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 20161205022179IEmbraer S A ERJ170-200LR · Kansas City, MOOn December 5, 2016, at approximately 1130 pm CST (0630 gmt), republic airline flight rpa 4703, an Embraer ERJ170-200LR, N404YX struck a flock of birds while descending out of 5000 feet into Kansas City international airport (mci). The birds struck the…Accident 20161205021579APiper PA-31T · Missoula, MTWindshield on pilot's side blew out at flight level 230. Pilot initiated a descent in VMC, landed at Missoula International Airport without further incident.Accident 20161205020739AFairchild SA227-AC · Camilla, GAThe PIC arrived at the aircraft with the required amount of crew rest. The flight was an on demand cargo flight scheduled from kecp to kalb. The aircraft was appropriately loaded and below maximum weight. The aircraft was loaded with approximately 3 hours of…Incident 20161205019319ICessna 550 · Corpus Christi, TXAfter departing port aransas TX, the pilot reported striking several ducks during climeout at approx 400 feet AGL which required an emergency landing at Corpus Christi International Airport. The bird strike caused significant damage to the right engine which…Accident 20161204022789AJack Fehling Celebrity · Hampton, NHOn December 4, 2016 the pilot in command (PIC) departed beverly municipal airport (bvy) en route to Hampton airport (7B3). While turning from base leg to final on runway 02, the PIC stated that he overshot final due to a crosswind. He stated that he corrected…Incident 20161204022719IRans S-19 · Marshfield, MAAircraft was landing on runway 6 Winds variable 320-350 6-8 KTS and g 17 At 58-60 KTS short final, flaps (2 ND pos) Aligned with centerline there was a late/insufficient flare approximately 5 feet from the ground the nose of the aircraft dropped suddenly and…Incident 20161204022299IMooney M20F · Yankton, SDGear collapsed on landing pilot stated that the johnson bar was locked in the gear down position and gear green light was on upon landing gear collapsed causing minor damage.Accident 20161204020709AVelocity XL RG · Petaluma, CAPetaluma, CA (O69): N84KJ, Velocity Xl Rg exp, lndd gear up rwy 29; no ATC svcs; update 12/6/16 1932Z: ntsb/smith adzd damage changed from unkn to substantial. POB: 1, injuries: severe, damage: substantial. 12/4 2322ZIncident 20161204018929IEmbraer ERJ 170-200 LR · San Antonio, TXSkywest 494J departed houston (iah) to monterrey Mexico (mty). While on final at mty, pilot declared an emergency with an unsafe gear indication. (At climb out from iah, the crew remembered hearing a loud thud that came from under the captains area). Pilot…Accident 20161204016719ACessna 500 · Gunnison, COOn 12/4/16 aircraft diverted to Gunnison-Crested Butte airport after reporting low on fuel. Aircraft landed hard. Left main landing gear and nose landing gear collapsed. Minor injuries to pilot who was sole occupant.Incident 20161203023929IQuincy, MAName of jumper: [privacy data omitted] Experience and training of jumper : 23 years of jumping averaging 50-75 jumps per year. Club affiliation: uspa class d D20322 Description of the parachutes and their packing records: Harness/container: Javelin…Accident 20161203022139AArion Lightning LS-1 · Goshen, INPilot contacted fss for briefing at 0600. Preflight conducted at 0750. Started aircraft at 0825 and taxied to runway. Departed rwy 27 at gsh at approx 0835 on a heading of 270. About 10 mi from gsh at 2000 MSL engine was running rough and carb heat was…Accident 20161203019339APiper PA-28-180 · Thomson, GA[privacy data omitted] Preflighted his aircraft N2367R at spruce creek Florida 7FL6 on the morning of dec 3 2016. He states that he filled both tanks with fuel then after noon at approx 1410 local, departed for klee on a VFR flight without flight flowing. The…Accident 20161202022669APiper PA 46-350P · Midland, VADescription: on Friday dec 2, 2016, about 4:30PM landing on runway 33 at W66. Commercial pilot/cfii [privacy data omitted] flying as student and CFII [privacy data omitted] acting as instructor performing annual insurance review in N4149R. Instructor…Accident 20161202022559ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Unalaska, AKThe pilot (sitting in the right seat) reported that he was flying a communications technician from Unalaska to the fort glenn ranch on umnak island. The pilot departed from Unalaska and while flying over the water between Unalaska and umnak island, he…Accident 20161202022169AAlexander Gordon Pegazair P 100 · Mt. Vernon, INOn December 2, 2016, at approximately 1841Z (1241 CDT), N129LZ, a pegazair P100 experimental / amateur built airplane, impacted terrain after departure from carmi municipal airport (cul). The accident site was approximately 17 miles south / southeast of carmi…Accident 20161202021299ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Payson, UTThe student pilot stated, "on December 2, 2016 at approximately 10:00 am I departed the spanish fork airport on a southbound departure for st. george. I contacted my flight instructor asking him how the weather was further south and he told me that it was…Incident 20161202019309IBeech B100 · Tyler, TXN900RD, operated by [privacy data omitted] pilot certificate number [privacy data omitted], landed at Tyler pounds field (ktyr) with the gear in transit position. [privacy data omitted] Was unable to bring gear in to the gear down and locked position.