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 20170414004349ICessna 172N · Monroeville, ALStudent pilot was on a solo cross country from K2R4 to kmvc to K2R4. Winds were calm and sky was clear. Upon landing on runway 21 at kmvc, pilot elected to conduct a touch and go and applied full power. Pilot reports that the aircraft swerved to the left and…Incident 20170414003459IVans RV-12 · Eugene, ORDuring a part 141 training flight with a CFI employed by lane community college (EM8S), and a student pilot, at about four miles north of keug, the CFI noticed the engine oil pressure had dropped to zero with a rising engine oil temperature. The CFI elected…Incident 20170414001489ICessna 208B · Post, TXCessna aircraft N753FX departed lubbock international airport (lbb) at approximately 0630 CDT on 4/14/2017. The 14 CFR part 135 air cargo flight was intended to arrive at abilene regional airport (abi). The pilot reported he had levelled the aircraft at its…Incident 20170413004459ICessna 182M · Lampasas, TXPilot departed from robert lee (54F), Texas for destination to taylor (T74), Texas. Pilot noticed a vibration in the engine so he began scanning instrument panel. He looked up the nearest alternate airport which was Lampasas airport (lzz) and immediately…Incident 20170413003849ISmith Aerostar 601P · Chino, CATake-off aborted due to nose wheel vibration. Aircraft was inspected and returned to service.Incident 20170413003839ISmith Aerostar 601P · Chino, CATake-off aborted due to faulty airspeed indicator. Aircraft was repaired and returned to service.Incident 20170413003389ICessna 310R · Anoka, MNA Cessna 310R, tail number N98904 was inbound to Anoka airport on the final depositioning leg. Pilot expected VFR conditions and when he could not see the field he obtained clearance for IFR approach. Approach was uneventful and aircraft touched down without…Accident 20170413002489ATitan Tornado I · Spanaway, WAOn climbout flight control was lost. Brs chute was deployed and aircraft crashed just east of the runway.Accident 20170412016499ACessna 180H · Manchester, CAAircraft departed from murray field (eureka ,CA enroute to petaluma,CA. (069)pilot at cruise speed heading south noticed the weather deteriorating and realized preferred destination of petaluma or santa rosa (sts) was not possible. PIC turned northbound…Accident 20170412006499AHoward DGA-15P · Belle Vernon, PAAirman lost control of aircraft while landing, applied full engine power, departed runway at 90 degrees to runway and very steep bank angle, leading to a stall into a deep ravine. The aircraft impacted the ground vertically, nose down, rupturing fuel tanks…Incident 20170412004339IPiper PA-32-301 · Alabaster, ALPIC stated that his airspeed during approach to landing was pretty high. He cut the power to reduce air speed. As soon as when he was in the white arc he added two notches of flaps causing the aircraft to balloon slightly. He continued toward the runway…Incident 20170412003609ICessna 172P · Pembroke Pines, FLPilot departed (khwo) runway 10R and asked to return, landed runway 1L and veered off runway 1L into the grass.Incident 20170412003509IMooney M20J · Cullman, ALPilot was conducting local 45 minute VFR pleasure flight with one passenger on board. Pilot intended to land using runway 20. Pilot performed a gear up Landing due to his failure to utilize gear handle and extend landing gear. No injuries.Accident 20170412002479ATemco GC-1B · Hartsville, INOn April 12, 2017 at approximately 1152 hours eastern standard time (1552 z), a Temco, GC-1B, swift N2377B, crashed into a wooded area while taking off from runway 20 at williams flying field airport (24IN). The pilot, owner and sole occupant, passed away…Accident 20170412002299ACessna 152 · La Porte, TXN95551 was on a test flight after maintenance. The pilot descended rapidly trying to do a ?high energy? Pass down the runway trying to reproduce a problem the school was having with the aircraft. Once over the runway the pilot applied full power and the…Accident 20170411020989ACessna 172M · Houston, TXDuring a commercial checkride a Cessna N92873, model 172M on floats, initiated a takeoff run on a sealane heading north. The PIC stated during takeoff roll, the aircraft experienced strong tailwinds and encountered down draft which increased the required…Incident 20170411012949IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · New Athens, ILAircraft out on a instruction flight, while flying over a rurual area at 800 AGL the engine lost power, instructor pilot decided to land in a farmer's field. Aircraft landed uneventfully in field no injuries to instructor or student. No aircraft or property…Accident 20170411007059ALazear John T Zenair Stol CH 701 · Red Lion, PAThe pilot took off, at a 130 degree heading, with a quartering