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 20170729012889APiper PA-36-285 · Mccook, NEDuring aerial application the pilot was attemptiing to line up on a downwind pass, on the third attempt the aircraft lost lift and was flown into the ground, in the field just north of the field being sprayed. The pilot received no injuries.Accident 20170729012679ACessna 305A · Eagle Lake, TXAccording to the pilot, on July 29, 2017, he was in the back seat of aircraft registration number N72BD when he and the aircraft owner (which is also pilot) departed from the aircraft owner?s farm runway for an orientation flight. After takeoff he took…Accident 20170729012669APiper PA-28-236 · St Joseph, ILThe pilot and three other passengers were heading back from the eaa oshkosh airshow when the aircraft expirenced a hard landing at the destination airport routh field. After hard landing the aircraft bounced and exited left of the runway coming to rest in a…Incident 20170729011979IHowe David RV-4 · Blackfoot, IDAt 14:50MDT pilot approached Blackfoot (U02) with stable approach, windsock was hanging straight down. Upon touchdown, pilot pushed right rudder, aircraft veered to left. Pilot then applied right brake. Aircraft continued to left. Aircraft crossed adjacent…Accident 20170729010179ACessna 172N · Big Bear City, CAOn July 29, 2017 about 1420 pacific daylight time, the aircraft departed from Big Bear City Airport (L35) heading to apple valley airport (avp). The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed and no flight plan was…Accident 20170729010169AMooney M20C · Clearwater, FLOn 7/29/17, at approximately 1645 Mooney M20C aircraft, N2596W, landed on rwy 34 at kclw with the landing gear retacted. The aircraft sustained damage to the underside of the fuselage and the propeller. The pilot, sole occupant on board, was uninjured. N2596W…Accident 20170729010159AConsolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Orlando, FLN747CB an lake LA-4-200 s/n 754 on 07/29/2017 around 0936 while taxing back to hanger from post flight landing, pilot lost control of the aircraft turning the aircraft in front of an aircraft hangar (#25K) which resulted in the aircraft traversing though a…Accident 20170729007589APdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1 · Mocksville, NCOn July 29, 2017, at approximately 1715 EDT, a SZD-55-1, glider registered to [privacy data omitted] and piloted by [privacy data omitted] was attempting to land on grass strip, bounced and lost control of glider.Accident 20170728024552ARandall Marvin L Vans RV-3A · Fairchild Afb, WA4 Airplane aerobatic flight had landed and was taxiing to parking when the lead plane (N6GT) lost engine power. N16MR ran into the lead airplane (N6GT) causing substantial damage to lead plane (N6GT) and minor damage to N16MR.Accident 20170728015629A2016 Helicopters Guimbal Cabri G2 · Beaumont, TXWhile performing an air taxi at 100' AGL during a 90 degree left turn the aircraft lost main rotor effectiveness resulting in the aircrafts inability to maintain altitude. The flight instructor attempted to correct but found the control inputs to be…Accident 20170728012699AHomebuilt RV4 · Wapingers Falls, NYAirport: kpou. Runway 06, tower cleared aircraft N9214 for takeoff. On takeoff roll aircraft veered to the left, pilot stated he overcorrected aircraft to the right. Aircraft groundlooped, while veering right of runway 06, the aircraft then nosed over and…Accident 20170728012659AMark Goldberg Bearhawk Patrol · Oshkosh, WIAircraft landing Oshkosh runway 36 ground looped after touchdown. Winds 050@12 knots.Incident 20170728012199IPiper PA-24 · Bainbridge, GAOn July 28, 2017 at approximately 7:00PM EDT, N5088P experienced a gear up landing at the Decatur County Airport (kbge) located in Bainbridge, Georgia causing minor damage with two souls on board and no injuries. N5088P, a 1958 Piper PA-24 s/n 24-94 was being…Accident 20170728010149ABeech 19A · Waipio, HIOn 07/28/2017 at 1837 HST, a Beechcraft BE-19-A, registration number N6142N, serial number MB-413, departed VFR from hnl on the red hill departure procedure for a local flight on the island of oahu. Upon departing the hnl class b airspace at 1842 HST, hcf…Accident 20170728010139ACessna 150M · Mckinney, TXThe student pilot, lone occupant, was practicing touch and go?s on runway 18. The aircraft bounced on landing. The nose pitched up and down and the aircraft landed hard on the nose gear and veered to the right. The aircraft came to rest on the runway. On…Accident 20170728010129AMerlin SA-26AT · Hondo, TXOn July 28, 2017, during a new aircraft familiarization flight, the pilot of a Merlin ii landed at the South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo but failed to lower the landing gear. The aircraft skidded down the RUNWAY1650 feet before