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 20180428024849IPiper PA-22-150 · Rome, GADuring a 14 CFR part 61 training flight for [privacy data omitted] to get a tailwheel endorsement, moments after touchdown, pilot applied right rudder to avoid hitting a deer running across runway. Aircraft veered hard left and was not able to correct. The…Accident 20180428014889ACessna 182F · Boulder, UTThe pilot experienced a partial loss of power during cruise flight. After going through the emergency checklist he chose to land in a field because the power loss was intermittent. The aircraft stopped at the end of the field, nose down at a fence with…Incident 20180428007189IAeronca 65-LB · Carrington, NDThe pilot stated that upon touchdown he was slightly off angle to the runway centerline and started veering off the runway. He ended up overcorrecting and into the grass toward a low spot. Fearing the aircraft might get stuck he made the decision to keep the…Incident 20180428004299ICessna 210M · New Century, KSThe aircraft touched down on runway 18 approximately 500 ft past the threshold. The pilot reported that the prevailing winds were from the south-southwest at 6-7 knots, and that he did not feel the need to use aileron or rudder correction during the approach,…Incident 20180428004289IBellanca 7ECA · Chesterfield, MOOn April 28th, 2018 aircraft N8746V was landing at Spirit of saint Louis airport ksus on runway 08 right at approximately 09:28 local time. During the roll-out private pilot experienced wind from the north and was unable to make the necessary corrections to…Incident 20180428004279IMaule M-7-260 · Boca Raton, FLWhile practicing touch-and-go landings at the bct airport, airman [privacy data omitted] neglected to lower the landing gear on his final approach and subsequently landed gear up, causing minimal damage to the floats on the aircraft.Incident 20180428004269IMooney M20F · Twinfalls, IDAircraft departed twf runway 26 and the pilot noticed that the landing gear unsafe light stayed on longer than usual. The pilot attempted to extend the gear and discovered that the gear would not extend normally. The pilot advised twf ATC and performed a…Accident 20180428004249APiper PA-28R-200 · Gainsville, GAOn April 28, 2018, about 1711 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N4363F, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to highway 369 near gainesville, Georgia. The flight instructor was fatally injured. The commercial pilot and the passenger…Accident 20180427010639ALuscombe 8A · Eunice, LAPilot set up for final approach at Eunice for runway 35. Pilot was low on final and looked down at the instrument panel. Pilot states that the aircraft hit something and he lost control and landed short traveling through the airport boundry fence. Once…Accident 20180427004239AStinson 108-1 · Spokane, WAN35VM, single engine, conventional gear, Stinson 108, lost control on landing and groundlooped, departing the landing runway 04R. The pilot stated he was returning from a part 91 flight in an aircraft make/model that was purchased recently, 10 hours total in…Accident 20180427004229A2017 L-Bird CCX-2000 · Hood River, ORPilot with passenger entered runway 25 at south midfield taxiway and stopped with nose about 15 degrees north of runway to reduce crosswind effect during takeoff. Final checks good, no flaps takeoff was attempted. As throttle was advanced aircraft immediately…Incident 20180427004219IPiper PA-60-602P · Pell City, ALOn April 27, 2018 about 1600 central standard time, the commercial rated pilot of N10FJ a Piper PA-60, landed on runway 2 with the landing gear in the up position at the St. Clair County Airport (kplr) Pell City, AL. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft…Accident 20180427004209ABeech 76 · Vacaville, CACFI reported that they conducted 4 previous landings uneventfully to a full stop and that the accident occurred on the 5th landing, which was the first single-engine approach for the student. The CFI stated that he pulled the left engine to zero thrust about…Accident 20180427004199AGrumman G-164A · Garwood, TXOn 04/27/2018 pilot took off from heiman (private) strip in N6637. After rotation he reported that the aircraft lost power and he was forced to land in a field next to the farm strip. The aircraft landed hit an earth berm shearing off the main landing gear…Accident 20180427004189AStinson 108-3 · Eliza Island, WAAircraft was on take off roll to the south with a cross wind from the south west. The pilot realized that the runway end was quickly approaching. He attempted to lift off the runway to avoid going off the end when the aircraft rotated to about 10 feet off of…Incident 20180427004179ICessna 525C · Kissimmee, FLN718MV, C525, reported a bird strike landing runway 24. Aircraft taxied to ramp without incident. Damage: none. 04/27/2018 2355Z. Verified with dom there was no damage to aircraft as a result of the bird strike.Incident 20180427004169IBell 206B · Lakeland, FLIncident location: Original take off location & landing location : 3131 flight line drive, Lakeland FL airport