tailwind. The pilot stated once the airplane became airborne, he felt could not gain the altitude needed to clear a tree line so he banked hard left to an approximate heading of 90 degrees. The…Incident 20170411006389ICessna 140 · Bowdoinham, MEPilot reported that on approach to conduct a low approach over a private field in Bowdoinham Maine, he switched fuel tanks, left to right, and applied carburator heat. He stated that when he began to climb, and shut carburator heat off, the engine quit over…Accident 20170411005719ACessna 180F · Kenai, AKOn landing rollout a sudden gust of wind pushed the aircraft to the side of the runway, the aircraft exited the pavement into the grass/dirt then ground looped causing the right wing tip to contact the ground. Substantial damage to the wing, slight damage to…Accident 20170411005199ABellanca 8GCBC · Willow, AKMishap pilot had a physiological need to micturate while enroute to his remote cabin. Pilot found a good site and upon landing in soft, springtime snow, hit a buried/hidden sand burm which caught his left ski causing the aircraft to "dig in and flip."Accident 20170411003919APiper PA-34-200T · Llano, TXAircraft departed kdzb horse shoe bay, Texas enroute to ksjt san angelo, Texas. Ten minutes into the flight the pilot declared an emergency, pilot stated he was out of fuel and needed to go to (aqo) Llano, Texas. Houston controller (zhu) gives weather and…Incident 20170411003749ICessna T-310P · Torrance, CAAfter landing and during roll out, the left landing gear was partially retracted allowing the left propeller blades and left wing tip to contact the ground.Incident 20170411003709IPitts PITTS-S1 · Terre Haute, INOn April 11, 2017 at approximately 8:55 a.m. EDT, a Pitts S-1S, N262PD, ground looped on runway 5 during a crosswind landing at the Terre Haute international airport (khuf), Terre Haute, Indiana. The aircraft received minor damage to the propeller, lower left…Incident 20170411003449IPiper PA-28-236 · Toledo, ORDuring short field landing training at Toledo airport (K5S4) runway 31 with a lignth of 1750 feet on 4/11/17, N80834, PA-28-236, ran off the end of the runway. The student, a left seat pilot had controls at time of landing. The CFI stated aircraft landed at…Incident 20170411002499ICessna 172N · Everett, WAPilot in command was conducting a testing segment of the approved 141 training course while the pilot flying was conducting multiple landings at Paine Field. The pilot in command reports that the landings demonstrated were normal until the third landing…Incident 20170410006759ICessna 172G · Somerset, NJAircraft left frg on a personal flight. Pilot decided to land at N47 for fuel and after landing they found out they had no fuel so they decided to go to smq. On first attempt to land pilot decided to go around because aircraft was unstable. Then on second…Incident 20170410003639ICessna 525B · Naples, FLApril 11, 2017. P.I.c. stated he began takeoff roll down runway 05 at kapf. At just about rotate speed (120KTS) he saw a pack of coyote's of about 4, running from right to left across the runway in front of the aircraft, he had the nose wheel off the ground…Accident 20170410002289AWeatherly 620B · Lewistown, MTOn April 10, 2017, at 1700 MDT, a Weatherly 620B, N9004M, registered to Skyline aviation LLC, collided with the ground at Lewistown Airport, Lewistown, Montana, while making a practice spray run flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time,…Incident 20170409020639IBeech C90 · Wheeling, ILN167BB landed gear up on runway 16 at the Chicago Executive Airport (kpwk) in Wheeling, IL. The aircraft sustained minor damage.Incident 20170409017869IPiper PA 46-350P · Lincoln Park, NJOn 4/9/17 at approximately 7:38PM local time N464JB came into contact with runway 1 at N07 before going around and departing the area for cdw. The pilot stated in interview that he neglected to put the landing gear in the down position.Accident 20170409008449ABellanca 8KCAB · Stafford, KSAccording to the pilot[privacy data omitted], the accident occurred during take-off. The airport has turf runways which were wet after rain. A large open area of turf is available in front of a group of several hangars. There is a raised area in front of the…Accident 20170409006229APiper PA-28R-201 · Pontiac, MIPilot was practicing touch and go procedures, on the third attempted landing right main and nose landing gear collasped. Investigation found landing gear control circuit breaker tripped causing all landing gear to stop in transition and all landing gear…Accident 20170409005609AAmerican AA-1 · New Market, VAOn April 9, 2017 at approximately 1530, the pilot of an American AA-1 aircraft was making approach to land at New Market Airport, 8W2. The aircraft was properly certificated and airworthy. Pilot