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 20180221002959APiper PA-28-140 · Bonifay, FLOn final approach to runway 19, the airplane struck trees and the airport perimeter fence, with the final impact approximately 1150 feet from the threshold of runway 19. Upon impact the airplane caught fire and burned. The pilot and sole occupant was fatally…Incident 20180221002949ICessna 177B · Memphis, TNAircraft departed wilson air center on Memphis International Airport and taxi'd to runway 36C for planned take-off. While turning into run-up area near intersection juliet and romeo, right-hand landing gear tire assembly popped and immediately the tire…Accident 20180221002939ASoko Galeb G-2 · Elko, NVThe pilot departed reno/tahoe/stead (rts) and flew VFR to Elko Regional Airport (eko). Upon landing rollout, the pilot noticed the left brake was inoperative. A touch and go was initiated and the pilot returned for landing at a slower approach speed and in…Incident 20180221002929IHawker Beechcraft 4000 · Clevland, OH02/21/2018 Aircraft departed kase for kfrg at 0952 MST / 1652Z. Two hours into the flight the flight crew detected a heavy odor in the cabin resembling an electrical fire. After inspection of the cabin by the SIC there was no smoke or fire noted, however…Accident 20180220023069AHughes HU-369 · Int'L WatersPilot stated that while performing tuna spotting at 500', heard a loud noise in the main rotor system followed by lateral shaking of cyclic. Pilot turned back toward the boat approximately 22 miles away. Pilot heard another loud noise from the rotor followed…Incident 20180220011789IPiper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FLOn 20 February aircraft N3555D landed on runway 9 at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (fxe) with the landing gear in the up position.Accident 20180220002919ACessna P210N · Jacksonville, FLPilot departed batavia, NY (gvq) at approximatley 9 am EST enroute to north palm beach county, FL (F45) with a scheduled fuel stop in Jacksonville, FL (crg). Aircraft was cleared to land crg runway 14. While still above runway surface, controller noticed gear…Incident 20180220000109IPiper PA-23-250 · Culebra, PROn 2/20/2018 1000 local time N62749 a PA23,serial number 27-7654198, piloted by [privacy data omitted] overshot runway 31 at the Culebra airport (cpx)Accident 20180219012469ACessna 172N · Saipan, CMAircraft departed gsn for a 15 minute sightseeing flight. Three miles northeast of the airport the engine lost power. The pilot pumped the trottle and power was restored. The pilot turned the aircraft around to head back to gsn. About 1 mile from the field…Incident 20180219005199ICessna 182K · Soldotna, AKAircraft was flying to AK88 airport with temperature -2 /-4 dew point, with visible moisture. Aircraft made approach to east facing runway, and slowed to slow approach speed due to short runway. Pilot had engine at idle to slow down. On short final pilot…Accident 20180219002899APiper PA-34-200T · Minden, NVIic [privacy data omitted] arrived at the accident scene and noted N14GQ had impacted the ground inverted. The nose, left wing outboard of the engine, and complete empennage were not at the accident scene. The visible portion of the left propeller showed no…Incident 20180219002839IPiper PA-28-161 · Nashua, NHOn the specified date and time, N3021C was being operated at kash for flight training. The flight instructor, [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted] was instructing student pilot [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted] on short field take offs…Incident 20180219002809ICessna 208B · Bethel, AKPIC was returning to bet airport from eek, isolated moderate icing from 10,000 to 17,000 was forecast. Deice/anti-ice eqiupment was operating and no accumulation was noticed during the previous flight. Upon reaching cruise alt at 5000' ice began to accumulate…Incident 20180219002789IBeech A36 · Worthington, MNAircraft windshield iced over. Aircraft landed downwind with 30 kt tailwind. Pilot lost control. Aircraft departed off runway and nosegear collapsed in small snowbank.Incident 20180219002779IEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Lihue, HIApproximately 5 minutes after takeoff from the Lihue, airport, on a 14 CFR 135 on demand flight, and flying parallel to the haupu ridgeline westbound; a bird was spotted crossing in front of the aircraft from left to right. The bird struck the right rear door…Incident 20180218002759ICessna 172P · West Lafayette, INDescription: N51204 struck a runway light after the pilot failed to correct for the left turning tendencies associated with the takeoff roll Casual/contributing factors: The pilots improper use of the flight controls. Recommendations to reduce risk: I…Incident 20180218002749ICessna 152 · Valkaria, FLIn the morning of February 18, 2018, a student pilot and his flight instructor departed Valkaria Airport to the practice area in a Cessna 152. Between 0900 and 1000. They