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 20170216008299ANew Orleans, LAWhile conducting video flight for smoothie king at the smoothie king center, New Orleans, LA, PIC lost signal to UAS using 2.4 ghz immediatly switched to 5.8GHZ but was unable to reconnect to UAS. UAS continued flight at orignal heading and alitude. PIC…Accident 20170216005439ACessna 172 · Burlington, NCImmediately after landing on runway 24 at the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport the pilot of a Cessna 172 experienced a gust of wind. The gust caused the aircraft to veer left of the runway. The PIC immediately initiated a go around, applying full power to…Incident 20170216003789ICessna TR182 · Orcas Island, WAAirman conducted a VFR flight from bellingham, WA to Orcas Island airport (ors), at twilight/evening. The instrument and landing gear lights were dimmed for night operation. On arrival over ors, the airman conducted the expected landing checklist to include…Accident 20170216002149ABeech A45 · Climax, GAOn February 16, 2017, about 1852 eastern standard time, a Beech A45, N3434G, collided with trees and terrain during a forced landing at anderson airport (GE21), Climax, Georgia. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot fatally injured. The…Incident 20170216001689ILunacek Edward Thatcher CX4 · Colorado Spring, COPIC spent the evening prior to the flight at meadow lake airport in his rv, for an early departure when the air was calmer. The PIC performed a thorough preflight of the aircraft after removing the canopy cover, including inspection of cables and flight…Incident 20170216001299IBellanca 17-30A · Lumberton, NJAnonymous complaint received by aea FSDO 17 stating a damaged aircraft being stored in hangar at kvay, possible unreported incident/accident. Aircraft inspected, found to have damage from hard landing in grass. Landing gear damage, wing leading edge damage,…Accident 20170216001029ABeech C23 · Winder, GAAircraft was just purchased 02/01/2017. Last annual was performed 10/03/2016 at aftt 2665.04. 40 gallons of fuel was last purchased on 02/04/2017. Shortly after fuel was purchased, a flight of 1.5HR was made by the co-owner. Aircraft had flown 1 time pervious…Incident 20170216001019ICirrus Design SR22T · Cross City, FLThe aircraft was landing on runway 31 at the Cross City, FL (kcty) airport at approximately 17:44 local time. Just as the aircraft was touching down, the aircraft collided with a deer that ran across the runway. The aircraft hit the deer with the propeller…Incident 20170216001009ICessna C340 · Pflugerville, TXWhile taxiing, the aircraft departed the taxiway putting the left main landing gear and nose landing gear in the sod. As the airplane was steered back onto the taxiway, the nose landing gear collapsed. Both propellers and the nose of the airplane came down on…Incident 20170215005879IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Charlotte, NCJIA5320 (N709PS) departed RWY36C and struck deer at V1, approximately 133 KTS, on take off roll. Aircraft requested a flyby and it was determined aircraft was leaking fuel. Aircraft landed RWY36R at 1710Z, deplaned passengers on taxiway with no injuries. FAA…Accident 20170215002929APiper PA-22-160 · Tanana, AKSki equipped aircraft ran off hard pack landing area and impacted equipment off to the side.Accident 20170215002609ABeechcraft F33A · Pomona, CAPilot indicated that he departed selma, California (0Q4) at approximately 1722 hours PST and climbed to 5000 feet MSL, then went to 9500 MSL. He also indicated that he departed 0Q4 with 45 gallons of fuel on board, destination ccb. The pilot had his 86 year…Accident 20170215001909ABell 429 · Shreveport, LAAircraft departed Shreveport downtown airport (dtn), then proceeded south-southwest. Upon reaching Shreveport regional (shv)class d airspace, pilot turned south toward wallace lake area. ATC indicated aircraft was flying at approximately 800 feet and then…Incident 20170215001679ICessna 152 · Angleton, TXWhile on an instructional flight during a climb from 1400' MSL engine failed to make full power for a climb. Pilot opted to make an emergency landing in a nearby field. Pilot with student onboard landed off field. The apparent damage to the airplane and no…Incident 20170214007429IBeech B200 · Dutch Harbor, AKFailed to verify that the gear was down and locked (3GREEN) and proceeded to land with the gear up. Was distracted by 2 radio calls which drew Pilots attention outside the cockpit for see & avoid traffic and also to verify that all ground personnel were clear…Incident 20170214006679IBeech B95 · Allentown, PAThe pilot of N195 experienced an unusaul sound when he retracted the landing gear after take off from queen city airport, he then proceeded to Allentown airport (kabe). He then performed all checklist items and completed all emergency landing gear procedures.