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 20170705015259AAlexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI · Ely, NVThe pilot had transitioned from powered flight to gliding mode, and was circling in lift. The aircraft suddenly became divergent from what may have been rotor and severe turbulance and entered a stall spin condition. After applying corrections to stop the…Incident 20170705013871IDehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Hollis, AKAfter the pilot of N9LB was turned out from the dock, he started his engine and began to taxi away. The pilot had his head down while taxiing and failed to observe another aircraft that was floating nearby with the engine off waiting for an open position on…Accident 20170705012439APiper PA-22-150 · Milan, NHI interviewed [privacy data omitted] on 7/7/17 at the Berlin airport. He stated that the approach speed for this aircraft was 80 mph. He further stated that he floated initially on his planned wheel landing and got slower than normal with a higher angle of…Accident 20170705010539ACessna 177 · Wauseon, OHPilot stated in report that were entered downwind for runway 9. They turned on base and set up for a normal landing. As they turned on final, the engine became rough and eventually stopped. They realize that they were not going to make the runway and landed…Accident 20170705009989ACessna 182T · Jackson, MIOn July 5, 2017, at 1655 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182T, c-gbfy, impacted the runway surface when it porpoised during the takeoff phase of a stop-and-go landing on runway 14 at Jackson county airport-reynolds field (jxn), Jackson, Michigan. The airplane…Accident 20170705009969APiper PA-32-300 · Milroy, INOn July 5, 2017 at approximately 1400 eastern standard time, 1.8 miles north of Milroy, IN, a 1979 PA32-300 with 3 souls on board landed in a wheat field. The aircraft was registered to four aces escadrille LLC and operated under the provisions of 14 code of…Accident 20170705009959ACessna A188B · Kankakee, ILPilot landed for a rest stop at Greater Kankakee Airport (ikk). There was a crosswind and the airplane began to track to the right. The pilot stated that he had slowed to a speed such that the rudder was not effective. He has 250 hours of time spent flying…Incident 20170705009909ICessna 180G · Port Heiden, AKPort Heiden, AK (pth) : N4734U, C180, initially reported as poss acft accident on beach sw of pth; cdb fss rec'd sat phone call from fishing vessel saw acft circle to land. After landing on beach approx 26 miles sw of pth... Vessel then rpt'd seeing four…Accident 20170704019009ACessna P210R · Willits, CAPIC landed long on grass/dirt surface parallel to runway 16 (Ells Field). Runway 16/34 is approximately 2995 ft. PIC attempted to land with minimum distance (EST.1000 ft.)remaining on a grassy/dirt surface which prevented effective aircraft braking distance.…Accident 20170704017879AAviat AVIAT-1C · Dillwyn, VAThe pilot was attempting to land on a grass strip normally used by r/c aircraft. Witness statements indicate that the pilot initiated a go-around after three attempts to land. The final go-around resulted what appeared to be a low altitude stall, with the…Accident 20170704015249AVickers Supermarineltd Spitfire VC · Marana, AZAircraft landed runway 22 at avq and aircraft veared right going off runway. Aircraft made contact with soft terrain causing the left gear to collaps and end up on the nose of the aircraft.Incident 20170704013869IMooresville, INOn July 4, 2017, at about 2100 eastern time (0100Z), a parachutist was seriously injured in a parachute-landing incident at pioneer park, Mooresville, Indiana. The parachutist missed the intended landing zone and landed on a parked car resulting in multiple…Incident 20170704013859IClaar, Patrick S RV-6 · Santa Fe, NMOn July 4, 2017, at 1134 MST, a 1996 Claar, Patrick S RV-6, N660PC, registered to aj aviation LLC, was landing on runway 02, when it was involved in an incident at Santa Fe, NM. The flight was a personal flight originating in erie, co (keik) and operated by a…Incident 20170704013849IMooney M20J · Houma, LAPilot said on touch down the nose gear must have been over turned to the left, once the nose gear touched the ground, the aircraft veered left into the grass and came to a stop. No other damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. Further…Incident 20170704013839ICessna 210-5(205) · Little Rock, ARApproximately 1900 hours on July 4th, 2017 during a skydiving/parachute event, [privacy data omitted] toggle/ steering handle came loose approximately 20 ft AGL. The parachute collapsed on the right side causing the skydiver to have a semi-uncontrolled…Incident 20170704011989ICessna 172RG · Montrose, COThe pilot was preparing to land at kmtj when he noticed he could not get the gear to extend. He called the flight school and got as much information to help him try to retract the gear after trying emergency gear extension. The gear did not retract. The pilot…Accident 20170704009899ACessna 180J · Nashua, NHPilot