returned to the airport in order for the student to practice a few more touch and go…Incident 20180218002739IPiper PA-28R-200 · Siler City, NCAircraft landed with its gear retracted on runway 4 at scr. The automatic landing gear extension system was in the override position.Accident 20180218002729ASocata TBM 700 · Evanston, WYUtilizing ATC data: during the approach phase, pilot initiated several left?hand turns which appear to be an attempt to correct an off-center runway alignment. Following the last turn, the aircraft contacted tree tops then impacted the ground. The initial…Accident 20180218002719ASikorsky S-76C · New Iberia, LAThe aircraft taxied from the fuel farm to the runway to prepare for departure. While on the taxiway, the aircraft rolled over 7 inch rise in the concrete pavement, causing the right hand main gear to collapse.Accident 20180218002709APiper PA-22-150 · Ashland, OHThe aircraft during landing touchdown bounced slightly then touched down on all three wheels. The aircraft started to yaw to the left at which point the pilot attempted to correct by adding right rudder. The aircraft appeared to continue the left yaw when the…Incident 20180218000029IBeech M35 · Rutherfordton, NCPilot stated: he verified the landing was down and locked. On landing after the mains touched and he started to let the nose come down the landing gear collapsed and the prop struck the runway.Incident 20180217005209ICessna 172S · Spring, TXStudent pilot states he was performing multiple solo touch and goes at dwh airport on runway 17R. During the last touch and go, he thought he had touched down, so he raised the flaps and applied full throttle. Immediately the aircraft dropped and took a hard…Accident 20180217003529ACessna 180 · Big Lake, AKPilot was taxing on frozen river, broke through ice when taxing to park. No injuries to pilot and passenger.Accident 20180217002699ABlack Donald Cozy III · Los Lunas, NMOn February 17, 2018, at 1500 MST, a 2011 Black Donald. Cozy III, N904DB registered to [privacy data omitted] touched down hard on the edge of the runway during an emergency landing at midvalley airport (E98), Los Lunas, NM while on a personal flight…Accident 20180217002689ACessna 402B · Mt Sterling, KYPilot after completing a missed approach, turned short and landed passed the 4000 foot marker leaving 2000 feet to stop. Applied hard braking and slid off the runway with approximately 50 feet of runway asphault remaining with aircraft stopping in the grass…Accident 20180216005219AScheineman-Van Buren T-18 · Longmont, COOn February 16, 2018, about 1320 mountain standard time, a Scheineman-Van Buren T-18 airplane, N89ER, was substantially damaged while landing at Vance Brand Airport (lmo), Longmont, Colorado. The pilot and flight instructor were seriously injured. During the…Accident 20180216002679ACessna 172M · Broomfield, COAircraft was on short final to runway 30, wind 22 knots gusting to 33 knots. Aircraft was 4 to 5 feet above runway when the wind changed/shifted and the tail lifted up and the pilot made corrections to land on all three wheels and then lost directional…Incident 20180216002669IBeech BE-300 · New Windsor, NY02/16/2018 At 20:58 local time New york, NY (swf): N291E, B300, landed on runway 27 and while taxiing to the FBO via taxiway "h" clipped the taxiway edge light with the right prop dislodging the light and causing it to strike the aicraft. The FBO personnel…Incident 20180216002659IPiper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZWhile performing short field takeoff with student pilot, instructor pulled left engine mixture to simulate an engine loss at approximately 25KTS. As aircraft veered to the left, student pulled throttles to idle and returned aircraft to centerline. Following…Accident 20180216002649AVelocity Xlrg · Locust Grove, GAOn February 16, 2018 at approximately 18:45, a Velocity experimental aircraft, model Xlrg, N551ZL, attempted to land at Mallards Landing in Locust Grove, Georgia. On the first approach, the owner determined he was too high, too fast and aborted the Landing…Incident 20180215002639IBeech A36 · Asheville, NCUpon landing on runway 17 at avl with reported winds by ATC of 210@10G15, aircraft suffered a loss of control resulting in a hard landing that caused the lower portion of the nose landing gear to shear off. This resulted in damage to landing gear doors, small…Accident 20180214012049ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · North Charlesto, SCOn February 14, 2018 at 1354Z a flight instructor and student were practicing hover and transition to forward flight in a R-22 helicopter on the southern end daniel island SC about 5 miles south southeast of chs. Shortly after transitioning to forward flight,…Incident 20180214002629ICessna 172SOn 02/14/18, private pilot [privacy data omitted] operating N540CF, C172, was conducting pattern work and takeoffs and landings on rwy 05, mmu airport. During the landing phase of the flight there was