…Accident 20170214006299ABeech C90A · Rattan, OKOn February 14, 2017, approximately 0805 central daylight time, a Hawker Beechcraft C90A airplane, N1551C, operated by eaglemed, LLC, under 14 CFR part 135, sustained substantial damage in an emergency landing with less than full nose gear extension on a…Accident 20170214006109ABeech A23 · Beckworth, CAStudent pilot was conducting solo flight training. Student pilot set up to conduct a touch and go at beckwourth, CA (O02). Airplane landed on east end of runway, student pilot increased the throttle to take off the airplane veered to the left side of the…Accident 20170214002709ABeech D55 · Columbus, OHFeb. 14, 2017 at 1826 UTC, on takeoff from rwy 22 at Bolton Field (tzr), N88EB experienced a loss of power on the left engine after rotation. According to pilot interviews and statements, with the landing gear still in the down and locked position and the…Incident 20170214001669IBeech 58 · Marco Island, FLPilot became distracted while turning on runway lights with radio. Failed to put gear in down position prior to landing.Incident 20170213007299ITaylorcraft BC12-D · Cedar Rapids, IAAircraft in touch and go pattern on runway 27. Pilot said he was practicing crosswind landings. ATC reported that the aircraft appeared to land hard and bounce a few times then nosed over onto the runway. Aircraft remained nose down on runway as pilot exited…Incident 20170213002309IBeech 76 · Fort Pierce, FLOn February 13, 2017 at approximately 2145 local time, N6003Y was involved in a gear collapse upon landing on 10 left at kfpr. The flight conducted was instructional operated under 14 CFR part 141 with a student and flight instructor on board. During an…Accident 20170213001659ACessna 170A · Wheatland, WYDuring landing on runway 27 with gusty wind out of the north, (360), at 18-20 KTS the pilot lost control of the aircraft, exited the runway to the right. The aircraft came to rest upside down.Accident 20170213001649ARobinson Helicopter R44 · Holtville, CAPilot was making a turn after completing an application. Pilot appears to have experienced settling with power condition. Pilot noticed rotor RPM was too low and applied too much collective in an attempt to correct issue. Aircraft did not have enough RPM nor…Incident 20170212009489IGulfstream G280 · Bedford, MAPrior to departure the crew failed to follow the proper checklist which called for the manual override of the pitot heat on the ground prior to the take off roll. On take-off roll out just after V1 (117KTS) both the pilots and co-pilots airspeed indication…Incident 20170212007729IMcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · New CaledoniaProvided by crew in ups event report 60194, submitted 2/13/2017 at 00:03Z: "In cruise we had several electrical issues. Two hours into flight we got fcc 2 fail. This is a repeat write up from inbound flight. We also had DC tie 1 and 3 open also ac tie 1,2,3…Incident 20170212002599IBeech H35 · Hayward, CAN5507D was sequenced #2, to land on RWY28L behind an aircraft in the left closed traffic pattern. N5507D arrival appeared normal as it landed on RWY28L. As N5507D was completing landing roll-out, the aircraft nose gear appeared to collapse. The aircraft…Accident 20170212002379ACessna 172S · Ramona, CAOn February 12, 2017 at about 1400 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172S, N2179L, impacted terrain while maneuvering five miles north of Ramona, California. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot had minor injuries and the rear seated…Incident 20170212000939ICessna CE-150 · Jacksonville, FLOn Sunday February 12, 2017, at APPROXIMATELY1900UTC, N921MA departed runway 23 at Craig Municipal Airport (kcrg). Just after lift off, the pilot aborted the takeoff and landed in the grass off the departure end on runway 23. The pilot indicated that there he…Accident 20170212000929APiper PA-28R-200 · Cedar Key, FLOn February 12, 2017, at approximately 11:06 et (16:06 z), a Piper PA-28R-200, N4504X, registered to "flying arrow LLC" (tampa, FL), impacted the gulf of Mexico about seven miles southeast of the George T Lewis Airport (cdk - Cedar Key, FL) while on a…Incident 20170211007289ICessna 172M · Emporia, KSOn February 11, 2017 at approximately 1345 central standard time, a student pilot was involved in an incident while taxiing a Cessna 172M at the Emporia municipal airport (kemp) in Emporia, Kansas; the aircraft is owned and operated by a local flying club…Incident 20170211005909IWorgull Robert C RV-7A (Vans Acft) · Watkins, COOn 02/11/2017 at 1005 MDT, N3105L, a vans RV-7A experimental airplane, encountered a collapsed nose gear during landing at Front Range Airport (kftg). There were two person?s on board with no injuries. The aircraft received damage to the nose landing gear,…Incident 20170211005399IWonder Michael S Harmon Rocket · Manassas, VADescription of deviation: investigated incident at Manassas airport 2/11/17 1050EST. Aircraft was at runway 16R run-up area conducting engine run prior to takeoff. Causal and/or contributing factors: pilot failed to clear area before moving, came off the…Incident 