stated he was on final at 80 KTS when he was distracted by the…Accident 20170409003739ACostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo · Avalon, CAOn landing, aircraft contacted the ground hard. Left wing contacted the ground.Accident 20170408024489ACessna 172F · New Carlisle, OHBoth aircraft were landing on the same runway, in opposite directions. The wind was light and variable so either runway was appropriate. While in the pattern, neither pilot observed any traffic. On roll out,the pilot of the 172 saw the J3 cub and attempted to…Accident 20170408024472APiper J3C-65 · New Carlisle, OHA Piper J3 cub was landing on runway 010 at New Carlisle (3OH0), while a Cessna 172 was landing in the opposite direction on runway 28. Neither pilot saw the other aircraft which resulted in a collision. The wings of the aircraft collided causing each…Accident 20170408014409AGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · China, TXThe pilot reported that during straight and level flight between fields, he started to smell what he described as burnt wire insulation. Shortly after that he reported seeing smoke and noticed a low oil pressure indication. The pilot then noticed more smoke…Incident 20170408006449IJohn D. Williams T-51B · South Lakeland, FLOn 04/08/2017 @12:16 lt, at sun & fun at Lakeland linder airport, N751TA, a T-51 kit model of a P-51 aircraft was in the pattern at the airport doing a demonstration flight prior to an air show. On the downwind leg the pilot extended the a/c landing gear and…Incident 20170408006339ICessna 172S · Mansfield, OHThe flight was a cross country from kosu to kmfd to kzzv to kosu. During the approach into kmfd the aircraft was in a normal position for a Normal landing. Once N140SU was over the runway, power was reduced to idle and aircraft was leveled off to decrease…Accident 20170408006199APiper PA-22-135 · Greensburg, INOn April 8, 2017 at approximately 1835 eastern daylight time, (EDT) (2235Z) N2389A, a Piper tri pacer pa 22-135, crashed in a field west of runway 36 at Greensburg municipal airport (I34), Greensburg Indiana. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The…Accident 20170408005599ANorth American T-6G · Culpeper, VAOn April 8, 2017 at approximately 1330L, the pilot of a T-6A aircraft was attempting to conduct a full stop landing on rwy 04 at Culpeper Regional Airport. The aircraft was configured to land with full flaps. The weather was VFR with clear skies and winds…Accident 20170408003669ACessna 210D · Santa Teresa, NMOn April 8, 2017, at approximately 0900 MDT, a Cessna 210M, N3938Y, flipped over upon a hard landing at 5T6, Dona anna county international jet port, Santa Teresa, NM, while on a local proficieny flight. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the…Incident 20170408003649IBeech A60 · Tampa, FLWhile performing touch and go landings to remain current the pilot neglected to lower the landing gear. The pilot stated that when he began his flare to landing a horn sounded that he stated sounded like the stall warning. He glanced at his airspeed indicator…Accident 20170408003599ACessna 310R · Lakeland, FLPilot landed, rolled approx. 80 yards when l/h main landing gear collapsed. The l/h prop hit the ground and aircraft skidded off runway into grass area.Accident 20170408003589APiper PA-12 · Sanford, FLOn April 8, 2017, about 1256 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-12, N3280M, was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire after takeoff from orlando Sanford international airport (sfb), Orlando, Florida. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. Visual…Incident 20170407023599IPiper PA-28R-201 · Bedford, MAOn April 7, 2017 at kbed, an incident occurred involving a PA-28R from the result of the nose gear collapsing on the runway. There were two souls onboard, a student and his instructor, with no injuries. The student pilot unintentionally raised the gear…Accident 20170407008429APiper PA-28-180 · Oxford, IACertified flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot were engaged in training approximately six miles south of the green castle aero club airport. Radar images indicate the aircraft had completed four different maneuvers and had climbed to an altitude of 3,575…Accident 20170407006219AStinson 108-2 · Wooddruff, WIOn April 07, 2017 at 1300 locl time, N9363K a Stinson 108-2 was conducting a training flight practicing landings at the Lakeland Noble f. lee airport, minaqua WI. The pilot in command was the flight instructor and the student was a private pilot receiving…Incident 20170407003579ICessna 180J · Lakeland, FLPilot was landing at sun-n-fun event and cross-winds were very strong, upon touchdown the l/h wing tip hit the ground as aircraft did a partial ground loop but landed safely.