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 20171003016299IBeech 99A · Mosinee, WIOn October 3, 2017 at 2010 N599CZ a BE-99 operating under 14 CFR 135 cargo was departing Central Wisconsin Airport (kcwa). During the takeoff roll on runway 17 the pilot heard additional wind noise coming from the crew hatch area. Upon being assigned a…Incident 20171003016289IPeet James L Avid Flyer · Woodward, OKThe pilot stated he took off from blackwell ok at 13:30 local and flew to West Woodward, kwwr. On landing at 15:00 local, he landed with too much sideways drift that resulted in a fracture of the cross brace on the right main gear. The fracture occurred at…Accident 20171003016109AFreeman Heritage Collection SE5A · Virginia Beach, VAAircraft substantially damaged when gear collapsed during emergency landing in cut corn field, causing a sudden stop of forward motion then flipping over on it's back.Accident 20171003011279APiper J-3C · Yakima, WAPilot reported that on takeoff he encountered a gust of wind which caused directional control difficulties. Aircraft landed off-runway and incurred right hand elevator damage, some tail wheel and attach point damage, main gear and prop damage.Accident 20171002022369ACessna 172S · Currant, NVPilot was on cross country flight when aircraft experienced partial loss of power. Pilot could only maintain 1500 RPM on engine. Pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a dry lake bed which is surrounded by extreme rugged terrain. Upon landing, the…Accident 20171002019929ACessna 182D · San Juan, PRAircraft N9021X was inbound on final approach on runway 09 at fernando luis ribas dominicci airport (sig), at isla grande, puerto rico, and at touchdown the aircraft flip upside down crashing on to the grassy area. Two pilots on board with 1 fatal and the…Incident 20171002016279IAerofab Lake Seawolf · Bethel, MEOn climb out after takeoff, the pilot noted a surge in the engine followed by a complete loss of power. He was able to manuever the aircraft back to the runway from which he departed and landed successfully. When exiting the aircraft, he noted flames coming…Incident 20171002016259ICessna TR182 · Hawthorne, CAOn 10/02/2017, Cessna TR182, N756FZ, landed at Jack Northrop Field on runway 25 with the landing gear not extended. Minor damage was caused to the aircraft fuselage, propeller and engine.Accident 20171002014309ABoeing 737-7H4 · Chicago, ILAircraft N930WN was parked at gate B22 at Midway (mdw) airport and actively loading passengers when it was struck by a baggage cart tug. The area on the aircraft that was struck was on the left side of the fuselage, forward of the #1 engine. The aircraft…Accident 20171002011569AMto Sport · Mc Coy, TXPilot made an approach to land and caught the left main landing gear on an electrical wire approximately 30 feet above the ground. The aircraft pitched nose-down and impacted on an asphalt road. The aircraft impacted nose-first approximately 30 yards beyond…Incident 20171001016609ICessna 421C · Montoursville, PAPilot reported inflight engine failure (lost power) to ATC while at cruise, enroute kbgm-kpne, at 15000 MSL. Pilot observed oil and smoke emminating from left nacelle. Aircraft diverted to ipt and landed without incident. Inspection of aircreaft revealed left…Accident 20171001016599APiper PA-32R-301T · Block Island, RIOn October 1, 2017, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301T, N1054S, owned by ^richard faherty^ and operated by ^thomas pepe,^ sustained substantial damage upon impact with the ground following contact with fence while attempting a go-around for…Incident 20171001016249IBoeing 767-277 · Dallas, TXOn 10/1/2017 N767MW flt #GTI7704 at dal the aircraft was marshalled into a sign. While taxing into parking under the guidance of a lead marshaller and two wing walkers the aircraft hit a sign. Neither wingtip is visible to the flight crew from their stations…Incident 20171001016099IBeech V35B · Nashua, NHOn landing roll on runway 32, the pilot attempted to apply brakes, however his foot had slid off of the rudder pedal and jammed the rudder pedals. The aircraft departed the runway to the right. The aircraft nearly completed a complete 180 degree turn on the…Accident 20171001014299ACirrus Design SR22 · Klamath Falls, OROn October 1, 2017 at approximately 10:43 local time, N6083D, a Cirrus SR-22, was destroyed when it impacted a hillside approximately 25 NM northwest of the Klamath Falls Airport (klmt). The private pilot and one passenger were enroute from Klamath Falls to…Accident 20171001014289ABrantly B-2B · Midland, MIHelicopter appeared to 'settle with power' shortly after takeoff, crash-landing in field rolling onto its left side.Incident 20170930016089IEmbraer ERJ-170-200LR · Portland, OROn September 30, 2017, a skywest airlines aircraft N177SY an ERJ-170-200LR departed Portland International Airport (pdx) and experienced a bird ingestion to the left engine after takeoff, at approximately 7000 feet MSL. The pilot in command (PIC) immediately…Incident 20170930014279ISiloam Springs, AROn September 30, 2017, at 1359 CST, during a skydiving event at Siloam Springs ar. The tandem instructor landed on the student?s foot as it drug underneath him, breaking bones in the students leg. