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 20161008017609ACessna 150M · Beasley, TXPilot reported engine started running rough and quit making power. Pilot stated he made an emergency landing in open field. The field was freshly plowed. Upon landing the nose gear caught in the soft dirt and aircraft flipped over on its top. The propeller…Incident 20161008016539ICessna 152 · Meridian, MSN69029, owned by a local government entity was parked on the ramp adjacent to taxiway b, with no intent for flight and nobody aboard the aircraft. N22718, (part of a flight of 3 H-60'S),owned by a federal government entity received takeoff clearance and…Accident 20161007019969ARobinson Stewart J Bearhawk · Calhan, COOn October 7, 2016, at approximately 1430 mountain standard time (MST), N507SR, a 2015 Bearhawk experimental home built aircraft was substantially damaged when it exited runway 17 on take-off roll while performing touch-n-goes at Calhan, CO. (5V4). Latitude…Incident 20161007019959IAerostar International S-71A · Quechee, VTOn the evening of October 7, 2016 the pilot of a hot air balloon Aerostar S-71A with six passengers on board was navigating Quechee gorge Vermont when wind changes forced the balloon to make contact with a tree, resulting in a hole in the fabric. The pilot…Incident 20161007019949IPiper PA-28-161 · Dover, DE[privacy data omitted] A student pilot had just departed on a second supervised solo in the traffic pattern at Delaware air park, DE. After making his first landing the student pilot instead of coming to a full stop as he had been briefed in the past…Incident 20161007019939IPiper PA-28-151 · Lebanon, TNThe pilot claimed to have completed a satisfactory runup prior to departing Lebanon municipal airport (M54). He stated that once his aircraft reached approximately 1,200 feet MSL during the climbout, the engine began to sputter. He conducted the emergency…Accident 20161007016559ACessna A185F · San Antonio, TX^Stephen ratcliff^ flew his Cessna A-185-F from conroe to San Antonio. On his way to the airport, a frontal passage was reported by San Antonio international airport's (ksat) weather service at approximately 1828Z/1328 local. Winds shifted from a heading of…Accident 20161007013609AAlgimantas Jonusas RV-10 · Hotsprings, VAInvestigation ongoing. Working with the pilot for more information. The pilot is injured and in and out of the hospital for appointments. He is responding the best he can. The pilot claims to have gathered the proper weather information for his direct route…Accident 20161007010819AMilholland Leonard E KELLY-D · Livingston, TXDuring a return flight from 27XS, where the aircraft had been for an annual inspection, the aircraft experienced a sudden loss of engine power with no prior indications given. An engine restart was attempted with no success. A suitable landing area was…Accident 20161006022049APiper PA-18-150 · Hanna, WYOn October 12, 2016, at approxiamently 10:15 MST, a Piper PA18-150, N4457Z, flown on a VFR part 91 flight. Ran off the side off a road on private land. The aircraft veered to the right during a go around attempt which was caused by a sudden wind gust from a…Accident 20161006021759AHM14/360 Flying Flea · Plymouth, CTThe accident pilot was doing traffic pattern work at Waterbury Airport (N41), located in Plymouth, CT, in what is believed tobe his second flight in flight testing phase I as required by his experimental airworthiness certificate. He had been doing takeoffs…Incident 20161006019929ICessna 208B · Grants, NMDuring cruise flight gup-abq at 15000FT, Pilot reported un-commanded engine shutdown. Pilot declared an emergency and land without incident at gnt. Engine will be changed and sent to manufacturer for analysis.Accident 20161006019919AStinson 108-3 · Rifle Garfield, COThe airman recently acquired the aircraft and was taking it for it's madien flight. The airman stated that he was too fast at touch down which resulted in a loss of control of the aircraft.Incident 20161006019909IEmbraer ERJ 170-100 SE · Newark, NJOn October 06, 2016, at approximately 1634 eastern standard time (2034Z), N643RW, an Embraer erj 170-100SE model aircraft struck two birds causing minor damage to the right hand section of the aircraft nose. United express flight 3569 was departing Newark,…Accident 20161006019899APiper PA-17 · Keene, NYOn 10/07/2016 the albany FSDO was contacted about an incident involving a Piper PA-17 vagabond aircraft. The aircraft had landed at Marcy Field (1I1)in Keene, NY. The operator intended to take off from Marcy Field and fly around the area. Upon hand propping…Accident 20161006019169AFairchild Hiller FH-1100 · Lino Lakes, MNAircraft encountered an in flight breakup near Lino Lakes, MN.Accident 20161006017949AJoe Salomone Super CUB SQ2 · Truckee, CAWhen operating with the main tires in contact with the surface water, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and nosed over in a reservoir.Accident 20161006017369APiper PA-24-260 · Scottsboro, ALOn October 6, 2016, the pilot of N8560P was flying in the local area of Scottsboro, Alabama. During the flight the fuel flow to the engine decreased and the engine started losing power. The pilot completed the emergency procedures and attempted to restart the…Accident 20161006016249ACessna 172S · Mesa, AZDuring landing at kiwa runway 30R the student pilot drifted left of runway centerline and flared abruptly. The instructor called for a go-around. The student pitched up but did not add power. The instructor manipulated the flight controls and added power.