approximately a 7 knot crosswind from the right of the…Incident 20180214002619ICessna 182Q · Paso Robles, CAN1824G, C182, made An emergency landing on a Dirt road approximately Two nw of the Paso Robles, CA airport (prb) after pilot Reported engine failure.Incident 20180213018599IBoeing 777-222 · Honolulu, HIOn February 13, 2018, about 1200 hawaiian standard TIME1 (HST), a Boeing 777-222 airplane, N773UA, operated by united airlines as flight 1175, experienced an in-flight separation of a fan blade and the inlet and fan cowls of the right engine, a pratt &…Accident 20180213002609ASchweizer 269D · Stockbridge, MIOn 02/13/2018 at approximately 14:15 pm EST aircraft N471RA departed hangar located at 4624 parman rd. in Stockbridge, MI. With one pilot and one female passenger on board. Pilot was maneuvering aircraft into a right hand turn at approximately 15-20 ft. AGL…Incident 20180213002599IBeech 300 · Greenville, SCDuring normal landing operations the right main landing gear would not extend. The pilot used approved emergency checklist to get the right landing gear extended. The pilot exhausted all avenues to get the right gear extended. The pilot performed a gear up…Accident 20180213002579ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Wadsworth, TXPilot and passenger were hunting wild hogs on private land. Pilot landed aircraft near abandoned farm house. Pilot and passenger took back off from remote location. When the helicopter was approximately 40 feet off the ground the passenger got the butt of his…Incident 20180213002559IPiper PA-28R-201 · Pahokee, FLOn February 13, 2018, N97PG was making practice takeoffs and landings at Pahokee airport (kphk), when inadvertently landed without the landing gear extended. [privacy data omitted] A private pilot was PIC and the sole occupant of the aircraft. [privacy data…Incident 20180213002549ICessna CE-680 · Westhampton, NYAfter takeoff from kbdl upon attempted landing gear retraction, crew reports hydraulic low pressure with loss of hydraulic fluid and land gear failure to retract. Crew followed emergency checklist procedures and elected to divert to fok due to longer runway.…Accident 20180213002539APiper PA-16 · Phoenix, AZPilot who many years ago had owned and flown for 800 hours a J-3 aircraft, had just purchaced PA-16. After three landings departed on a cross country flight to bring the aircraft to his home. When nearing dvt pilot listeden to tower working approaching…Incident 20180213000099ICessna 177RG · Indianapolis, INOn febraury 13, 2018 at approximately 2030 EST, a Cessna 177RG aircraft, N2043Q sustained minor damage while landing without the main landing gear down and locked at Indianapolis international airport (ind) located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The private pilot…Incident 20180212023929IVance-Hamm Glasair · Van Nuys, CAA 1984 Glasair, experimental aircraft, had two unsafe main gear lights and a safe nosewheel light. The pilot and CFI cycled the gear and with no improvement. After tower said the gear looked down, they landed and upon the nosewheel touching the ground the…Incident 20180212006539IBoeing 737-7H4 · Santa Ana, CAInitial reports state ground crew pushed back aircraft from gate. Lost APU power. CA attempted to restart APU. Ground crew notified CA of APU fire. CA attempted to contact fa via interphone but unable due to a/c on battery power. CA directed fo to open…Accident 20180212006469ABeech C90 · Montague, CAOn 12 February 2018 at approximately 1500 hours, N118MF, a C90 king air aircraft departed (kmfr) medford Oregon, enroute to (ksiy) Siskiyou County Airport CA. The training flight was conducted in VMC conditions. The pic/check airman stated that he was…Accident 20180212002479AMooney M20K · Chuckanut, WAWhile descending for approach to bellingham airport (bli), aircraft struck mountain top trees then terrain on downward slope of mountain. The aircraft sustained structural disintegration. The pilot had contacted bli air traffic control tower and reported his…Incident 20180212002429IBritish Aerospace BAE Jetstream 3201 · Victoria, TXOn February 12, 2018, VTE1706 (N962AE) was touching down, after completing a flight from dallas/fort worth international airport to Victoria Regional Airport, when it experienced a bird strike and ingestion on the right engine. The air traffic control tower…Incident 20180212002399ICessna 172S · Fullerton, CAThe pilot in command, ^Mr. Andrew mattson,^ was practising landings with student pilot ^Mr. Philip dimson^. The CFI had about 3.5 hours of instruction given time at the time of the incident and this was this cfi's first flight lesson with this student. After…Accident 20180211014499AShanks V Roger VARI-EZE · Santa Monica, CAOn February 11, 2018, at 1258 pacific standard time, an experimental amateur- built roger v Shanks (rutan aircraft factory) varieze, N944X, struck a hangar during its landing rollout at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, California. The private…