code lal, ramp location : lance aviation Investigation: FSDO was notified of a bird strike by the lal airport administration requesting support the…Accident 20180427000269AWolfe Thomas M Kitfox V · Kalkaska, MIOn April 27, 2018 at approximately 14:16 eastern daylight time(EDT), a Kitfox V experimental aircraft, N818TW, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received substantial damage when it collided with the terrain on private property at the intersection…Incident 20180426014869ICirrus Design SR20 · Bloomington, ILNarrative: On April 27, 2018 at approximately 19:45 local time, a pilot attempted a landing on runway 20 at central Illinois regional airport, kbmi. Upon initial touchdown the aircraft bounced, became airborne veering left dragging the left wingtip on the…Incident 20180426012839IAirbus A330-323 · Boston, MAAircraft was parked at terminal gate and passengers were being loaded onto aircraft. Jet bridge failed and upon unwarrented lowering of the jet bridge the bridge stuck the L-2 door that was open to board passengers. On board passengers were evacuated through…Accident 20180426010619AEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Hazelhurst, WIOn April 26, 2018, about 2250 central daylight time, a Eurocopter as 350 B2 helicopter, N127LN, impacted trees and terrain during cruise flight near Hazelhurst, Wisconsin. The pilot and two crewmembers were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed during…Incident 20180426004159IAirbus A319-131 · Denver, COOn 4/26/2018, ual flight #1716 (N853UA , a united airlines, an Airbus A319-131) landing at Denver International Airport (den) on runway 35R was impacted by a bird (falcon) on the right flap leading edge causing a 5 inch by 9 inch punture in the flap leading…Incident 20180426004149IPiper PA-28R-201 · Westminster, MDWestminster, MD (dmw): N719JH, PA28, landed in the grass adjacent to runway 34 when the nose gear collapsed. Aircraft attempted a go-around when The event occurred. Aircraft was towed to the ramp. Persons on board: 2, injuries: none, damage: minor. Time (EDT)…Accident 20180426004139ACessna 402B · New Braintree, MAOn April 26, 2018 at approximately 5:15 p.m. (eastern time), aircraft N87266 was involved in an accident at Tanner-Hiller Airport (8B5) located in New Braintree, MA. [privacy data omitted] Pilot [privacy data omitted] was acting as pilot in command (PIC). The…Incident 20180426004119ICameron Balloons US Z-77 · Louisville, KYWhile flying during a waivered event, a hot air balloon collided with a parked pickup truck during an attempted landing. The pilot rejected the landing and landed uneventfully in another field.Accident 20180426004109AYakovlev YAK 52 · Hillsboro, ORIt was reported by witnesses that N2YK, a YAK-52, was possibly experiencing engine problems. The aircraft crashed in an orchard approximately 3.5 NM sw of the Hillsboro Airport (khio), Hillsboro, Oregon. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot…Accident 20180426000309AGulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 695A · Bishop, CAN79PH a turbo commander experienced a collasped left main gear during landing on runway 12 at Bishop California airport (bih). Aircraft skidded to a stop on the left hand side of runway 12 with substantial damage. Bih weather was clear with a slight…Accident 20180425024389ANorth American SNJ-5 · Kingsville, TXAircraft departed runway 13. Immediately after rotation, the pilot performed a hard right turn at low altitude and speed; witness reports stated a 90-degree bank, which abruptly became 135 degrees before impact. The naval controller stated the pilot requested…Accident 20180425004099ANorth Wing Uum Sport X2-N · Pahrump, NVOn April 25, 2018, at 1843 UTC, a 2008 North Wing Uum Inc sport X2-N, light sport weight shift aircraft, impacted the terrain while attempting to land at Calvada Meadows Airport (74P) in Pahrump, NV. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot…Incident 20180425004089ILearjet 45 · Champaign, ILNarrative: The pilot of an aircraft reported a bird strike at 3,000 feet while enroute to land at cmi airport from the southwest. The pilot telephoned the cmi ATC tower after landing to advise minor aircraft damage resulted in a three to four inch dent to the…Accident 20180424024139APiper PA-28-181 · Wickenberg, AZOn April 24, 2018 at approximately 16:30 local time, aircraft N922PA, crashed short of the runway at the Wickenberg municipal airport (E25), in Wickenberg Arizona. On board the aircraft at the time of the event, were a student pilot and a certificated flight…Accident 20180424004259ACessna T303 · Batesland, SDOn April 24, 2018 at 9:59AM- MDT, a Cessna 303 owned by aberdeen flying service inc. was involved in an accident while en-route from aberdeen, south dakota to pine ridge, SD on a 14 CFR 135, on demand charter flight. Instrument flight rules (IFR) prevailed.