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Tandem…Incident 20170930014269ICameron Balloons US A-250 · Perris, CAThe jumper exited a hot air balloon, N6800T, piloted by commercial pilot at an altitude of approximately 5000 ft. the balloon flight was unremarkable and revealed no evidence of exiting difficulties. Parachute deployment malfunctioned from separation of the…Accident 20170930014259ALet L-23 Super Blanik · Hampshire, ILPilot came in for approach to 55LL onto runway 27 from the east and landed long on the runway. In order to avoid collision with an airplane and glider holding short of runway for departure, pilot turned hard to the right departing the runway going thru an…Incident 20170930014239ICessna 172L · Dover, DECE-172-L, s/n 17260084, N3984Q, overshot runway 22 during a landing attempt at Chandelle Estates Airport, DE (0N4). The PIC subsequently lost control of the aircraft, with the aircraft coming to rest on a highway off the end of the runway. The aircraft…Incident 20170929016589IPiper PA-44-180 · Madras, ORStudent practicing single engine approaches. Student delayed gear extension on downwind. On base student decided to put flaps in. Instructor began a lengthy explanation as to why this was a bad decision. This continued onto final where other checks were not…Accident 20170929016079AThreet Richard L Vans RV-7A · Itasca, TXOn September 29, 2017 at approximately 1235 central daylight time (CDT), a richard l Threet, RV-7A, N712RL, owned by csm aviation LLC, and operated by [privacy data omitted], while descinding on a part 91 pleasure flight, contacted electric power transmission…Incident 20170929014249IAeronca 7AC · Winchester, VAOn September 29, 2017, at approximately 1540, the pilot[privacy data omitted] of the incident aircraft, experiencing excessive vibrations, diverted to Winchester airport (okv). While the aircraft was in a slow descent, the propeller departed from the…Accident 20170929014229APiper PA-28-140 · Brinnon, WACFI and student returning to shelton from port townshend. Crashed on mountainside near Brinnon, WA.Incident 20170929014219IDean Nordsving CCK-1865 · Monticello, UTThe pilot in command was flying low and encountered a strong gusty wind. He attempted to land on a road, had a hard landing and hit some rocks and debris bending the landing gear.Incident 20170928021409ICessna 172N · Riverside, CADuring takeoff from (ral) Riverside Airport the pilot reported that the engine started to surge and was accompanied by a stiff jolt of the engine cowling. The surging occurred about once every two seconds. The pilot also noticed that the oil temp was…Incident 20170928016579ICessna R182 · Prescott, AZIncident occurred during a training flight at kprc, including conducting power off 180S, a landing maneuver that involves power idle from pattern altitude to the spot of intended landing. On short final an excessive decent rate was noticed and power was…Accident 20170928016069APiper PA-22-108 · Orangeburg, SCFAA form 8020-9: Landed hard on runway 5 and the aircraft was destroyed due to ground fire. Pilot statement: Last flight of Piper colt N473Z September 28, 2017 On September 28, after a thorough preflight inspection which included a check of air pressure, oil…Accident 20170928016059ASilvaire 8F · Texarkana, AROn September 28, 2017, at approximately 12:30 central time, a Luscombe - 8F ? Silvaire, registered as N9902C to [privacy data omitted], landed on runway 4 at the Texarkana regional airport (txk), Texarkana, Arkansas. This was a demonstration flight with an…Accident 20170928014209APiper PA-25-235 · Westphalia, KSOn 09/28/2017 Piper PA-25-235, N7336Z while conducting agricultural 14 CFR part 137 operations (certificate no. 9VSG528O) experienced a loss of power and landed in a pasture at 17502 wayside road, Westphalia, KS at approximately 17:16 CST. The aircraft…Accident 20170928014199AWaco UPF-7 · Oklawaha, FLPer pilot statement aircraft magnetos failed and engine lost power. Pilot stated he landed the aircraft in the tree tops, it rest momentarily and fell to the ground. Aircraft was located nose down in a vertical position east of highway 314A approximately 150…Incident 20170928012049IMervyn L Henkes RV9A · Aurora, ORWhile in the non-movement area of a taxiway near aircraft hangers, the PIC stated that after he started the engine of N91MH, the engine immediately went to a high engine RPM. He reported that the aircraft started to move forward and increase taxi speed. The…Accident 20170928011389AHickox Andy Andys Gyroplane · Umatilla, FLOn September 28, 2017, about 1122 eastern daylight time, an amateur built gyroplane, N152AH, impacted a wooded area near Umatilla, Florida. The private pilot was fatally injured and the gyroplane was destroyed. The gyroplane was being operated