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 20171020020149IBellanca 8KCAB · Kenosha, WIN5037N, BL8, after landing rwy 25L the pilot pulled parking brake causing acft to go on nose. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: minor. 10/20 2051ZIncident 20171020020139IBeech A36 · Riverside, CAOn take-off roll, and just prior to take-off, aircraft nose tire blew out and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. Aircraft departed runway on the left side of runway (west) and continued until striking the airport's north side perimeter…Incident 20171020020129IBombardier CL-600-2D24 · Mcallen, TXOn October 20, 2017, at approximately 16:50 hours, a challenger CL-600-2D24 owned and operated by mesa airlines, struck a turkey vulture at 2000' final into mfe. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot filed a flight plan. The aircraft sustained minor…Incident 20171020020119IPiper PA-20 · Blackfoot, IDWhile on a flight from great falls, Montana to twin falls, Idaho the pilot encountered strong winds (30-40 KTS) and decided to make a fuel stop in Idaho falls, Idaho. As he neared the airport he decided the winds on the surface were too strong to attempt a…Incident 20171020016199IHenry Steven J JA 30 Superstol · Pontiac, MIPilot was flying experimental aircraft N960AP from ptk to ozw when an alternator failure indication light illuminated. The emergency checklist instructed the pilot to look for a suitable landing site because the operation of the Rotax 914ULS engine requires a…Accident 20171019022309APeterson Michael Lewis Legacy 2000 · Wilcox, AZAircraft crash investigation could find no cause concering the aircraft. Aircraft impacted ground nose low and planted the propeller hub and front of the engine into the ground. NTSB sent blood sample from plexeglass that could have been from bird strike.…Incident 20171019021919ICessna R182 · Ephriam, WIAircraft landed gear upIncident 20171019020109IPiper PA-34-200 · Pickneyville, ILPilot failed to lower landing prior to landing on runway 18 (gear-up landing). Post incident investigation found no annomilies with landing gear and warning system.Accident 20171019014899APiper PA-32RT-300T · Port Mansfield, TXAfter landing the aircraft was about to make a right turn in an effort to exit the runway. PIC applied power to initiate the turn when the nose gear trunnion connection to the nose gear down lock link failed. This action caused the nose gear to swing forward…Accident 20171019011399AEla Scorpion · Seebring, FLUpon arrival the aircraft was laying on its right side on taxiway alpha. After further investigation it appears as if the pilot took off from runway 1 and made it a quarter length down the runway before he made a left turn and tried to land on taxiway alpha.…Incident 20171018024209ICessna 208B · Bradford, PAAircraft departed in VFR conditions from Bradford, PA (kbfd)to pittsburg international, PA (kpit) on October 19, 2017. The SIC (pilot flying) asked the PIC (pilot not flying), to retriev their sunglasses from a bag located behind the sic's seat. The PIC could…Incident 20171018020929IGrob GROB-G102TP · Dothan, ALPilot performing touch and go training at the Dothan Regional Airport (dhn) on runway (14). On final approach pilot stated that he was distracted by other aircraft in pattern and failed to lower landing gear. Flight instructor and one student on board no…Incident 20171018020919IAir Tractor AT-502B · Hereford, TXWhile jumping a powerline during agricultral spraying operations, the pilot failed to properly maintain altitude during a dive resulting in aircraft main gear and propeller striking the ground and subsequent loss of power. This was the first pass on the field…Incident 20171018020099ICessna 172S · Chesterfield, MOThe pilot was practicing landings at spirit of st. louis (ksus) when he lost control of the aircraft just before touchdown. The aircraft banked right and pitched nose down causing damage to the propeller and right wing tip. The aircraft then departed the…Accident 20171018014889ABeech A24R · Manteo, NCN400LE took off from runway 05 at kmqi on a final review commercial lesson prior to the commercial checkride scheduled for later that day. Immediately after takeoff it was reported that there was smoke in the cockpit and the instructor took over and did a 180…Accident 20171018014879AThomas G Parkhurst Kitfox IV · Sidney, NYOn final approach for runway 25, pilot noticed that he was left of center. Attempted to correct but sun setting on the horizon temporarily blinded him. When he regained vision he was slow and left of runway. Added power to go around but clipped trees and…Accident 20171018014869ACessna 402B · St. Petersburg, FLOn October 18, 2017 at approximately 1526 local, a Cessna 402B departed tampa international airport (ktpa) for sarasota/bradenton international airport (ksrq). At approximately 1544 local the aircraft reported losing both engines shortly