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 20180317002889IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Asheville, NCThe landing gear did not fully extend when selected prior to landing. The pilot was able to manually crank the gear down and received indication that the gear was down and locked. The control tower noted the landing gear appeared to be down during a fly-by…Incident 20180317002879ICessna 172D · Geneva, OHEnroute from lpr to vgc at 9,000FT pilot experienced engine power loss. Reported emergency to airtraffic and requested nearest airport. Pilot landed dead stick at Germack airpoart 7D9. No injuries, no aircraft damage.Incident 20180317002869IMooney M20C · Owosso, MIPIC claims he lowered landing gear in downwind, then unconsiouslly raised gear at some point but can't remember doing it, he was trying to drain fuel from rt tank for a repair and became distracted, right fuel tank was examined with minimal fuel and the left…Incident 20180317002859IPiper PA-34-200 · Palatka, FLOn sixth approach with the right engine simulated failure(throttle at idle) the student requested to wit until final to lower the landing gear to improve aircraft handling safety. Pilot agreed as he misjudged base to final and was a little wide. Pilot saw him…Accident 20180317000199ABesarick Skybolt · Punta Gorda, FLOn March 17, 2018, at 1324 EDT, an amateur built, w. Besarick, Skybolt, N27265, [privacy data omitted] made an emergency landing after experiencing engine power loss, in a pasture 4.4 miles northeast of Punta Gorda Airport (pgd), Punta Gorda, FL., while on a…Incident 20180316024049ICessna 310K · Vernal, UTAircraft departed RUNWAY17 at Vernal, UT. When the landing gear was retracted a loud bang was felt and heard. The tried to put the landing gear down. Only the mains came down. They landed the aircraft with the nose gear still retracted.Accident 20180316013722ACirrus Design SR20 · Palatka, FLAirman was conducting touch and go landings at the Palatka (29J) Florida airport on the morning of March 16, 2018. At the same time, another aircraft was also conducting touch an go practice. Poor radio communications and a failure to "see and avoid" resulted…Accident 20180316013329ABeech C-99 · Hastings, NEOn March 16, 2018, approximately 0749 central daylight time, a Beechcraft C-99 airliner was substantially damaged while landing on runway 04 at Hastings (khsi), Nebraska. The flight originated from omaha (koma), Nebraska at approximately 0658 central daylight…Incident 20180316002849IPiper PA-32R-300 · Corpus Christi, TXCrew was unable to get gear down indication and preformed an emergency gear extension. Upon landing the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft departed the runway. There were no injuries to the crew and only minor damage to the aircraft.Accident 20180316002829ACubcrafters CC11-160 · Mammoth Lakes, CAPilot lost control of aircraft during landing in high crosswind conditions and ground looped aircraft at 0150.Incident 20180316002819ICessna 210A · Duluth, MNPilot was taxiing aircaft from Duluth international airport FBO to departure runway. Conditions was day, VFR and pilot filed an IFR flight plan. During taxi, aircraft's left wing impacted a building that was located next to a vehicle service road. Damage to…Accident 20180316002799ACessna 210M · Shelburne, VTOn 3/16/2018 N761DV was operating over Shelburne, VT performing aerial surveying. At approximately 2.9 hours into the flight, the engine lost power. The fuel selector was on the left fuel tank at the time of the loss of power. The PIC stated that he utilized…Incident 20180316002769IAmerican AA-1A · Ormond Beach, FLA Grumman AA-1, on base final struck an egret inbound to RUNWAY26 at the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport. The aircraft landed and reported a flat tire but no visible damage. Further examination disclosed minor damage to the wheel pant and associated…Accident 20180316002582ACirrus Design SR22 · Palatka, FLAirman [privacy data omitted] was conducting touch and go landings at the Palatka (29J) Florida airport on the morning of March 16, 2018. At the same time, another aircraft (N486DA) was also conducting touch and go practice. Poor radio communications and a…Incident 20180316000249IDouglas DC-3C-TP · Fort Pierce, FLAircraft departed marsh harbour airport (myam) to Fort Pierce (fpr) on 3/16/18. Aircraft was 60 miles from final when the l/h engine oil pressure dropped. L/h engine was shutdown prior to landing to prevent engine failure or damage. Crew notified miami ATC of…Incident 20180315024059ICessna A185F · Snohomish, WADuring the take off roll aircraft encountered a gusting crosswind quartering from the west. Left wing rose and aircraft drifted off to the right of the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed underneath the right side of the fuselage causing the…Accident 20180315023959ACessna 177 · Key West, FLAircraft lost power on takeoff climb