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 20180413007259ICessna U206G · Waxhaw, NCDuring orientation training flight with company instructor pilot (ip) pilot attempted a landing on rnwy 22 grass, following a go around due to overshooting on the first attempt. Pilot had previously executed a landing on the pavement prior to attempting the…Accident 20180413003649APage Russell L LONG-EZ · Wakefield, VAThe pilot stated upon departing runway 20 at Wakefield Municipal Airport (akq)and while in the climb, the aircraft's canopy opened. This occurred at approximately 200 feet AGL. The pilot attempted to hold the canopy down but was unable. He continued in the…Incident 20180413003639IPiper PA-24-250 · Cambridge, MDThe pilot of the incident aircraft landed gear up at Cambridge-Dorchester (cge) on runway 16. The pilot made several unsuccsessful attempts to lower the gear normally. He was also unsuccessful at lowering it manually.Incident 20180413003629IPiper PA-28R-201 · Broomfield, COPilot & instructor were accelerating during t/o roll. Pilot was used to a/c that was equipped with a speed interlock on the gear up lever. Lever was moved to up position and gear would not retract until target speed was reached. The incident a/c had been…Incident 20180413003619ICessna TU206G · Tavares, FLOn April 13, 2018 at approximately 8:00 pm, the pilot stated that after lading on lake dora, the winds were 10 miles per hour out of the southeast with one-foot waves. At approximately 100 feet from the ramp the plane stopped, when nose down, and the tail…Incident 20180412014739ICessna 172RG · St. Augustine, FLPIC had taken asel cpl check ride that ended in lod. Prior to re-check pilot asked a school chk airman to ride along and critique. On arrival back to airport, reportedly the check ip and PIC had become accustomed to the gear not down warning horn constantly…Incident 20180412014729IPiper PA-24-250 · Omaha, NEOn April 12, 2018 at approximately 1700 central standard time, a PA-24-250 landed gear-up on runway 12 at kmle (Millard municipal airport). The aircraft touched down approximately 775 feet from the threshold of runway 12, and came to rest approximately 875…Incident 20180412014719IAyres S2R-G10 · Lorida, FLOn Thursday April 12, 2018 at approximately 1650 the aircraft took off from Lykes brother field (8FD5) in basinger Florida. Once air born, the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot stated he switched igniters and boost pump and the engine…Incident 20180412003609IEmbraer ERJ 170-100SU · Buffalo, NYOn April 12, 2018, at approximately 16:00 local, republic airline flight 5879 (dba delta connection), an Embraer ERJ-170-100SU, N872RW, sn 17000143, encountered a lightning strike during climb. The event occurred on departure 15 miles west of Buffalo…Accident 20180412003599AHawley Richard A1B · Lincoln, CAOn 4/12/18 an experimental aircraft, N5249H crashed at Lincoln regional airport klhm. The pilot was taken to the hospital with some injuries but released sometime later.Accident 20180412003589APiper PA-24 · New Braunfels, TXOn April 12, 2018 at 1448 CDT, a PA-24 aircraft bearing registration number N7386P, registered to [privacy data omitted] impacted terrain after an engine power loss resulting in an emergency landing at New Braunfels Regional Airport in New Braunfels, TX. The…Accident 20180412003579ACessna A185F · Sterling, AKThe pilot stated he departed soldotna airport at 7:45 am to fly 6 nautical miles to 88AK, Sterling airport (dutch landing strip) arriving approximately 8 am. Weather reported at soldotna was clear, visibility 10 sm, temperature at 4 deg c with winds 360 at 3…Incident 20180412003569IPiper PA-28R-180 · Liberal, KSOn 04/12/2018 at approximately 11:26 the Kansas highway patrol was notified that an airplane landing at Liberal KS airport had suffered a right main gear collapse with right wing damage and it was resting on the edge of runway 4/22. Two people onboard were…Incident 20180412003559IBeech 99 · St. Cloud, MNCargo flight loaded with three large freight totes loaded with steel that were not strapped down. Weight and balance not calculated correctly. Upon release of brakes for departure, cargo slid aft and tail plummeted to runway.Accident 20180411014709APiper PA-24 · Hayleyville, ALAircraft departed Posey airfield (1M4) from runway (36) practicing touch and go (tgl) maneuvers. Pilot stated that while performing a touch and go maneuver landing, on runway (36) at (1M4), he thought he had lowered landing gear; but did not. Aircraft landed…Accident 20180411010499ACessna 208B · Atqasuk, AKA CE-208B flying from barrow, AK to atqtasuk, AK crashed 2 miles north west of atqtasuk, AK airport.Incident 20180411003539ICessna 172S · Lebanon, TNThe stuednt pilot was conducting a solo flight from kmqy to M54. Landing weather was checked via the AWOS. The pilot states he touched down just beyond the numbers on rwy 19 at 70 knots with the first flap setting. The aircraft began drifting to the right…Incident 20180411003519IPiper PA-24-180 · Franklin, INOn April 11, 2018, N5049P a 1958 Piper PA-24-180, about 