…Incident 20161006016239IPiper PA-32RT-300T · Hot Springs, AROn October 6, 2016, at 1630 CST, a Piper PA-32, N3049K, registered to quachita regional anesthesia, pllc, experienced a right gear collapse on landing rollout. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The…Incident 20161005024659IPiper J3C-65 · Lepanto, AROn October 5, 2016, at approximately 08:30 CDT, N3418N, a Piper J3 cub aircraft, registered to [privacy data omitted], was found to have minor damage after civil air patrol located the aircraft searching for an active emergency locator beacon. When the…Accident 20161005021749ANorth American Navion · Palmer, AKAircraft was observed by FAA inspectors immediately after the occurrence. A/c was found on r/h side of runway approximately 800' from the approach end with nose pointed approximately 45 degrees right of centerline. Two propeller tips were curled forwards more…Accident 20161005019889AFuller Neil H Glasair SH-2 · Bellingham, WAInitiated twy e departure on rwy 34. Was observed to wobble during t.o. roll and lift off. Settled back to rwy 34. Aircraft angled to the left of center line. RH whl skid mark on rwy surface observed. Tracks thru grass visible from rwy edge to 2000FT sign. R…Accident 20161005017789ABell UH-1H · Gila Bend, AZOn the morning of 5 October 2016, the pilot performed a preflight inspection in accordance to with the manual on rotorcraft N175SF. The pilot found no anomalies on the preflight and departed the private strip of farm ag enterprise at 0700MST with 1000LBS of…Accident 20161005016219ACessna 172R · Kapolei, HI[privacy data omitted]Reported accident because rental plane owner told him to report. Bent firewall may of been caused by hard landing [privacy data omitted] reported to owner on 10/5/16 at jrf airport. The landing was reported to the aircraft owner because…Incident 20161005016209IPiper PA46-500TP · Mesa, AZAircraft made an emergency landing at Mesa gateway airport due to the loss of engine oil pressure. Aircraft glided to the airport out of 110 and landed without further incident.Accident 20161004019879ACessna T182T · Galesburg, ILOn October 4, 2016 on or about 1330, I received a call from [privacy data omitted]; he stated that he just had an aircraft accident in N400KX on runway 10 at Galesburg airport. Actual time of the accident was (1028 am) 1528Z. It is shown in the security…Accident 20161004019869ACessna 172K · Wilmont, WIOn October 04, 2016 N46377 a Cessna 172 (CE-172) was en route from burlington, WI (kbuu) to chicago executive airport (kpwk) prospect heights, IL at 2,200 feet when the engine started to run rough. The pilot pulled the carb heat on and switched fuel tanks…Incident 20161004019859IPiper PA-28-140 · Saginaw, MIOn October 4, 2016 about 1400 eastern daylight time, a Piper cherokee 140 (PA-28-140) aircraft, N56487, [privacy data omitted]operated by a student pilot, under the supervision of a certified flight instructor, was damaged after departing the left side of…Accident 20161004019849AChaudoin George S RV-10A · Plymouth, NHThis aircraft accident had not been reported to the NTSB at the time of its discovery by this inspector on 10/20/2016. The pilot entered downwind to fly a standard left-hand traffic pattern to land on runway 30. The pilot stated to this inspector that the…Accident 20161004017849AMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Waimea, HIManuiwa airways, inc., dba volcano helicopters was conducting flight operations under 14 CFR part 135 for the kohala watershed partnership, N311VT had just completed delivery of fence material to the remote job site on kohala mountain (at N20 06.731 and W155…Accident 20161004016199ABeech D95A · Hitchcock, TX10/04/2016 The FAA was notified that N76S crashed in a rice field near Hitchcock, TX. The aircraft was located in a small, tree-lined canal adjacent to a rice field. The aircraft was mainly intact. The fuselage had compression damage indicative of a…Incident 20161003019839ICirrus Design SR22 · Madison, WIOn October 3, 2016 N14KB a Cirrus SR-22 was landing on runway 21 at dane county regional airport (kmsn) Madison, WI. Upon landing rollout the aircraft struck an arresting cable that was not retracted. The arresting cable was deployed for 2 F-16 departures on…Accident 20161003019829ACessna Ector 305A · Concord, NHShortly after making a normal touchdown on runway 35 the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and began turning toward the right side