veering right and stopping…Accident 20170728010111AWilts Gayle T RV-3A · Fairchild Afb, WAThis was the lead plane (N6GT) of a 4 ship aerobatic team lost engine power while taxiing to parking. Plane behind (N16MR) ran into the lead plane causing substantial damage to N6GT and minor damage to N16MR.Accident 20170727024549AMcintosh Donald W Kitfox Series 7 · Pend Oreille Ri, IDPilot stated:appeared to be landing into wind , using a normal stabilized approach, aircraft touched down, and the tail and left wing rose abruptly causing the aircraft to be airborn again; right wing and float then descended, contacting the water surface…Accident 20170727015619ASmith David B CH 701 SP · Laddonia, MOThe sport pilot departed Mexico municipal airport (kmyj) in an experimental, amateur built aircraft at 0943Z (0443CST) 27 July 2017 with a destinaton to oshkosh, WI. The flight conditions were night VFR in the hour leading up to the departure and rapidly…Incident 20170727015469ICessna 172S · Hesperia, CAWhile en route from kvgt to kcno, the PIC experienced engine power loss and declared an emergency. ATC directed the PIC to airport L26. Aircraft landed without incident, 2 POB, no injuries. The engine made an uncommanded shut-down upon touch down.Incident 20170727015451ILearjet 45 · Charlevoix, MIOn July 27, 2017 at 1900 eastern daylight time, a lear 45 N999LB registered to a corporation and operated by an airline transport pilot, received minor damage when the left winglet struck the nose radar dome of an empty and chocked falcon 2000EX, N880RJ,…Incident 20170727015439IPiper PA-30 · Battle Creek, MIOn July 27, 2017, 2:40PM EDT, a Piper comanche PA-30, registered as N7040Y, to jb aviation LLC. Collapsed the gear during the landing rollout on RW5L at w. k. Kellogg airport in Battle Creek. There were no reported injuries to the pilot or the three…Incident 20170727015429ICessna 172N · Oshkosh, WIPilot landed aircraft and immediatly left runway to grass area. Aircraft went into known ditchAccident 20170727012649ACessna U206G · Port Alsworth, AKAircraft departed lakehood airstrip in anchorage, Alaska at 0800 on July 27, in a wheel equipped Cessna U206 airplane. The airplane had one pilot, a load of lumber and insulation bound for a remote lodge on the mulchatna river, about 12 miles northeast of…Accident 20170727012639AAerofab Lake LA-4-250 · Oshkosh, WIOn July 27, 2017, N1400P, an amphibious aircraft crashed during an attempted takeoff from lake winnebago in Oshkosh WI during the eaa convention. There were three people on board two of which did not survive, including the pilot. Investigation revealed that…Incident 20170727012169IB&F Technik Vertriebs FK 9 Mark IV · Kennesaw, GAThe pilot was cleared by ATC for touch and go. A hard landing punctured the nose tire. The aircraft nose landing gear separated, the nose wheel and part of the nose landing gear departed the aircraft, the engine remained running and all three propeller blade…Incident 20170727011939ICessna 177RG · Sidney, MTPilot report nose gear of N2733V would not extend. Aircraft landed with nose gear up. Pilot was the only one on board the aircraft. Minor damage to aircraft and no one injured.Incident 20170727011929IGolden Circle Air T-BIRD II · Sidney, MTStudent pilot was taxing his aircraft down the runway at high speed when it became airborne and then proceeded to porpoise and veered of the runway doing minor damage to the right main gear.Accident 20170727010109ACessna 170A · San Andreas, CAPilot[privacy data omitted] stated that upon touching down on runway 31 at kcpu (calaveras) that the aircraft "ballooned " after the main landing gear contacted the runway and then abruptly nosed over and impacted the runway. Pilot stated that due to his age…Accident 20170727010089ARockwell International S-2R · Mcrae, GAOn July 27, 2017, at approximately 10:30 a.m. eastern standard time (EST), N4886X experienced an uncontrollable landing at the Telfair-Wheeler County Airport (kmqw), causing substantial damage with one person on board and no injuries. N4886X, a 1974 Rockwell…Accident 20170727007939ACessna 172A · Enumclaw, WAAborted east ldg. Attempted go-around. Clipped the top of perimeter fence taking barbed wire with aircraft. Crashed in park east of runway.Incident 20170726015419ICessna 525B · Olathe, KSThe aircraft was enroute from sheboygan falls, WI (sbm) with kojc as the destination. The pilot selected full flaps for landing on runway 18 at kojc, which had just received a heavy rain storm. After touch down, the pilot deployed spoilers and applied the…Incident 20170726015349IDehavilland DHC-2 · Greenville, MEDuring the final stages of take off run pilot observed a noise from the engine area similiar to the sound of a bird strike. Pilot then observed a vibration, promply turned aircraft around and landed