1340 eastern local time with one pilot and one passenger on board made an emergency "gear up" crash landing in a dirt field just north of IN-44, Franklin Indiana. The weather at the time of crash was…Incident 20180411003489IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · O'Hare, ILOn 11 April, 2018, American eagle flight #3470 declared an emergency on approach to O'Hare international airport, des plaines, IL (kord). The flight was from columbus Ohio (kcmh) to O'Hare (kord). This was the intended route of this flight and there was no…Incident 20180411003479ICessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLRDDL424, C172, struck a bird departing runway 34 and returned to land without incident. Damage: none. 04/11/2018 1530Z. Verified with maintenance there was no damage to aircraft as a result of the bird strike.Incident 20180411000159IWorkhorse Group Surefly Manned Rotor · Cincinnati, OHOn April 11, 2018, at 1050 EDT, a (make) Workhorse group inc., (model) Surefly Manned Rotor, N834LW, registered to Workhorse group inc., suffered a roll over upon touchdown at Lunken airport, Cincinnati, Ohio, while performing a stability hover research and…Incident 20180410024809ICessna R182 · Salinas, CAPilot stated that he was receiving instruction for an ILS approach. After reaching minimums, the instructor asked him to remove the hood and land the aircraft. Aircraft landed gear-up runway 31.Accident 20180410024749ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Franklin, CAOn 04/10/2018 at approximately 1710 hours, aircraft N622 mp, a Robinson R-22 helicopter, departed sacramento executive airport (ksac) enroute to Franklin airfield CA (F72). The training flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR 91. Visual…Accident 20180410016939ACessna 560XL · Fort Lauderdale, FLA tornado hit just as the aircraft was starting to taxi to national jets FBO. Once the airplane was on the ramp awaiting parking instructions from ground personnel, the tornado twisted in their direction causing the left and right wings to be struck by cargo…Accident 20180410010489ABice David E Bearhawk · Edgewood, NMOn April 10, 2018 about 1225 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Bearhawk 4-place experimental single-engine airplane, N1685, ran off the edge of the runway during the landing rollout at Sandia airpark Estates east airport (1N1). The private pilot was not…Incident 20180410007269IPiper PA-28R-201 · Kalaeloa, HIAircraft was on take-off departure roll. Flaps retracted to zero degrees, aircraft drifts to the right contrary to left rudder input, the right wing tip makes contact with the runway. The pilot noticed the right main landing gear light on the instrument panel…Incident 20180410003469IBeech K35 · Lake Havasu Cit, AZUpon departure from runway 32, at approximately 200 feet and 90 knots, the pilot reported a substantial loss of power. The pilot stated he elected to land back on the runway. Since he had already raised the gear, he elected to leave it up and landed on the…Incident 20180410003459ISteinke Gary H Early Bird ACFT-JENN · Riverside, CAOn 4/10/2018, at approximately 2251Z, an experimental amateur built two third scale curtiss jenny replica aircraft was blown off its departure runway (March arb runway 30) by a wind gust. POB 1; no injuries. Damage was minor. The aircraft was returning to its…Incident 20180410003449IAviat A-1 · Centre, ALWith no apparent adverse conditions, duriing landing, pilot inadvertedly pulled aircraft mixture resulting engine shutoff. Pilot attempted to restart engine. Engine would not restart. Pilot landed aircraft approximately 220 feet short of runway 7, hitting a…Incident 20180410003439ICessna 172E · Sarasota, FLOn April 10, 2018, at 11:48 EST (15:48 z), a Cessna 172E, N3707S, registered to Gulfstream boats, inc. encountered a group of blackbirds (crows) flying from west to east diving down past the nose of the aircraft while on short final approach to runway 14 at…Incident 20180410000729IPiper PA-34-200 · San Diego, CAThis was a practice multi -engine stop and go landing / pattern work. The fourth landing was a simulated engine out single engine approach. The instructor became distracted with discussion and procedures for this type of landing and did not verify that the…Incident 20180409003829IFelix Steve Rans S-6S · Lakeland, FLDuring the sun-n-fun airshow at paradise city, the pilot was on final approach and heading west with the sun forward thus obscuring his forward vision. Aircraft was slow and did not have energy to flare, airplane touched down and bounced a few times then NLG…Accident 20180409003429APiper PA-24-260 · Scottsdale, AZN9456P, a Piper PA-24 260C aircraft, serial number 24-4964, departed north las vegas airport (kvgt), on April 9, 2018, at 18:42 MST, enroute to Scottsdale, AZ with one occupant. ^Mr. Valente,^ an ATP rated pilot, flew the airplane from vgt to sdl with the…Accident 20180409003419ACessna Ector 305A · South Lake Taho, CAThis was an instructional flight with the owner of the aircraft in the front pilot's seat. On their 6th landing the aircraft