was flying from kpsm to kash for a VFR flight. On landing at approximately 9:03AM EST pilot lost directional control of the aircraft, the plane went into a ground loop and at that point the gear on the left side failed. The damage was to the landing…Accident 20170704009889ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Easton, PALanded at N43 received fuel, upon lift off the pilot stated he became distracted due to annunciator light illuminating, the right rear skid contacted the ground and began to roll over.Accident 20170704008859APiper PA-28-180 · San Juan, PRAfter interviewing the PIC and the passenger sitting next to him which happens to be a low time private pilot revealed that the take-off and initial climb was normal. After approximately 200 to 300 feet the pilot felt the engine viabrating and followed by…Accident 20170704006459ALuscombe 8A · Remsen, NYOn 7/4/2017 at approximately 14:00 EDT, mr jonathan e. coxwell cert#1771301 departed Remsen, NY airfield (NY57) in a recently puchased Luscombe 8A aircraft registered as N45851. At approximately 14:30 EDT an eye witness described seeing the aircraft…Accident 20170703016759AColumbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG · Eagle Grove, IAWhile conducting a crosswind landing at the Eagle Grove, Iowa airport. The airman lost control of the aircraft during touchdown causing the aircraft to go off the side of the runway. The aircraft contacted a runway light on the bottom side of the right wing,…Incident 20170703013829IGlazier Patrick R Sonex · Eldon, MODuring cruise flight, the aircraft experienced complete electrical system failure. As a result, the avionics system and the engine failed. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a field, striking a fence and shallow drainage ditch.Incident 20170703013819IPiper PA-28R-200 · Naples, FLThis incident occurred on a clear VFR day, due to traffic in the pattern the crew was given special landing instructions to enter the pattern on an extended left base for runway 23 at Naples muni (kapf). The pilot and the instructor pilot allowed themselves…Incident 20170703013809ICessna 172E · Sidney, NEJuly 3, 2017 the lincoln flight standards district office (FSDO) received notification from the pilot of Cessna 172E, s/n: 17250718 (N3518S) of an incident in Sidney, Nebraska (ksny) at approximately 1230 central daylight time (CDT). The pilot informed the…Incident 20170703013799IMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · Springfield, MO07/03/2017 Flight 679 experienced an engine failure during climb from sgf. Left engine failed at 1000 feet AGL. EGT 800 degrees N1/N2 rolled back to idle. Aircraft vibration noted. Crew referenced qrh 72.3 note: agent 1 was discharged. Crew declared an…Incident 20170703012339ICessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLOn July 3, 2017 pilot t[privacy data omitted] was performing landing and takeoff training on RWY25L, had a tail strike during training. Once the tail strike happen the aircraft immediately taxied back to the ramp. During post-flight inspection we found that…Incident 20170703012299IBeech 77 · Fort Meade, FLWhile conducting pipeline patrol operations at 500' AGL the pilot experienced a loss of engine power. The first drop in power was from 2400 T0 2100 rpms, then a slight increase and then back down to 2100. By the time the pilot completed the loss of engine…Incident 20170703012279ICirrus Design SR20 · Sanford, FLOn July 3, 2017 at 8:24 EDT [privacy data omitted] student certificate [privacy data omitted], while on her second solo flight in the pattern lost directional control of N611DA, a Cirrus SR20 sn 20-1848 striking both S-3 taxiway signs while landing on runway…Accident 20170703010789ACessna 207A · Trapper Joe Lak, AKN9620M is a 1981 Cessna 207, registered to Alaska air taxi located at lake hood, AK. 7-5-2017: Interview with Alaska air taxi chief pilot (cp): cp said that N9620M had a timed out engine and was being used by the owner for personal use down in seldovia. The…Accident 20170703009879APiper PA-15 · Farmville, VAPilot made an unscheduled precautionary landing in a field due to a suspected fuel transfer issue. Pilot verified fuel was present and decided to take off. (Pilot is also an A&P, maintenance was reported to be not required or performed.) The conditions of the…Accident 20170703008849ACessna 208B · Alpine, TXOn Monday, July 3, 2017, at 6:05 pm CST, N9714B, a Cessna 208 caravan under provisions of 14 CFR 135, lost power while departing Alpine Casparis airport. The aircraft began to decend rapidly. The pilot opted to make a turn to 090 and tried to make highway…Accident 20170703008839AWaco UPF-7 · St. Simons, GAOn July 3rd at approximately 4:30PM EST. Pilot was taxing to runway 35 at St. Simons airport (kssi), with passengers on board for a sight seeing flight in Waco UPF-7, s/n 5484, N134Q. While turning off the apron and on to the taxiway, the right mail landing…Accident 20170703008829ACessna 172R · Shreveport, LAStudent pilot experienced hard landing and porpoised. He did not realize he