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 20161114023339ICessna 560XLS · Harrisonville, MOPilot reported normal landing but on rollout a deer crossed the runway in front of the aircraft. The pilot was unable to avoid the deer and struck it causing minor damage to the nose landing gear door and right wing root.Incident 20161114022759IMaule M-7-260C · Twin Mountain, NHThe PIC performed a successful landing on runway 27 and slowed to taxi speed. As the PIC further slowed the aircraft to turn around on the runway, she applied the brakes on the aircraft hard enough to cause the aircraft to begin to nose over. She stated that…Incident 20161114022269IAirplane Factory Ltd The Sling · Lapeer, MIDeer ran into aircraft on landing roll and damaged right fuel tank.Accident 20161114018539ACessna 120 · Lincoln, CAOn 11/14/16 N120MD was pratcing landings at klhm. On the second landing the plane turned to the right and headed towards the edge of the runway. The plane went off of the runway into the grass and fliped on to its back.Incident 20161113021309ICessna 170B · Yakima, WATail wheel leaf spring broke upon landing at ykm airport. Pilot was able to taxi aircraft to the ramp. Tail wheel assembly remained attached to the airplane via sterring cables. Mechanic said the main spring in the leaf spring asssembly had corroded and…Incident 20161113020629ICessna 525 · Las Vegas, NVWhile departing from klas airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, aircraft was on a departure roll on runway 19L and the pilot noticed a slight thumping noise as the aircraft was near rotation speed. Pilot continued the takeoff and found that the gear would not…Accident 20161113018619ACessna 152 · Ft. Lauderdale, FLOn 11/13/2016 at approximately 19:33Z a Cessna 152, N94292, enroute from klal to ktmb crashed into the everglades 30 miles wnw of kfll. Two souls onboard escaped without injury.Incident 20161113018529ICessna 525 · Las Vegas, NVKlas airport operations found runway edge lights damaged on the east side of runway 19L at the approach end, though it was not clear when the damage had occurred.Incident 20161113018499ICessna 172RG · Addison, TXOn 11/13/2016 at 1530 hours I received a call from the regional operations center concerning aircraft N751DW a ce 172 rg belonging to American flyers JM8S. I arrived at Addison Airport (ADS) at 1630 hours and got statements from both pilots. There were no…Accident 20161113018489AFlight Design Ctsw · Port Allen, LAPurpose for flighting was to perform touch-n-goes at LA46. After preflight and engine warm up took off from RW-5, on climb out through 875' engine sputtered and shut down. Crash landed in a sugar cane field, left maingear and wing struck a mound of dirt…Incident 20161112023609IBellanca 14-19N6582N was conducting a touch and go landings on runway 17. The pilot completed the first touch and go showing the copilot the proper technique for this aircraft. The pilot then handed over the controls to the copilot who flew the downwind, base and final…Accident 20161112022639ACessna A185F · Ninilchik, AKOn landing rollout at the Ninilchik municipal airport, brakes were applied, the right brake had no braking action causing a ground loop to the left. Right wing tip and horizontal stabilizer impacted the ground enough to bend the main wing spar, aileron, and…Accident 20161112022469ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Stone Lake, WIThe pilot was attempting to hover taxi from his property to the road for takeoff. The hover taxi was over a driveway and between 2 mature trees. Pilot stated that he stopped due to he thought he saw a person walking by on the road and the aircraft drifted to…Incident 20161112020969IThomas R Livermore Kitfox S7 Supersport · Kernville, CAThe pilot stated that he was practicing and familiarizing himself with the high speed handling characteristics of his aircraft. While maneuvering down the runway at a high rate of speed, he lost control of the aircraft and subsequently departed the runway to…Incident 20161112018479IBell 206B · Oceanside, CAThe aircraft was conducting an aerial wildlife survey under contract with marine corps base camp pendleton. Three passengers of the game wardens office were onboard and had assigned duties in connection with the aerial survey. The aircraft was flying…Accident 20161112018469ACessna P210N · Pleasanton, TXWhile cruising at 3200 ft. MSL, PIC stated he lost manifold boost pressure. The PIC attempted to adjust throttle which did not change the RPM indication due to the attachment hardware falling out of the fuel control throttle connecting rod end. This left the…Accident 20161112018459AWeatherly 620B · Coleman, TXOn November 12, 2016, at 1300 CDT, a Weatherly aviation 620B aircraft bearing registration number N2035J, registered to a private owner, impacted terrain after a sudden loss of engine power while agricultural spraying at a private field 10 miles northeast of…Accident 20161112018449ALuscombe 8E · Conway, AROn Saturday, November 12, 2016 at approximately 08:25 local central standard time, a Luscombe 8E, registration number N2604K, veered off of the runway after a normal, successful landing at rex poe airport (AR88), Conway, Arkansas 72032. The pilot, the sole…Incident 20161112018439IWright William V Waiex · Acrola, TXN10YX landed on runway 9 at kaxh. On rollout pilot failed to maintain directional control. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway onto the grass that slopes down. The propeller struck the ground due to the slope on the left side of runway 9 coming…Incident 20161112018429ICessna 172S · Sarasota, FLPilot and commercial student departed runway 22 for pattern work and touch and goes, turned left base, spotted birds and attempted to descend below birds, bird descended with the aircraft and struck right wing. Pilot was forced to go around due to traffic on…Incident 20161111023579ICessna 172S · Morristown, NJN792MD, a Cessna 172, struck the tail upon landing on runway 31, at the Morristown Airport. After it taxied back to the tie down area the pilot reported losing the tail tie down ring on landing to the tower. The pilot stated he felt like there was windshear…Incident 20161111023539IPiper PA-32RT-300 · Plattsmouth, NEUpon landing, aircraft came to rest on lower engine cowling with nose landing gear retracted resulting in damage to lower cowling, nose landing gear doors, exhaust stacks and propeller blade tips.Incident 20161111023419ICessna 172N · Lexington, KYAfter landing in gusty winds pilot failed to maintain directional control.Accident 20161111022609APiper PA-32R-301 · Bethel, AKPublic use operation by the Alaska state troopers. Pilot departed Bethel on runway 1L and was climbing out to the west through 800 feet. Pilot felt a momentary vibration and noted oil pressure at 0 PSI. Pilot declared an emergency and attempted return to…Accident 20161111021319APiper PA-28R-200 · Puyallup, WAApplicant demonstrating shortfield approach and landing to runway 17 during practical test. The aircraft was low on short final and the right main gear struck an object along the extended runway centerline approximately 130 feet north of the threshold in the…Incident 20161111020269ICirrus Design SR22 · Gresham, SCOn Friday, November 11, 2016 at approximately 0835 hrs N606MF, a Cirrus SR22 was performing an IFR flight at 5000 feet from to lro, mount pleasant regional airport, charleston, south carolina on its way to rdu raleigh-durham airport. The aircraft engine began…Accident 20161110025099ABell 206B · Yuma, AZOn November 10, 2016, a Bell 206B, N914HH was performing night aerial application operations. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during repositioning after landing. The right skid, aft end, became fouled with the landing platform resulting in a dynamic…Accident 20161110024829AMaule MX-7-180B · Port Aransas, TXPilot landed at (ras) airport and upon rollout, a cross gust of wind caught the aircraft. Pilot stated he was not paying attention and aircraft groundlooped causing damage to the aircraft.Accident 20161110024309ACessna 150H · La Grange, NCUpon initial approach of the aircraft, a position of upside down was verified. Evidence of the nose wheel digging into the ground was confirmed by a rut leading to the aircraft centerline. It appeared that the aircraft had bled off enough speed to soften the…Incident 20161110023479IAeronca 7AC · Forest, VALoss of control in a tailwheel aircraft. New student was used to gliders and applied the exact opposite of the needed control (applied stick forward (braking action in gliders) when stick rear was required to put weight on the tailwheel. A gust of wind…Accident 20161110023199ANorth American Navion · Blairstown, NJThis accident occurred just after the aircraft was fueled for a ferry flight to capital city airport, harrisburg, PA. A mechanic at the airport taxied the aircraft to the fuel tank from across the airport and stated he performed a runup for Mr. Singer. The…Accident 20161110022779ACessna 172P · Concord, NHThe PIC was practicing landings in the aircraft on runway 17. On the second landing, the PIC stated that her approach to the runway was faster than usual. She stated that the excess airspeed caused her to balloon when she flared for landing, and during her…Accident 20161110022499ACarter Richard L Buddy Baby Lakes · Hurricane, UTThe pilot reported that as he landed on rny 01 he initially intended to make a full stop landing but decided to do a touch and go instead. Then he decided that instead of making a standard or normal 3 point take-off he would make a 2 point take-off instead.