20170211003679IBeech E17B · Little Falls, MNPilot reported that the engine started to run rough and then quit while in cruise flight at low altitude. Engine was unable to be restarted. Aircraft was landed in a swampy area with the gear up. Aircraft incurred minor damage during the landing.Accident 20170211001639ANielsen Martin M Challenger II · Punta Gorda, FLThe aircraft was cleared for a straight in approach to runway 22 at pgd. On first approach the aircraft started to sink rapidly and the right wing went down, so the pilot added power and went around. On the second approach the same thing happened but the…Incident 20170211001409IBellanca 8GCBC · Dallas, TXOn February 11, 2017 at 0852 CST, a Bellanca 8GCBC, N5063W, s/n 331-80, , lost power shortly after take off from Dallas Executive Airport (krbd) while changing power settings for cruise. The pilot made an emergency landing in a city owned park with an address…Incident 20170211001389IMooney M20K · Amarillo, TXOn February 11, 2017, at 0630 sdt, a Mooney, N3654H, registered to [privacy data omitted], impacted a chain link fence at tradewind airport located in Amarillo, Texas, while conducting an engine run up at the end of the runway. Visual meteorological…Accident 20170211000919ABeech T-34B · St Petersburg, FLOn February 11, 2017, at 1620 EDT, a Beech T-34, N18PS, registered to air 906, LLC, collided with the seawall on approach at Albert Whitted Airport, st. Petersburg, FL, while on a recreational flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.…Incident 20170211000909IPiper PA-18-150 · Monaville, TXAt approximately 1245 CST, pilot states that he was taxiing the aircraft after landing, when a wind gust picked up the tail of the aircraft and pushed the nose into the ground, striking the ground with the propeller and nose, causing only minor damage.…Incident 20170210005799IPiper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK?On approach to anaktuvuk pass (pakp), ambient temperature -35° c, the pilot noticed that only the two main gear indicator lights indicated green (down and locked). The nose gear indicator light was not illuminated and the red transfer light was illuminated…Incident 20170210002579IPacific Aerospace 750XL · Deland, FLUpon landing parachute jumper landed excessively hard and substained serious injury. Name: [privacy data omitted] Experience: 200 jumps Club affiliation: skydive Deland Parachute type: mirage systems-dual container system. Main pilot 117 aerdyne research. No…Incident 20170209007279IGleason Michael A Lancair 320 · Jackson, TNOn 9 February 2017 while landing at kmkl airport, aircraft N21B with [privacy data omitted] acting as the pilot in command sustained a nosegear collapse during landing rollout. [privacy data omitted] Stated to inspector ian lake of the memphis FSDO that the…Accident 20170209001379ABell-Transworld Helicopters 47D1 · Archer City, TXOn February 9, 2017, at approximately 1400, a Bell 47D1 helicopter registration number N2875F, registered to [privacy data omitted], impacted terrain southeast of lake kickapoo in Archer county, Texas. GPS coordinates 33.662903, -98.744354. The pilot reported…Incident 20170209000899IMooney M20C · Monticello, AROn February 9, 2017 at approximately 10:50 CST, N1954Y a Mooney M20C aircraft, registered to glover aviation, operated by a commercial pilot landed at the Monticello, AR airport (llq), runway 3, with the landing gear extended. The landing gear was…Accident 20170208007499APiper PA-18-125 · Soldotna, AKStatement from pilot- Pilot departed private airstrip at 1435 and flew towards kenai river and made a right hand turn. At this time the pilot reported that she experienced a control lock and could not return controls to the neutral position. Elevator and…Incident 20170208007269IRaytheon B200 · Louisville, KYPilot failed to maintain directional control due to strong crosswind and runway condition.Incident 20170208001929IRomano Charles RV-6 · Mountain View, AROn 2/08/2017 at 1700 CDT, N37CR, a RV-6 experimental operating amateur built aircraft registered to skyline auto sales, LLC and operated by a private pilot ; pilot was landing RWY27@ 72M (Mountain View, AR) encountered strong wind gust and aircraft landed…Incident 20170207019039IGates Learjet 35AAircraft hit a flock of birds that were in a nearby field.Accident 20170207003699AEurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Beattyville, KYDuring approach landing, aircraft experienced wind gust/turbulence causing a rapid descent. Pilot stated that he did not have engough power or altitude to attempt to fly out of descent, so he decided to land skids level. Aircraft landed hard and rolled to the…Incident 20170207001629IGates Lear Jet 35 · Fort Lauderdale, FLOn 02/07/2017 during initial climb out from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (fxe), the crew of Learjet 35, registration N444WB, s/n 105 received a "lt fuel computer" annunciator followed by a "low oil pressure" light, then left engine began to roll back.…