under the…Accident 20170928011319ACessna 162 · Huntsville, ALPilot and student took off from mdq to practice maneuvers in a nearby designated practice area. After practicing multiple stalls and rolls, pilot instructed student to return to mdq. As the aircraft started into the traffic pattern, the engine without warning…Accident 20170928011159ABoeing PT-13D · Mount Vernon, WABy evidence of the ground roll out after landing, it is likely that the pilot was distracted with interest in directional control, and control inputs, having stated he never touched the brakes. He then struck the north PAPI control box located just outside of…Accident 20170927024719AEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Fullerton, CAThis was a public use operation as determined by the NTSB. During an annual check ride for a drug enforcement administration pilot at Fullerton airport in California, an Airbus AS-350B2 helicopter crashed onto runway 24. The pilot-in-command and the…Incident 20170927019919IMooney M20J · Georgetown, TXThe airman was returning from avionics maintenance on a flight from tuple, temple, Texas to gad, Georgetown, Texas. During the return the airman noted gathering clouds and requested an instrument approach to runway 18 to gad and test the newly installed…Incident 20170927019909ICessna 172S · Palm Coast, FLWhile performing local airfield pattern training at kfin Flagler Executive Airport. The aircraft hit a small bird on the vertical stabilizer, the aircraft landed and local maintenance personnel inspected aircraft and return to service after inspection.Incident 20170927017259ICessna T210N · Lincoln, NE-On 27 September 2017 aircraft N7357C with 2 people onboard was cleared to land on runway 17 at the Lincoln municipal airport (klnk). -The aircraft touched down approximately 1,970 feet down the runway in a landing gear full up configuration. -The aircraft…Accident 20170927016049ACub CC19-180 · Kalispell, MTOn September 27, 2017, at 1255 MDT, a Cub crafters CC19-180, N53XC, registered to An individual, struck the LH wing tip on the ground at Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell Montana, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological Conditions…Accident 20170927014189APiper J5A · Geneseo, NYOn September 27, 2017 ^Mr. Bonneau^ lost control of the aircraft he was hand propping. The aircraft was unrestrained except for the assistant (who is not an airman) he had posted in front of the horizontal stabilizer. The throttle setting was too FAR…Accident 20170927014179ACessna 182M · Piqua, OHThe pilot of N70634, a Cessna 182, was relocating his aircraft from his home airport (private airport) to Piqua, Ohio (I17). During his first landing attempt to runway 26, the aircraft began to porpoise. The pilot executed a go-around. On the downwind leg to…Incident 20170927014169IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Cahokia, ILWhile the pilot was practicing spot landings for a school sponsored competition, the pilot stated he flew a higher than normal approach to compensate for the wind. He then experieicnced a increasing sink rate due to a possible wind shift and flared the…Incident 20170927011879IBeech C-99 · Monte Vista, COOn September 27, 2017 at approximately 1915 MST, N237SL, a Beech C-99 aircraft sustained minor damage during an attempt to land at the Monte Vista airport (mvi) Monte Vista, Colorado. There was a single pilot on board with no injuries sustained. Weather at…Accident 20170927011309AAmerican Legend AL18 · Bessemer, ALConventional gear airplane utilized for primary flight instruction inadvertent brake application on landing roll combined with directional control problem resulted in airplane over turning. Possibility exists that caliper placement and over sized tires may…Accident 20170926024459APiper PA-24-260 · Pacoima, CAAircraft cleared to land at Whiteman Airport (kwhp), Pacoima, CA. After landing rollout, approximately 150 ft after touching down, all aircraft landing gear collapsed. Kwhp fct confirmed the aircraft gear was down before landing, and controllers witnessed the…Accident 20170926021789ACessna 182P · San Diego, CAThe pilot made an approach to Brown Field at about 2:30 in the morning. The weather conditions were calm winds, clear, with patches of fog. According to the pilot, on approach had the runway lights in sight, suddenly he said that the runway lights went off,…Accident 20170926021179APiper PA-18-150 · Holy Cross, AKPilot was landing on hilltop ridge line and caught wheel in hole flipping the aircraft. Damage reported was rudder and propeller. This is an off field area. Damage was further determined to include wings, vertical and horizontal stabilators, right gear,…Accident 20170926019899ABellet James J Vans RV-8 · Orange, MAOn September 26, 2017, at approximately 12:10 pm, aircraft N184SJ was involved in an accident at the Orange Municipal Airport (ore) located in Orange, MA. [privacy data omitted] Pilot [privacy data omitted] was acting as the pilot in command. During the…