safely. Further investigation revealed that the number 4…Incident 20170726015339IMooney M20K · Fairfield, NJOn 7/27/2017, it was reported that aircraft N57535 had a propeller strike at cdw airport at approximately 1510 on 7/26/2017 while attempting to land on runway 22. The pilot provided the following written statement. Landing at kcdw on 7/26/2017 at approx. at…Incident 20170726015329IPiper PA-23-250 · New Cumberland, PAPilot departed kcdw enroute to kcxy with clear weather and calm winds. After being handed off to harrisburg approach he asked for and received clearance to descend to 5000 feet to clear a cloud layer. When the pilot had the airport in sight he asked for a…Incident 20170726015319ICzech Sport Sportcruiser · Glendale, AZThis aircraft was reported to have a nose gear sheared off at Glendale airport.Incident 20170726015309IPiper PA-32R-301T · La Verne, CAAfter takeoff, pilot declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. Returned and landed without incident. Fire crew responded and extinguished a fire in the nose storage/baggage compartment. Inspection of aircraft revealed that the engine tailpipe…Incident 20170726015289ICessna 172S · Phoenix, AZBird strike reported while doing pattern work for runway 25L, dvt. Large bird struck left wing 5 inches inboard causing significant dent in between ribs, no internal damage.Incident 20170726015129ICessna 172M · Tamiami, FLN709PT, piloted by airman [privacy data omitted] was completing a cross country flight to spg and back to tmb. While on final approach to rwy 9R the tower instructed N709PT to go around because of traffic in front of him. During the go around procedure the…Incident 20170726015119IChampion 7GCBC · Wisner, LADuring landing the right brake had a small amount of drag causing the aircraft to steer to the right into tall grass. The aircraft ground speed slowed down and it slowly rolled over onto it's roof. Minor damage to airframe and no injuries to the pilot. No pax…Incident 20170726015109ICessna 182T · Oshkosh, WIOn 7/26/2017 a Cessna 182, N13433 landed at Oshkosh on runway 18 with two persons on board to attend the annual eaa convention. Upon rollout the pilot exited the runway and taxied into the grass as instructed. Rather than following the grass taxiway back…Incident 20170726015089ICessna 414A · Waukesha, WIDuring the landing rollout on runway 10 at ues, the right main tire deflated. The pilot subsequently failed to maintain the runway centerline and the aircraft exited the runway to the south edge. The right main and nose landing gear were off the pavement and…Accident 20170726012629AAir Tractor AT-502B · Harrold, SDOn 7/26/2017 at 1630 an Air tractor 502B owned/registered to custom Air, inc. was involved in an accident during flight while performing 137 aerial application. Clear day conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial…Incident 20170726012329IPiper PA-24-250 · Ormond Beach, FLOn the evening of July 26, 2017 2300 EST. [privacy data omitted] While performing a local airport flying she enter the airport pattern and decided to land. On landing during the final fare of landing sequence she notice that the landing gear wasn?t put down…Accident 20170726010079ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Santa Ana, CAPilot of helicopter was in a hovering take off approx 20 to 30 feet AGL and was transitioning from hover to forward climbing flight when the helicopter banked rapidly to the right and contacted the ground with the main rotor. The helicopter then rotated…Accident 20170726010069ACessna A185F · Nampa, IDDuring landing rollout on rwy 11 at kman during gusty crosswinds the aircraft sustained substantial damage due to ground loop.Accident 20170726010059ABeech A36TC · Ogden, UTAircraft took off runway 17, Ogden-Hinkley (ogd) airport, Ogden,Utah. ATC cleared the aircraft for a left turn to a left downwind due to approaching helicopter from the south west. Clear of traffic, aircraft was cleared for a right turn on course. In the…Accident 20170725019059ALake LA-4 · Byron, CAA Lake amphibian aircraft N7628L took off from livermore, CA and landed at Byron Airport, CA. Right main gear and nose wheel retracted on landing rollout and skidded off runway. Aircraft had sustain substantial damage to fuselage keel. The aircraft [privacy…Incident 20170725015029IHeidebrink Ronald MIRAGE-LP · Oshkosh, WIOshkosh, WI.,(osh): N600RH, Lancair mirage, while taxiing off the hard surface onto the grass txy nose gear collapsed after hitting a cement slabIncident 20170725015019ICessna 172RG · Muskogee, OKAfter the aircraft landed on the runway and during the landing rollout the student started to clean up the aircraft for takeoff. The student moved the gear handle instead of the carburetor heat handle. The nose gear started to retract causing the aircraft to…