had a prop strike. Applied power and became airborne, completing two go-arounds to determine control before landing. Firewall damage not discovered until two days later. Additional…Accident 20170703008819ABeech A36 · El Paso, TXOn July 3, 2017 at 2110 MDT, a Beechcraft A-36 bonanza registered to gta air inc. landed on a service road next to runway 26R at El Paso International Airport, El Paso Texas, while on a 14CFR 135 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time…Accident 20170702024059AAmerican General Acft AG5B · Rio Vista, CAOn 7/2/17 N321MW lost control on a go around and crashed at the Rio Vista airport. The pilot was not injured but the plane sustained substantial damage.Accident 20170702023529ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Bella Vista, CAAt approximately 1720 PDT on 07/02/17, N488AS was approaching a Private Property for landing when the helicopter crashed into a pond. There were four souls on board which two sustained serious injuries and two sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was…Accident 20170702018589ALawrence O Nolte Zodiac CH650B · Dover, PADuring cruise flight aicraft lost power. Initial troubleshooting by pilot determined that electric fuel pump (primary) stopped working resulting in engine stoppage. In maneuvering the aircraft to land, the electrically operated flaps were inoperable. Landed…Incident 20170702016529ICessna 421C · Hollywood, FLAt approximately 17:19 zulu, a Cessna 421C, registration N41LJ, with pilot in command (PIC) and five passengers on board; reported a bird strike with minor damage to forward bulk head and nose radome, during final approach. PIC did not declare an emergency…Accident 20170702015239ABombardier CL-600-2C10 · Denver, COOn July 2, 2017 at 1319 (local) skywest airlines crj 700, N796SK, powered by two ge CF34-8C5B1 turbofan engines, experienced a left engine under cowl fire following landing at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado (den). The flight crew reported that…Incident 20170702013789IMooney M20M · Redding, CAAircraft diverted to nearest airport because of oil pressure issues. Aircraft landed without incident, downgrading event to occurrence.Incident 20170702011789IHawker Siddeley HS.125 Series 700A · Ft Collins, COOn July 2, 2017, N770AZ a Hawker 700, landed and taxied into the terminal at northern Colorado regional airport, ft. Collins, CO. An engine running offload/on load were accomplished followed by a normal taxi to the runway and takeoff roll. Just prior to V1…Accident 20170702011689ACessna 172M · Tamuning, GUPilot conducting touch and goes rwy 6R, on final approach he stated he was coming in high and fast. Once over the runway he began to feel the ground effect due to steep approach. The aircraft floated and started bouncing. On the third bounce the propeller…Accident 20170702010799AAir Tractor AT-502B · Edna, TXPilot was spraying a field and setting up for his next run while looking for a young boy who was outside on a previous trip. Pilot wanted to make sure and not spray close to the house if the boy was outside. Pilot lost situational awareness and sight of an…Accident 20170702009869ANorth American T-28A · Moorhead, MNThe accident aircraft had departed fargo (kfar) for pelican rapids, MN at approximately 1803 CDT from runway 31 and climbed to 1800 feet MSL. (900 feet above ground level (AGL)) shortly after reaching 900 AGL, the pilot radioed fargo approach and advised he…Accident 20170702009859ASlip Stream Genesis · Linesville, PAOn July 2, 2017 at 19:56 EDT, I received a call from chris thompson at the FAA regional operations center (roc). Mr. Thompson called to notify me about an aircraft accident that occurred in a soy bean field off of the departure end of runway 04 at merrys…Accident 20170702009789ASuperstol JA30 · Ponca City, OKOn July 2, 2017 at approximately 1430 CST, a JA30 Superstol, aircraft registration number N2463H, experienced loss of engine power during takeoff climout while departing a private grass airstrip located approximately 10 miles northeast of Ponca City,…Accident 20170702008809ACessna 172G · Tucson, AZAircraft encountered dust devil just as it landed. Aircraft struck both wingtips, propeller struck ground and collapsed the nose gear.Accident 20170702008799AAviat A-1B · Dixie, IDThe pilot encountered a downdraft on short final while landing to the west at a private airstrip. The down draft changed the pitch of the aircraft causing the sun to drop down into the pilot?s eyes, at which point his forward vision was obscured. The pilot…Incident 20170702005659IRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Bornite, AKPilot shut down the helicopter on a Remote drilling pad. When the pilot stepped out to load the aircraft it rolled backward off the pad due to not landing more forward on the pad.Incident 20170701023539ICessna 414A · St. Johns, AZOn July 1, 2017, N514LP, a Cessna 414A, aborted the take-off due to an open baggage door indication and over ran runway 32. The pilot and sole passenger were not injured. Weather was VFR.