out at keyw and crashed on service road adjacent to airport.Incident 20180315014599IBell Helicopter BH06 · Cropwell, ALInadvertant wire strike while engaged in law enforcement/sar. (Public use) Further examination revealed that in addition to the broken windsheild and cabin top sheet metal damage, the aircraft also suffered main rotor blade strike damage.Incident 20180315013409IPiper PA-24-250 · Kennesaw, GAAircraft was on a return trip flying from kcrg to kryy. On landing, pilot suddenly felt the airplane pull right. Pilot put aggressive left or port force to keep the plane on the runway. The airplane came to a full stop and it noted that the starboard tip tank…Incident 20180315002569ICessna 401A · Huntsville, AL03/15/2018 - N6276Q landed on runway 18L at hsv at 1247 local time. Both pilots stated the landing gear was checked three seperate times prior to landing and the lights indicated the gear was down and locked. The aircraft touched down at approximately 15OO…Accident 20180314023949AHughes 269C · San Antonio, TXDuring hover taxi pilot allowed ex-army pilot to have the controls. The aircraft immediately dove into the ground.Incident 20180314002529ICessna 402C · Vineyard Haven, MADuring taxi to runway 24 pilot turned hard left to line up with the runway and he heard a snap. The pilot felt the left rudder peddle become loose and went to the floor. The pilot taxied back to the gate.Accident 20180314002519APiper PA-28-151 · Cedar Key, FLOn March 14, 2018, at 1257 EDT, a Piper PA-28-151 warrior, N1004H, registered to smtm holdings inc, operating under part 91 in VMC conditions landed long, loss control, and crashed off the southwest end of runway 5 into a marsh area at George T Lewis Airport,…Accident 20180314002509AWhite Paris Randy White Thorpe T-18 · Cleburne, TXOn March 14, 2018, at approximately 1630 central daylight time, a White thorpe T18, N118RG, impacted trees on the edge of a field in Cleburne Texas. The private pilot, experienced an engine power loss, attempted to land the aircraft in the field and was…Incident 20180314002499IYakovlev YAK 52 · Camarillo, CAWhile landing at the conclusion of a maintenance test flight for a leaky landing gear pneumatic system, the pilot failed to notice that the nose landing gear was not fully extended in the down and locked position. After the flare, while lowering the nose, the…Incident 20180313009649IBeech B36TC · Flemingsburg, KYFlemingsburg, KY (fgx): N6519N, B36TC, hao-tri, declared an emergency And diverted to fgx due to an engine issue. Aircraft landed without Incident. 03/13/2018 1308ZIncident 20180313002489ICessna 210H · Asheville, NCThe pilot landed N173MC on rwy 35 uneventfully and exited at taxiway B2. He was taxiing south on B2 to join taxiway p when he lost directional control of the aircraft due to a LH brake failure. The aircraft continued beyond the barriers that were blocking the…Incident 20180313002469IAeropro CZ Eurofox LSA · Punta Gorda, FLAircraft was on downwind for runway 4 when it struck a turkey vulture in the pilot side windscreen. Aircraft landed safely and exited the runway on to taxiway E1. ARFF responded and rescue 6 cleared all personnel. There were 2 souls on board, one received…Incident 20180313002459ICessna 172N · Arcadia, FLMarch 13 2018, 1430, on takeoff from Arcadia Florida (X06) on runway 06, aircraft encountered a bird strike on the right side of the aircraft. Pilot continued to climb while assessing damage to the aircraft. Pilot stated no damage visible and continued…Incident 20180313002449ICessna 172R · Titusville, FLPilot landed long on runway 15 south, there was approx 350' of tires skidding on pavement until aircraft when onto grass and traveled another 150' until it stopped but hit a runway light on r/h side and broke "brake line". Both tires were worn flat from…Accident 20180313002439ACessna T210N · Kissimmee, FLWhile on take off from kism, at approximate 400 feet PIC reported lost of partial power, while trying to compensate fuel controls, lost total engine power. PIC attemted to land aircraft on road. During this landing attempt the aircraft tail section hit a palm…Incident 20180313002419ICessna 172L · Navarre, FLDuring a flight demonstration with a student pilot, the pilot started feeling strong vibrations from the engine and noticed a reduction in RPM. Pilot elected to return to pns. While enroute, the vibration became stronger and the decrease in RPM continued.…Accident 20180313000129APiper PA-28-181 · Chesapeake, VAAfter performing a touch and go landing, at approximately 200 feet AGL the aircraft engine stopped making power. The pilot retarded and advanced the throttle with no appreciable effect. The aircraft made a forced landing off the end of runway 23 in a field…Accident 20180312023939ACessna 152 · Snohomish, WAAircraft was landing at S43 with crosswind conditions, began bouncing and wheelbarrowed down the runway. The nose landing gear bent underneath the fuselage causing the propeller and engine cowling to strike the runway. Both wing tips also hit the runway…Accident 20180312002409ACessna 172L · Sahuarita, AZPIC stated the following: -Obtained all relevant information on 14AZ. -Obtained weather forecast info from national weather service. -Performed pre-flight check with no issues, fuel samples and quantity were acceptable (nine gallons usable, in each tank).