…Accident 20180424004129AHeard Alan E Mosquito XE · Gaines, NYOn April 24th, 2018, this office was notified of a small helicopter crash with injuries at the Gaines valley aviation airport in Gaines, NY. Inspectors arrived on scene at about 15:35 EDT and observed several emergency vehicles on NY route 279…Accident 20180424004079ABrown Joseph Sportsman GS-2 · Swan Lake, MTAirman attempted a landing at a back country strip made a few fly overs and observed tracks in the snow estimated it to be a few inches think. Airman touched down and immediately fliped over on his back due to the deep snow.Accident 20180424004069ACessna 152 · Cullman, ALAfter refueling, for a cross country flight to log in flight hours. Aircraft lost engine power five minutes into flight. Pilot attempted to restart engine, engine did not restart. Upon emergency landing, aircraft left wing tip hit the ground and aircraft…Incident 20180424004059IPiper PA-28-161 · Merritt Island, FLThe acft departed rwy 29 at coi on a part 61 instructional flt, and the otbd rt wing of the acft subsequently impacted a large bird about 1 mile from the arpt at about 500 ft MSL altitude while over the indian river. The flight returned to coi and landed…Incident 20180424004049IConvair C-131F · Punta Gorda, FLConvair CV-340-340, serial number 305, N343GS was enroute from tampa international airport (tpa) to opa-locka airport (opf) when engine number 1 started to run rough, crew feathered engine number 1 as a precautionary shut down and landed in Punta Gorda…Incident 20180424004039IBoeing E75 · Prinville, ORPilot made two successful landings on rwy 28. The wind shifted to slightly favor rwy 10 so pilot changed to rwy 10. During first landing on rwy 10, wind became variable. Pilot applied too much brake pressure and did not have the control stick as FAR back as…Incident 20180424004019ICessna 172G · Jackson, TNThe student pilot was operating Cessna model 172G, N135OF, practicing takeoff and landings under approved weather conditions at Mckellar Airport (mkl), Jackson, Tennessee. In a descending angle of attack flaring for final touchdown to runway 02, a gust of…Accident 20180424000329AMaule M-5-235C · Roxbury, KSOn April 24, 2018 at approximately 1900Z, the owner, a private pilot, of N9281E, a Maule M-5-235-C, was involved in an accident while attempting to depart from a county road. The airplane struck a road sign on the left wing tip during takeoff. Unable to…Accident 20180423023979ABellanca 7GCBC · Andover, NJAircraft departed airport and started losing power on the climb out and made a 180 degree turn and landed back at the airport. Pilot looked over the aircraft engine and performed a ground run at full power for one minute. The pilot decided to attempt another…Accident 20180423023909APiper PA-28R-200 · Camarillo, CAVny FSDO received an anonymous hotline complaint, dated 06/17/2019. The complaint alleged N9368N has possible substantial damage to the wing spar from a hard landing in 2018, and event/damage was not reported as an incident or accident. Furthermore,…Incident 20180423004009ICessna 525A · Jeffersonville, INOn April 23, 2018 at approximately 2030 local time, aircraft N333BD, while landing on runway 18 at Clark Regional Airport (kjvy), struck a deer during landing roll out at approximately 70 knots. The aircraft taxied to the hangar with no further incidents. The…Incident 20180422003999IPiper PA-28-180 · Wisconsin Rapid, WIAirplane attempting to land on runway 12 struck the snow on the right side of the runway with the nose wheel and right main wheel approximately 1000 feet from the approach end . The pilot attempted to return the airplane to the runway but over corrected, went…Incident 20180422003989IBellanca 17-31A · Spokane, WAPilot landed at approximately 1400 local time, normal landing ensued, followed by: hard left uncommanded deviation from runway centerline. Pilot attempted maximum correction to the right with rudder/steering controls to keep the aircraft tracking on the…Accident 20180422003979ACessna 162 · York, PAPilot flared aircraft early causing the aircraft to stall.Accident 20180422003969AKen Olson Scamp · Raymond, WADuring the landing sequence at Willapa Harbor Airport (2S9) the pilot flared to high. The plane then stalled and bounced. The pilot then attempted a go-around when the plane stalled again and crashed off to the side of the runway.Accident 20180421025049ARepublic RC-3 · Pelion, SCOn April 20, 2018 at 1145 local time, aircraft landed at Pelion, SC airport, upon touchdown the aircraft became uncontrollable and veered to the right side of the runway in which it made contact with a small ditch. The side load that was imposed caused the…Accident 20180421010539AQuicksilver MXL II · Marietta, SCOn April 21, 2018 at 1200 hrs, [privacy data omitted]operator of aircraft N126AS, Quicksilver model mxlii, along with one passenger, was performing a landing on a grass driveway located at 430 pumpkintown rd, Marietta SC, following a local flight. As the…Accident 20180421003959AIrvin Stephen D Rutan Long E-Z · Ryan Airport, AZThe aircraft was in the right pattern to re 24R. Etc offered the pilot the option to change to re 33 due to wind shift. The pilot flew the aircraft flew to rat down wind for re 33. He then turned base and final. The pilot turned too sharp and leaflet out over…