…Incident 20161202018919IElan Line D.O.O. DG-500 Elan Orion · Llano, CAAfter landing the pilot was taxiing to parking. When attempting to stop the brake was ineffective and the aircraft collided with a parked golf cart at walking speed.Incident 20161202018909IPiper J3F-65 · Saluda, SCDescription of event: veered off side of runway 19 on landing and went down an embankment. Pilot statement: Concerning the incident on December 2, 2016 involving the Piper j 3 cub - NC38759. I took off from kirk air base T73 at 9:00AM. The destination was…Accident 20161201022529ACessna 340 · Fargo, NDOn December 1, 2016, at 1629 central standard time, a Cessna 340, N123KK, impacted terrain About 10 miles south of hector international airport (FAR), Fargo, north dakota. The pilot, The sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed.…Incident 20161201020479IPiper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZN4403L a single engine Piper archer PIC was student pilot on first takeoff for a solo cross country flight. As aircraft began takeoff roll on runway 4R reaching an estimated 25-30 knots at which time the student pilot lost control and the aircraft departed…Incident 20161201019079IBeech 200 · Elko, NVPilot of medevac logistics 111 loaded a patient at the transient ramp of the Elko Regional Airport (eko) in Elko, NV at 2025 PST. The airplane started and taxied onto a permanently closed taxiway identified by standard yellow crosses and a barrier of taxi…Incident 20161201018889IMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · St Pete Clearwa, FLAircraft was being towed without ATC clearance. Tug driver qualifications were revoked until retraining could be accomplished. Airports division is also investigating the incident. Eir vpd #2017SO800011. Pie is satisfied with the actions of the carrier to…Incident 20161130018899ICessna 172 · Springdale, AROn November 30, 2016 at 0920 CST, a Cessna 172, N8880, registered to [privacy data omitted], ground looped while on landing rollout of runway 18 and struck the left wing tip at Springdale municipal airport, Springdale, Arkansas, while on a cross country…Incident 20161130018879ICessna 172S · El Cajon, CAThe Cessna 172 "N12160Q" was being operated for instruction. The student was practicing touch and goes when he landed on runway 27L at Gillespie field (ksee). The student attempted to exit the runway on taxiway alpha but was still rolling between "20-30KTS"…Accident 20161130018859AAero Commander 690 · Scottsdale, AZAircraft landed runway 21 and aircraft veered right going into an area called the runway safety area (rsa). The pilot had both engines in beta when the aircraft went into the rsa near A11 high speed runway exit. The aircraft sunk into the rsa material of 3-4?…Incident 20161130018849ICessna 525B · Marathon, FLAt approximately 1715 local on 11/30/2016 a Cessna CJ3 N781JS touched down at Marathon Airport (mth) Florida. The pilot reported that immediately after touchdown the aircraft began to skid as if the brakes were locked up. The aircraft skidded approximately…Incident 20161129022879IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · St. Louis, MOThe crew declared emergency while enroute from cvg to den due to #2 engine malfunction/failure. The diverted into stl, landed and taxied to the gate without incident.Incident 20161129020469IPiper PA-28-161 · Fort Worth, TXOn November 29, 2016, at 1943 CST, a Piper PA-28-161, N1914H, s/n 28-7716062 [privacy data omitted] had an incident while on a student training flight from Fort Worth meacham airport, Fort Worth, TX (kftw) and return. While performing slow flight exercises,…Incident 20161128023389IEurocopter 130-T2 · Cookeville, TNPilot [privacy data omitted] with commerical privileges, landed a EMB-130T2 in a gravel area adjacent to the Helipad. Two crew members disembarked in order for the pilot to attempt a landing onto a portable dolly. Pilot lifted off and attemped a landing on…Incident 20161128020742ICessna 560 · Salinas, CAOn November 28, 2016 at Salinas Airport (sns), at approximately 8:30 p.m. PST, aircraft N22AF taxied from ?foxtrot? Onto jet west?s ramp in an n/nw direction. A helicopter, N530PJ, was parked with the aft edge of its skids approximately 6-8 feet from the edge…Accident 20161127023679APiper PA-28-140 · St. Louis, MO[privacy data omitted] Student pilot arrived at Creve Coeur Airport at 10 am. There was no one around but him. He conducted a thorough preflight of the aircraft, checked himself then taxied out. He announced his takeoff on CTAF and performed two landings and…Incident 20161126024969ICessna 560XL · Santa Ana, CAThe