…Incident 20161110022459IEmbraer EMB-145LR · Chicago, ILFSDO GL-31 received notification of this incident via eon. The aircraft was inbound to O'Hare (ord) from madison (msn) when the crew declared an emergency due to a malfunctioning #1 hydraulic system. The aircraft landed on runway 28R with no steering and…Accident 20161110020999AGrumman American Avn. AA-1C · Hemet, CAAircraft departed khmt and lost engine power during flight. Attempt to land in river bed resulted in a nose over flip destroying aircraft.Incident 20161110018419IAirbus A-380 · Los Angeles, CAOn 11/11/2016, china southern airlines aircraft A380/B-6139/MSN88, flight CZ327/328, at Los Angeles International Airport, local time 2245, during pushing back from the gate 159 with two engine (1&2) running due to inoperative auxiliary power unit (APU), the…Incident 20161109023769IBeech F33A · Salina, KSOn November 9th 2016 at approximately 1600 local time, a commercial pilot was involved in an aircraft incident during climb out after departure from the Salina regional airport (ksln), Salina, Kansas. The aircraft departed ksln in the morning for a local…Accident 20161109021829ABeech 36 · Ormond Beach, FLAircraft departed Flagler executive airport (fin) palm coast, FL VFR to deland, FL (ded). On a southerly heading. At an altitude of 1500-2000 ft in level flight the aircraft entered an uncommanded complete roll to the right. Pilot stated aileron control was…Incident 20161109019259ICessna 172S · Titusville, FLWhile in a solo cross country flight and in cruise flight a big bird struck right wing of aircraft. Pilot requested immediate clearance and landed safely in tix.Accident 20161109018409AHarman Steve Challenger II · Crescent City, FLOn 11/9/2016 at 0913 EST, an experimental amateur-built Challenger II, N327SH, was destroyed during an in-flight breakup in Crescent City, FL. The flight instructor and student pilot/owner were fatally injured. It was a local instructional flight which…Incident 20161109014049IPiper PA-34-200T · Fort Lauderdale, FLAircraft N32494 nose gear collapsed on touchdown at Fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) runway 9.Accident 20161108025039ACessna 172N · Salmon, IDPilot stated: he departed mccall airport for 85U to pick up cargo from a hunting camp. After loading the cargo he was on take off about to rotate when he felt like he might have hit a rock with his wheel. When he made his next stop he checked his tires and…Accident 20161108024639AAeronca L-3B · Fitchburg, MAOn 11/7/16 N46893, an L-3 was landing on runway 32 at Fitchburg Airport. As stated by the pilot: on landing roll the aircraft veered left of centerline. The pilot overcorrected to the right, crossing the centerline again, and struck a landing light, stopping…Accident 20161108024599ACessna 177B · Hopkinton, RIOn November 08, 2016, about 1415 eastern standard time, a Cessna 177B, N30703, made a forced landing after a total loss of engine power near Hopkinton, rhode island. The private pilot onboard was not injured. The airplane's wings were substantially damaged.…Accident 20161108022769APiper PA-24-250 · Houlton, METhe pilot stated the aircraft was fueled at the FBO prior to the flight with 30 gallons in each inboard fuel tank and approximately 8 gallons in each outboard tank. The pilot selected the left inboard tank and flew for approximately one hour and fifteen…Incident 20161108022229IPiper PA-28-180 · Rochester, MNWhile on downwind to runway 31 at rst, the pilot reported a bird strike. The pilot stated he was receiving flight instruction towards an instrument rating and he was wearing an instrument training device (hood). Pilot stated the instructor noticed the bird…Incident 20161108018399IPiper PA-28R-200 · Riverside, CAAircraft landed at ral due to alternator light during local training flight. Landed without incident. No injury to crew or aircraft damage.Accident 20161108018389ACessna 172S · Sarasota, FLStudent pilot on third solo flight experienced a hard landing on runway 04. Pilot elected to go around and landed uneventfully. Pilot taxied to the ramp and after shutting the aircraft down realized the nose tire was flat and there was propeller damage. Pilot…Incident 20161107022729ICessna 177B · New London, CTOn 11/7/2016 N34655 a Cessna 177 was landing on runway 05 at Groton airport. The pilot stated he was demonstrating short field landings to another pilot. The aircraft landed short of the runway and struck a runway threshold light in the center of the…Incident 20161107020659ICessna TR182 · Bermuda Dunes, CADeclared an emergency for a governor issue upon descent to palm springs international airport. He was directed to land at Bermuda Dunes Airport and landed without incident.