of the runway. The pilot attempted to correct the right hand turn with full left rudder and brake, but was unable…Incident 20161003019819ICessna 208B · Chicago, ILWhile attempting to park the aircraft, the PIC was following instruction from the two wing walkers. The wing walker on the left gave a thumb up indicating that the aircraft was clear of obstructions and for the PIC to continue into the parking spot. The PIC…Incident 20161003016189IAeropilot S R O Legend 600 · Fullerton, CAThis incident was reported as a nose gear collapse during landing on runway 24. After the nose wheel collapsed the propeller struck the runway. The nose wheel, the propeller, and the slip clutch were damaged. The winds were reported as variable at 5 knots and…Accident 20161003016179AAirplane Factory Sling · Torrance, CAOn landing, aircraft veered off runway 29R. Aircraft came to a stop. Pilot was unable to taxi aircraft and called for help.Accident 20161003016169AWilliam F Russell Fokker DR-1 · Fulshear, TXThe aircraft was anchored to the ground and satisfactorily completed a full power trial. The aircraft maintained maximum power with no issues noticed. The aircraft then made eight successive high speed passes down the runway without incident. The aircraft…Accident 20161002024379AAndrew Harold Stol CH 701 · Berryton, KSDuring the landing and touchdown phase at the airman's private grass runway, the airman failed to center the nose gear on touch down during a cross-wind landing, resulting in side loads that bent the nose gear and caused the aircraft to nose over. Damage from…Incident 20161002020899IBeech B90 · Hickory Valley, TNParachutist was performing a high performance parachute landing. Parachutist misjudged his landing and hit the ground with a high rate of descent which killed him 1. Name of jumper Kyle doster [privacy data omitted] 2.Experience andtraining of jumper. Mr.…Incident 20161002019809IRoss Herbert E RV-7 · Bridger, MTOn October 2, 2016 at approximately 1230 MDT (2030Z) a vann?s RV-7 sustained minor damage to the propeller, left aileron, both front landing gear struts, lower cowling, tailwheel, and right front wingtip when the pilot lost control on landing when the wooden…Accident 20161002019799AVolaircraft 10A · Mandan, NDPilot touched down short of runway 13. Impact caused nose gear strut to depart aircraft. Aircraft slid 492 feet down the runway. Gasculator/fuel drain was ruptured during slide and ignited. Aircraft was consumed by post crash fire. Pilot escaped without…Incident 20161002019789IPiper PA-28-180 · Morrisville, NCAircraft had a hard landing on touch down and bounced twice. On the third touch down, the aircraft landed nose first causing the nose wheel to depart. The aircraft skidded to a stop on runway. Minor damages and no injuries occurred.Accident 20161002019779ACessna 208B · Togiak, AKA Cessna 208B N208SD departed quinhagak airport Alaska at 1133 local time on October 2, 2016 enroute for Togiak airport Alaska. A two pilot crew with on passenger and 40LBS of cargo. The weather was marginal VFR conditions with rain squalls in the area. The…Incident 20161002019109IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Trenton, SCThe aircraft took off from Twin Lakes Airport, S17, located just outside of the town of Trenton, SC. It flew for approximately one hour, after which, it returned to S17 for a full stop landing. According to the pilot?s written statement, the pilot turned…Accident 20161002017749ACessna R172K · Rosamond, CAOn 10/02/2016, N736LZ, a Cessna 172, attempted a take-off from Rosamond sky park, Rosamond, CA. As N736LZ accelerated down the runway, the take-off was aborted. N76LZ rolled off the west end of the runway, resulting in the nose gear failing, and the…Accident 20161002016159APiper PA-28-180 · Clarendon, TXOn October 2, 2016 at approximately 1400 CDT, N5196Z, a Piper PA-28-180 was substantially damaged after an engine failure. The failure resulted in a forced off field landing and pilot sustaining minor injury. The student rated pilot was on a cross country…Incident 20161002016149IAerostar International S-60A · Albuquerque, NMOn October 2, 2016, at 0839 MDT, an aero star international inc. balloon bearing registration number N64914, collided with a power line in Albuquerque, NM. The balloon was being operated on a personal flight. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the…Accident 20161002016139AAerostar International RX 8 · Albuquerque, NMThe aircraft impacted power lines during an approach to landing. The pilot had initially selected a parking lot, but, to avoid obstacles, decided to cross a highway off-ramp and land in an open area. Neither the pilot nor the two passengers saw the power…Accident 20161001021739ABeech C23 · Taylor, TXDuring a steep descent to a straight in approach and landing at Taylor , T74, the engine stopped running. The pilot discovered this when the approach was becoming short and the engine did not respond to advancing the thottle. The aircraft was landed off field…