before landing on a…Accident 20171018014859ACessna 150J · Willmar, MNTake off and departure from airport with known airworthiness discrepancy. Engine was not producing maximum power.Incident 20171017021719IAirbus Industrie A310-324 · Lubbock, TXAt approximately 1434 hours (CDT), the fedex chief inspector called to notify this office that fedex had an aircraft maintenance technician involved in a fatal incident. Lubbock FSDO was notified at approximately 1630 (CDT). Lubbock FSDO sent representatives…Accident 20171017020089ACessna 172N · Old Bridge, NJThe student pilot was returning from a solo cross country to kmiv. He stated the winds were reported calm on AWOS. Upon landing on runway 24, he felt all three wheels touch down, but the aircraft was pointed to the left. A correction was not made in time and…Incident 20171017020079IPiper PA-32R-300 · Omaha, NE- On October 17, 2017 at 1807 CDT, the pilot of aircraft N62LP departed kmle for kahq. No passengers were on board. - The purpose of the flight was landing currency. - Two successful full stop landings were made into kahq. - When the pilot placed the gear…Incident 20171017020069ICessna 210G · Chariton, IAAircraft had completed an annual inspection the day prior to flight. The pilot performed a pre-flight inspection and departed ankeny (ikv), IA airport to Chariton (cnc), IA airport. On final approach the pilot tried to lower the landing gear normally and did…Incident 20171017020059IRobinson Helicopter R-44 II · Waipio, HI10/17/2017 - Statement from PIC: ?During cruise flight at 100 KTS, 22? Mp and 1-200 fpm decent down to 1000? We began to feel a strong vibration. I took controls and initiated a decent to land, regi made a call to alert approach (119.1) that we would make a…Accident 20171016023669ARobinson Helicopter R44 · Kaunakakai, HIN820DF occupied by instrument student [privacy data omitted] and instrument instructor pilot [privacy data omitted] initiated an instrument training flight on the evening of October 16, 2017 at approximately 630 pm . The management of Hawaii pacific aviation…Incident 20171016020049IAviat A-1B · Chetek, WIAircraft nosed over on landing in attempt to avoid hitting unexpected wildlife running across runway.Incident 20171016020039ICirrus Design SR22 · Winston Salem, NCThe flight was planned to kgso. During flight there was a high TIT reading and the pilot decided to change destination to kint where he has his maintenance done. After executing a safe landing at night on runway 33, while taxiing to taxiway "j", the aircraft…Incident 20171016020029IHughes 369D · Poomau Canyon, HIOn 10/16/2017 at approximately 0930 Hawaii standard time a helicopter operated by airborne aviation inc., was at approximately 4200 ft. AGL on approach to the NASA site just on the northeast end of Poomau Canyon, kauai and struck a bird on the pilot's upper…Accident 20171016020019ACessna 210-5 · Russian Mission, AKAccident pilot was a new and inexperienced pilot (appx 175 hours total time), as well as inexperienced to flying in Alaska (moved to Alaska in April of 2017) and dealing with rapidly changing weather. Weather was foggy and changing rapidly throughout the day.…Accident 20171016014839ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Gustavus, OHAircraft was approaching airport from the west and entered what appeared to be a left downwind to the south runway at 2110 local. The downwind and base turn was over ½ mile from airport the altitude was very low and during the turn to final the aircraft…Incident 20171015020009IGuenther William RV-4 · Yelm, WAOn October 15, 2017 at 1415 PDT, N1080J departed pearson field airport (kvuo) on a VFR flight to pierce county airport (kplu). Everything was normal during climb. Upon leveling off at 5,500 feet MSL, engine vibration started to occur, few seconds later, the…Incident 20171015016189IWhite City, ORJackson jerome kern, the skydiver, exited the jump plane, N3879D, CE-182A, sn 34579, and following successful deployment of the parachute went into a clockwise spiral at approximately 1200-1000FT and impacted the ground at approximately 80MPH bouncing once…Accident 20171015014689ACirrus Design SR22T · Tuskegee, ALOn October 15, 2017, pilot departed the Tuskegee airport (06A), on runway 13. During climb out aircraft lost power and was forced to land in a sod field near airport. There was no injuries reported, but there was substantial damaged to landing gear and…Accident 20171015014679ACessna 172RG · Auburn, WAN 5159U, a C172 rg from crest airpark, landed with out the gear fully extended at Auburn municipal airport (S50). The flight was a 141 training flight and a certified flight instructor and private rated student were on board. During the phone call the…Accident 20171015014659ABarber Warren D Turbine Cubs PA-18 · Skull Valley, UTThe aircraft departed U-42, and flew out to the Skull Valley area, the pilot desended to observe an object on the ground. When he applied