft sustained damage to the…Accident 20180522005799ASportavia Putzer RF5B Sperber · Lookout Pass, MTOn may 22, 2018, at 1448 MDT. A Sportavia Putzer glider, crashed onto highway 90 on the Montana state side, while enroute to seattle Washington. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but was destroyed…Accident 20180522005789APiper PA-28-140 · Chesapeake, VAThe pilot routinely travels from farmingdale, NY airport and Chesapeake, VA (cpk). He left his aircraft in Chesapeake for one week with instructions to top off the tanks with 100LL. The line crew topped off the day of his arrival and the aircraft was never…Incident 20180522005779ICessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLN47TN, C172, landed on runway 7R after reporting a possible bird strike damage: none. 05/22/2018 1817Z. Spoke with maintenance who verified there was no damage to aircraft as a result of the bird strike.Incident 20180522005769IStinson 108-2 · Prineville, ORAirman was landing and was coming to a stop when he inadvertently applied too much braking and nosed the aircraft over. Damage to the propeller, minor damage to the wingtip and cowling.Accident 20180522005759ABaker Don Zenith 601 · Bolivar, MOThe aircraft departed Bolivar Municipal Airport from runway 18. Approximately three quarter mile from the departure runway, the aircraft struck a tree on a golf course and impacted the terrain. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft flying at low altitude and…Accident 20180522005749ACessna 140 · Daytona Beach, FLAt approximately 7:39 pm on Tuesday evening may 22, 2018, there was an aircraft accident at the private Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6), in Daytona Beach, Florida. Aircraft wreckage was discovered in an empty lot between houses on taxi way echoapproximately 300…Accident 20180521024459ACessna 150 · Bemidji, MNAircraft ground looped on landing. Left landing gear wheel snapped at attachment due to side load.Accident 20180521005739AMark E Rhoads MTO Sport · San Manuel, AZShortly after takeoff, the aircraft experienced severe vibration and a loss of power. Pilot was unaware of the fire and made a 180 turn to return to the airport and landed without incident. Ground personnel extinguished the fire. The propeller hub had failed…Accident 20180521005729AM-Squared Sprint 1000 · Gurdon, AROn may 21, 2018 at approximately 1915 CDT, N138ZX a M-Squared, sprint 1000 experimental operating as light sport aircraft, registered to stephen c. pennington and operated by a sport pilot, for recreational purposes, experienced an inflight engine failure.…Accident 20180521005719APiper PA-28-150 · Farmingdale, NYOn 05/21/2018 at approximetely 2301Z, N5560W, a PA28, crashed at the begining of the runway cheverons during approach to runway 19 and came to rest on taxiway mike. Weather reported on METAR at 212253Z 22010KT, 10SM, clr, 18/11 A3015 rmk A02 SLP210 T01780106.…Accident 20180521005709ACessna 421C · Sandersville, GAOn 05/21/2018 aircraft N427JM was on final approach to kokz, enroute from kctj, and at 2 miles out the pilot selected gear down, approach flaps and saw that he had three green indicator lights with gear down and locked . After a smooth touch down on the mains…Accident 20180521005699ATaylorcraft BC12-D · Commerce, GAOn 21 may 2018 at or about 1910 eastern standard time aircraft N94909 a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D crash landed in a sparsely wooded area. The airplane was attempting a departure to the west from a private grass airstrip in a rural area outside the city of…Incident 20180520025059IExperimental Experimental · Apple Valley, CAN985TJ, a pitts samson replica built by [privacy data omitted], nosed over during rollout after landing touchdown at Apple Valley airport runway 18. Aircraft came to rest inverted. One person onboard with no injuries. Aircraft sustained minor damage Pilot…Accident 20180520016832ARyan Navion · Jasper, ALWhile manuevering from cruise formation to echelon right in a four element formation training flight, N4356K struck N8995H from below. N8995H suffered several propeller strike tears in the bottom skin of the left outboard wing panel, and substantial damage to…Incident 20180520006929IEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-500 · Chesterfield, MOWhile on final approach to ksus, the pilot noted a "brk fail" warning light while lowering the landing gear. The pilot notified ATC and elected to change his approach and landing to the longest runway with a landing headwind component, rwy 08R. After landing…Incident 20180520005689IPiper PA-28-140 · Albany, NYMay 20, 2018 while landing at the Albany international airport, a Piper PA-28 aircraft N67WA touched down on runway 28. Upon touch down, the nose gear collapsed causing the propeller to make contact with the ground the aircraft then came to rest on its nose.