pilot stated that as soon as she began the turn from forward motion out of the chocks, she realized that the differential braking was not responding and she used the emergency brake to stop the aircraft, the left wing of the Cessna hit the left wing flap…Incident 20161126023509ICessna 172RGThe pilot stated that while taxing he experienced an intermittent gear unsafe indication. The unsafe indication stopped and he departed bcb. While in the bcb pattern at a 45 degree for runway 300 he selected landing gear down and confirmed no unsafe…Incident 20161126022649IMooney M20K · Stafford, VADescription: at 1535 local pilot and passenger departed college park, Maryland (kcgs) enroute to edenton, north carolina (kedf) on a part 91-personal flight. She was on an IFR flight plan in visual conditions and was flying her personally owned Mooney. After…Incident 20161126022339ICub Crafters CC18-180 · Galena, AKPax was giving flight instruction to PIC. After landing on rollout, pax stated the aircraft veered to the left slightly followed by a hard right turn that made the aircraft depart the runway and hit a taxi light with the propeller. Damage was enough to need a…Incident 20161125024229IPiper PA-28R-200 · Anchorage, AKPIC stated that N3091T landed at mri on runway 25, exited at taxiway d, and proceeded on taxiway a. once on taxiway a, the aircraft felt like it had a flat tire. PIC proceeded off taxiway a and parked near the base of the control tower. It was discovered that…Accident 20161125023009AExperimental SQ-12 · Palmer, AKDuring cruise flight the engine suddenly spooled down and quit running. Emergency landing was required which caused significant damage to fuselage, engine, propeller, and landing gear.Incident 20161125022749ICirrus Design SR20 · Danbury, CTAircraft landed long, pilot applied maximum brakes and skidded off the end of the runway.Incident 20161125021149IBellanca 17-30 · Houston, TXOn 11/25/2016, at 2215 central standard time, a Bellanca super viking aircraft registration number N6559V lost all electrical power during a flight from galveston airport (kgls) enroute to Houston executive airport (ktme). The pilot in command reported he had…Accident 20161125018999ABellanca 7GCAA · Glamis, CAThe PIC was flying non-paying passengers for short local flights near a camping site in Glamis, CA. The fatal flight was his sixth flight of the day. The PIC made a low pass over a non-charted private airfield, 24 nautical miles east of brawley municipal…Incident 20161125018839IKlause Stephen E Christen Eagle II · Chino, CAAircraft departed rei going to cno. Upon the tail wheel contacting the ground during touchdown, the aircraft veered left; off of the runway towards runway signs. The pilot increased power, taking off. The left lower wing contacted a sign. The aircraft was…Incident 20161125018829ICessna P210N · Philadelphia, MSAfter takeoff at approximately 5000 ft, the pilot in command (PIC) stated that manifold pressure had inadvertently reduced. The pilot pushed up throttle to maximum to re-gain lost pressure. The PIC then noticed fluctuations in manifold pressure. ATC was…Incident 20161124020759IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Pearland, TXOn November 24, 2016, at 1306 CST, an aircraft bearing registration number N26247. The airplane is leased to coastal skies aero club. The flight departed klvj airport for a local sightseeing flight of the houston area when the engine started running rough the…Accident 20161124016439ACessna 182A · Safford, AZOn 11/24/2016 at 0750 MST a C182A tail # N6077B with 4 POB, one POB was an 18 month infant and one POB was pregnant. No injuries. The pilot noticed an abnormal oil pressure reading of 15 lbs and his normal oil pressure is usually 60 lbs of pressure. The pilot…Incident 20161123022249IPiper PA-28R-201 · Jacksonville, ILPilot declared emergency into Jacksonville Illinois (ijx) airport for fear of possible fire. Prior to the declaration of emergency the pilot notice the navcom became to hot to touch. While trying to troubleshoot in flight the pilot shut off the electrical…Accident 20161123020819ABeech 200 · Moorhead, MNOn November 23, 2016, at 6:00PM central standard time, a Beech 200, N80RT, impacted terrain during a missed approach to runway 30 at Moorhead Municipal Airport, Moorhead, Minnesota. The pilot initiated a missed approach after losing visual reference of the…Incident 20161123020199IAmerican Legend AL3 · Pensacola, FLThe instructor [privacy data omitted] and pilot [privacy data omitted] were returning to Ferguson Airport (82J) after flying around baldwin county Alabama performing landings at 6 various airports. On return to Ferguson Airport 82J, [privacy data omitted] set…Incident 20161123019299IJoseph D Muse P51D · Mesquite, TXOn 11/23/2016 at 1130 the pilot on N151JD prepared for a high speed taxi on runway 35 at Mesquite Metro Airport. The pilot released the aircraft brakes and began the high speed taxi. As the aircraft began to pass taxiway foxtot the left main landing began to…