power the engine seemed to stumble, he suspected carb ice, applied carb heat and applied power, he felt the engine…Incident 20171014019999IPiper PA-28-180 · Port Clinton, OHAirman flew earlier in the day and was unhappy with his landing so he went up again for landing practice and stayed in the traffic pattern. The airman was using runway 18 and estimated about a 6 knot crosswind. The first landing was to a full-stop and…Incident 20171014019989IPiper PA-28-140 · Port Townsend, WAThe owner picked up the aircraft, after a 100 hour inspection, from Port Townsend airport to fly back to his home base of oak harbor. The pilot completed a runup and departed, at approximately 200 to 500 AGL the engine quite for an as of yet undetermined…Accident 20171014014649AHimsl Vincent S Vans RV-8 · Othello, WAOn takeoff roll, when the pilot raised the tail the aircraft had no rudder authority. Aircraft weather-vaned veered to the left, causing the bottom of the right wing to impact a pasi light on the side of the runway. The impact of the light caused damage to…Accident 20171013024369AWilliams Helicopter UH-1H · Arbuckle, CAOn October 13, 2017 at approximately 1000 hours, UH1 aircraft N247PV experienced a collective surge while attempting to re-position to a landing cart from the base wash rack. The pilot^/owner^ stated that when the collective control surged upward that he…Accident 20171013020279ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Mesa, AZAfter training flight discrepancy was reported of "flexing/binding sound emanating from right main strut." Two flight previous the right landing gear struck a coyote when landing. There was no apparent damage at that time, but no discrepancy for the impact…Incident 20171013019979ICessna 210K · Fort Myers, FLThe pilot put the landing gear lever in the down position. The pilot noticed that the light did not illuminate indicating the gear was down and locked. The pilot's window, the main landing gear was seen just flopping. An attempt was made to use the emergency…Incident 20171013019969IPiper PA-34-200 · Miami Executive, FLDuring an instruction flight at final approach the nose landing gear failed to come down. Pilot attempted several recyclings including emergency extension but all failed. After tower clearance aircraft landed on runway 9L with out the nose landing gear…Accident 20171013014849ARussell E Oberg Murphy Rebel · Ft. Collins, COOn October 13, 2017, at approximately 1058 mountain standard time (MST), N734R, a 2015 Murphy Rebel experimental home built aircraft was substantially damaged when it executed an emergency landing in a field near Ft. Collins, Colorado. Location was…Accident 20171013014639ACessna 172M · Ramsey, MNPilot and his wife departed on a local flight from princeton municipal airport (kpnm), Minnesota. Pilot was flying up the Mississippi river at a low altitude near Ramsey, Minnesota. Pilot turned a bend in the river and impacted four power line wires at…Accident 20171012018059ACessna 182H · Las Cruces, NMOn 10-12-2017 at 2015 MST, a Cessna 182 h , N8338S, while in cruise flight, was involved in a fatal accident. The flight originated in truth or consequences, NM. On 10-12-2017 at approximately 19:45 MST and was returning to Las Cruces, NM. No flight plan was…Accident 20171012016659AEurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Canton, ILPIC was giving instruction on NVG light use from the left seat. PIC placed left hand on cyclic and reached for light controls with right hand. PIC inadvertantly lowered right collectivewith right hand. Aircraft began to sink. Pilot pulled cyclic aft with left…Incident 20171012016469ICanadair CL-600-2B16 · San Francisco, CAThe crew reported while at cruise FL340 225 NM over the pacific ocean they heard an extremely loud pop and noticed the pilot side front window pane had shattered. Unknowing if the window was failing, the crew donned oxygen masks, and began an emergency…Incident 20171012016459ICessna 180 · Triangle Air Pa, AZOn 10/12/2017, 0900, aircraft owner landed at his residential airpark and lost control during the landing rollout. The aircraft veered to the right and nosed partially over in soft gravel. Damage to prop, spinner, lower engine cowling and right wing tip.Accident 20171012016169ADehavilland DHC-1 · Cedartown, GAThe aircraft was making a landing on runway 10 at the polk county airport (4A4) in Cedartown, GA. Upon initial toucheddown the aircraft ballooned back up in the air. The aircraft came back down on the runway and when it touchdown again on the runway the tail…Incident 20171011016449IPiper PA-28R-200 · West Jordan, UTWhile the pilot was doing pattern work as well as touch and go work, the pilot forgot to put the landing gear down.Incident 20171011016439ICirrus Design SR22 · Lititz, PAWhile landing in light rain a Cirrus SR22 sustained a prop strike when it reportedly hydroplained on rollout and departed the paved runway into the grass.