…Accident 20180312002339ACessna 140 · Madison, SDPilot decided to use grass runway (turf). Spring time and the day had warmed up creating wet / soft runway conditions. When pilot realized performance was hampered by conditions, there was not enough runway left to get aircraft stopped. Aircraft impacted snow…Incident 20180312002329IPiper PA-28R-201 · Gaithersburg, MDThe student and instructor remained in the traffic pattern due to threat of possible approaching bad weather. They had done several landings of various types and were doing their third 180 degree landing configuration power off landing. They waited to lower…Accident 20180312002319ACessna 182Q · Rockford, ILOn March 12, 2018, the pilot in command (PIC) of N96772, a Cessna C-182, departed dubuque regional airport (dbq) on a cross-country flight to chicago/Rockford international airport (rfd). The weather was visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a ceiling…Incident 20180312002309IPilatus PC-12/45 · New Cumberland, PAOn March 12, 2018 at approximately 2025 EST, PIC taxied aircraft N554VR at cxy making a left turn from taxiway foxtrot to alpha enroute to runway 26. During the turn to taxiway alpha, the aircraft propeller struck a taxiway light damaging the propeller. PIC…Incident 20180312002299IMayala Hjalmer A Vans RV-6 · Helena, MTPilots foot slipped of rudder on landing. Aircraft ground looped and did minor damage to the tailwheel, right main gear, and wing tip.Incident 20180311014589IBoeing 737-800 · Albuquerque, NMAt cruise flight attendant reported burning smell in the aft part of the cabin. Flight diverted to abq. Upon landing in abq captain instructed psgrs to remain seated. D flight attendant stated smoke began to worsen and made the decision to begin evacuation.…Accident 20180311003509AAmerican Eurocopter AS350B2 · New York, NYOn March 11, 2018, about 1908 eastern daylight time, an Airbus helicopters AS-350 B2; N350LH, operated by liberty helicopters inc. under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91, was substantially damaged when it impacted the waters of…Incident 20180311002289ISwearingen SA226-T(B) · Eugene, OROn Sunday, March 11, 2018, a Swearingen SA226-T(b), registered as N800MM, serial number T375, was involved in an incident at mahlon sweet field airport (keug) in Eugene, Oregon. The accident resulted in minor damage to the aircraft. The aircraft is registered…Incident 20180311002279ICessna 172R · Centennial, COOn March 11, 2018 at approximately 1516 MDT, N20JA, a Cessna model 172R aircraft declared an inflight emergency into Centennial Airport (apa) Centennial, Colorado and landed with no incident. There was one occupant on board with no injuries sustained. Weather…Incident 20180311002269IPilatus PC-12/47E · Danbury, CTOn 3/11/2018 at Danbury Airport, the pilot in command (PIC) of aircraft N469AF, reported that a piece of asphalt struck the propeller during taxi after landing with no fluctuations in engine or RPM speed. The PIC peformed a post flight walkaround inspection…Accident 20180311002259ALyons Robert Navajo HKS · Arlington, WAOn March 11, 2018 at, or about, 1530 local time the aircraft was landing on runway 29 at Arlington municipal airport (kawo). The aircraft touched down just past the last taxiway at approximately 600 feet from the departure end of the runway. At touchdown as…Accident 20180311002249ACessna 172R · Bedford, MAPilot's description of sequence of events during landing and touchdown: Inbound for landing on RY29 at kbed ~1230 EDT after ~1 hour 40 min originating from kbed. On short final, experienced turbulence and wind shear down from 300 feet AGL. 20 deg flaps.…Incident 20180311002239ICessna 210K · Jackson, MIN8219M was inbound to jxn. N8219 was observed by ATC without their gear down in the landing, ATC inititated the go-around. The pilot touched down, then departed the area about 5NM. Landing gear was extended and came back for a second landing. The pilot…Incident 20180311001949ICessna 340A · Pueblo, COOn March 11, 2018 at approximately 1610 MDT, N830BJ, a Cessna model 340A aircraft declared an inflight emergency diverting to Pueblo memorial airport (pub) Pueblo Colorado and landed with no incident. There were three occupants on board with no injuries…Accident 20180311001929APiper PA-18-150 · La Center, WAOn Sunday, March 11, 2018, a Piper PA-18-150, registered as N4511Y, serial number 18-8932, was involved in an accident approx. 175 yards southwest of runway 31 at Daybreak Airport (WA46) in La Center, Washington. The accident resulted in the destruction of…