…Accident 20180520005679ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Marlborough, MAAircraft landed on runway 32, during landing roll braking was applied but aircraft wasn't responsive. Aircraft departed runway onto grass and subsequently engaged the airport fence at the end of runway 14Incident 20180520005669IPiper PA-28R-200 · Murrieta, CADuring touch-and-go's at F70, the fourth landing was a gear up landing on runway 18. Propeller strike and bottom of aircraft scrapes. POB 1, injuries none, minor damage.Accident 20180520005659APiper PA-34-200T · Bennington, VTThe pilot departed btv at approximately 1744 with a destination of oxc. In review of the audio and video radar, the pilot was recieving flight following from albany approach control. The controller advised the pilot of the location of precipitation, along…Accident 20180520005649ASumma 369D · Boutte, LAAircraft was conducting powerline inspections/maintenance. Aircraft struck powerpole and hit powerlines as it descended to ground. Pilot sustained minor injuries. Engine continued to run once aircraft was on ground. Pilot was not able to shutdown engine…Incident 20180520005639IBombardier CL-600-2B16 · West Chicago, ILThe 20th of may 2018 at 2033 local time N242CK hit birds while landing on runway 02L at Dupage Airport (kdpa) West Chicago, Illinois. N242CK sustained damage. The PIC stated he reduced power to idle and started his flare when he saw a glimpse of the birds out…Incident 20180519015029IPilatus PC-12/47E · Zephyrhills, FLOn may 19, 2018 at approximately 1310 local, aircraft model Pilatus PC-12/47E, registration N83JR, landed with landing gear up on rwy 05 at Zephyrhills, FL (zph) airport. On the same day pilot was contacted and interviewed over the phone. He explained the…Accident 20180519010739AHughes 369A · Stoneburg, TXAt about 0915 am, Hughes aircraft N369GK carrying a pilot, a left seat spotter and two passengers took off from a landing zone (lz) in sunset, Texas in pursuit of hog depredation. The aircraft struck the top of the first row of trees. Next the fuselage and…Incident 20180519008079ICessna 150H · Russellville, AROn 5/19/2018 at 0925 CDT, N6461S, a Cessna CE-150H aircraft registered to jay air LLC and operated by a newly certificated private pilot; pilot was enroute from richard lloyd jones jr airport (krvs) in tulsa Oklahoma to dewitt spain airport (M01) via heber…Accident 20180519005629AI.C.A.-Brasov IS-29D · Avenal, CAGlider N38ES, piloted [privacy data omitted] (deceased), departed Avenal gliderport (CA69)on 5/19/2018. Glider crashed in rough terrain aprox 7 miles sw of Avenal, CA. 1 fatal injury and aircraft was destroyed.Accident 20180519005619AMaule M-7-235C · Burnet, TX[privacy data omitted] (Pilot) and his wife (passenger) were traveling from gillespie county airport-(T82) fredericksburg, Texas to Municipal Kate Craddock Field-(bmq) Burnet, Texas. Winds at the time were strong (16 knots gusting to 28 knots) out of the…Accident 20180519005609APiper PA-14 · Vashon Island, WAOn take-off roll to the south, acft began wandering to the left. Left wing contacted brush/trees on east side of the field. Acft was airborne for a short time, but landed nose first into the tall grass and ground looped in a counter clockwise direction. Right…Accident 20180519005599ADavidson Ronald A Avid Magnum · Moab, UTConventional gear aircraft. Tail was initially planted using full aft stick. Pilot applied to much braking power, causing tail to rise. Pilot was unable to stop rotational momentum due to conventional gear configuration. Aircraft rotated about the main gear…Incident 20180519005589IPiper PA-28R-201T · Albuquerque, NMOn may 19, 2018, at 09:28 MST, a Piper PA-28R-201T, N2076M, registered to [privacy data omitted], run off runway 04 on landing roll-out at Double Eagle (aeg) airport NM. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft…Accident 20180519005579ACessna 172M · Defuniak Spring, FLProperly endorsed student pilot performing touch and go was right of centerline due to crosswinds, started to correct when the right main wheel touched down first. He started to execute a go around, pushed in carb heat and added full power. The aircraft…Incident 20180519005569IBombardier CL-600-2D24 · Lexington, KYOn Saturday may 19, 2018 at approximately 1314 EDT endeavor air, flight 3359, made a landing on runway 22 at the Lexington bluegrass airport. The flight crew touched the aircraft down appoximately 3,300 feet from the approach end of the runway. They choose to…Accident 20180518023749ACessna 182D · Cresent Mills, CAAirplane departed benton airfield (O85) in redding, CA at 0700(PST) with 2 personnel on board to gansner airfield (201) in Quincy, CA. Upon arrival at Quincy the airfield was under IMC due to ground fog. Pilot began a left hand orbit at 8,000MSL and at…Accident 20180518016849ACessna 182A · Wickenburg, AZPilot practicing takeoffs and landings, weather was clear, visibility more than 10 miles, winds light and variable, temp about 75. Completed three uneventful landings, following fourth landing, pilot had slowed to about 20-25 mph and was reconfiguring the…Accident 20180518005559APritchard Ernest E Pritchards RV7A · Hanover Park, ILAircraft departed Schaumburg airport(06C) to the west and landed in a field approximately 1.2 miles to the west of the airport. The pilot sustained minor injuries and was the sole occupant of the aircraft.