experienced a ground loop to the right and in the soft ground the aircraft struck the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer on the…Incident 20180409003409ICessna R182 · Colorado Spring, COOn April 09, 2018 at 14:17 dmt, a Cessna R182, N2696C, sn R18200218 registered to the aero club at peterson air force base landed gear up on runway 17R during a training flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. The certificated flight…Incident 20180408024949IMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · Sioux Falls, SDOn Sunday, April 8, 2018, at 1024 local, allegiant air flight: aay 456, N429NV, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83, from mccarran international airport (las vegas, NV) klas/las to Joe Foss Field Airport (Sioux Falls, SD) kfsd/fsd, experienced a runway excursion on…Accident 20180408010469ACessna 170 · Big Lake, AKPilot statement: On initial approach to landing good line up, good altitude, full trim full flaps. As approached end of runway, it appeared a bit low. Added a little power with minimal response, added considerable more power which with full trim in that…Accident 20180408003399ACirrus SR22 · Loweville, NYOn April 8 2018 at approximately 17:00 EST while enroute from savana Georgia to montreal Canada cymx airport a private canadian Cirrus SR22 aircraft registration number cgmdq reported loss control of the aircraft and deployed the emergency parachute. The…Incident 20180408003389IBeech 200 · Caldwell, NJAircraft on visual approach rwy 04, during rollout aircraft veered to left, pilot stated he applied full right rudder and right brake to correct, however aircraft did not respond to control inputs and departed left side of runway. Aircraft and both propellers…Incident 20180408003379IPiper PA-11 · Chenega, AKThe pilot reported that during the landing to the sand beach, the soft sand "caught him by surprise" and the propeller impacted the sand. He reported that during the landing sequence, he should have applied power, but applied the brakes instead which resulted…Accident 20180408000149AMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N · Smethport, PAOn April 8, 2018, at approximately 6:03 pm EDT, a macdonald Douglas helicopter MD600N, N602BP, operated by high line helicopters, LLC, was destroyed when it collided with a wooden power line pole that was located in Smethport, PA. The commercial pilot…Incident 20180407007279IMooney M20C · Minot, NDThe pilot stated he had been working long hours and fatigued. He had planned to fly from Minot to new hampshire. He had time pressure due to work. He arrived 1330 to kmot on commercial flight. Airplane had just got out of annual. It was going to be 2 persons…Incident 20180407003369ICessna P210 · Addison, TXThe incident flight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan during instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) performing an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to Addison Airport (ADS) runway 33 in Addison, Texas. Flightaware flight tracking…Incident 20180406016909IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Torrance, CAN28TJ took off from Torrance Airport (tor) and flew out to the long beach practice area for 30 minutes and returned for landing on runway 29L. The weather was VFR and the wind was 320 at 6 knots. The pilot stated that it was a normal approach to landing and…Accident 20180406010479ASasser Allen Searey · East Palatka, FL[privacy data omitted]Pilot was practicing landings in front of his house on the st johns river. Weather was clear sunny, with a light breeze. 3 landings without incident. On 4th landing after touch down, the aircraft began to slow. Pilot attempted to lower…Accident 20180406007299AMooney M20J · Petaluma, CAN9133Z Mooney M20J crashed in unknown circumstances. Aircraft located approx. 1-2 mile NE of Petaluma (069) airport. POB:1, injuries:fatal,damage:destroyedAccident 20180406003359ACarr B L RV-4 · Caldwell, IDHard landing initial touchdown broke off the left main landing gear wheel at the axle support fork. Upon secondary touchdown, the wheel-less left gear leg contacted the runway, causing the airplane to turn sharply left off of the runway, collapsing the right…Accident 20180405007809ALuscombe 8A · Vernon, TXOn April 5, 2018, at approximately 1445 CDT, N71617, a Luscombe L8A, ground looped after landing at Vernon airport (F05) in Vernon, Texas. Aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight…Accident 20180405003349AQuicksilver GT-400 · Maxwell, IAThe aircraft involved was substantially damaged on take-off when the right wing struck a tree 110 feet east and 350 feet north of the departure end of the grass runway. The aircraft came to rest 250 feet from the tree. The pilot sustained major injuries. The…Accident 20180405003339ACessna 172M · Livermore, CAWhile aircraft was landing on runway 25L at Livermore Municipal Airport CA, a low level wind gust pushed the aircraft towards the left (south) side of the runway. When the CFI became aware of what was occurring, he tried to grab the controls from the student…