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 20160830017929ABeech A36 · Sparks, NVN985CA was turning left to final base and preparing to land on runway 16L and crashed .05 miles north of rno 16L. Initial witness reports indicate that the aircraft pitched up and rolled over to the left then nosed downward into a recreational vehicle trailer…Accident 20160830015539ACessna A185E · Gooding, IDThe airman lost directional control of the aircraft on landing. The loss of control was self induced, no aircraft issues were involved.Accident 20160830015529ACessna 172N · Delta, UTStudent pilot carried excessive speed during final approach, leading to porpoising during landing and an eventual hard landing. This caused a propeller strike and damage to the firewall.Accident 20160830015519ARepublic RC-3 · Post Oak, MOOn a cross country flight from rcm to the lake of the ozarks in Missouri, the pilot reported a loss of engine power. In an attempt to perform an emergency landing in a farm field, the aircraft struck a row of trees resulting in substantial damage to the…Incident 20160830015509ICessna 152 · Mansfield, OHAt 1355Z, N95475, a C152 porpoised on landing runway 23 at MFD, bouncing 2X before final landing. Pilot requested to stop on the runway for a second. The local controller asked if the pilot needed assistance. The pilot said "no". The pilot then advised she…Accident 20160830015499AFairchild M-62A-3 · South Madison, OHNormal take off to the west one passenger. Found aircraft would not climb with full power and all actions pilot knew or have learned. Pilot saw the tree tops and hoped to quickly pull up over the trees but wheels touched and pilot told passenger "this is not…Accident 20160830015489ACessna 150L · Upham, NDAccording to witnesses PIC decided to go for an evening flight. Length of flight is unknown. Aircraft departed private farm strip. Upon return aircraft impacted river bank short of runway. Impact point was 6 feet below runway elevation. Aircraft went inverted…Incident 20160830015479IBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Pelican Rapids, MNPilot was performing an agricultural spraying operation and impacted power lines at the south end of the field. The wire cutter on the aircraft cut the top line and the line hit the temperature probe and cracked the windshield. The bottom wire impacted the…Incident 20160830014809ICessna P210N · Phoenix, AZAt approximately 4:20 p.m. local time N731ZF, a Cessna P210 airplane, sustained minor damage following a gear up landing at the Phoenix dear valley airport (dvt). Only known witnesses were the ATC controllers who observed the abnormal gear configuration just…Incident 20160830014799IEmbraer EMB-135KL · Dallas, TXOn August 30, 2016, at Dallas-fort Worth international airport (dfw), envoy maintenance ENY818, E145, entered the runway safety area on runway 36L without a clearance. ENY818 called ground control (gc) from the west ramp and requested to reposition the…Incident 20160830012179ICessna 177RG · Monroe, LAPilot was returning to mlu and lowered the landing gear. He stated he had positive landing gear extension indications. He landed at mlu on runway 4. After landing the gear began to collapse. The pilot reported that it was not a violent landing. The gear…Accident 20160830007069AAmerican Legend AL3 · Sedona, AZAt approximately 11:02 a.m. local time N114LC, an American legend AL3 light sport airplane, sustained substantial damage following a hard landing and an excursion from the runway into a ditch at the airport in Sedona, AZ (sez). This was witnessed by a…Incident 20160829015469IMooney M20J · Wilmar, MNAccording to the pilot's statement, while landing at kbdh the landing gear was not extended. As the propeller struck the runway a go-around was initiated and a subsequent approach and landing was made with the landing gear down.Accident 20160829015459ABeech C23 · Simsbury, CTOn 8/29/2016 at approximately 1700 local time [privacy data omitted] student pilot number [privacy data omitted] departed 7B6 to practice maneuvers in [privacy data omitted] N9352S, BE-23-C23 s/n: M1653. At approximately 1810 pilot landed aircraft at kmmk and…Incident 20160829015449IBeech B19 · Milan, TNThe pilot performed a pre-flight inspection, ground run up and took off of runway 1 to the north. As the pilot rotated at 55-60 mph the airplane stopped climbing at approximately 100 feet. The pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft to maintain airspeed then…Accident 20160829015439ANorth American Navion · Monett, MOUpon touchdown on runway 18 at khfj, the pilot noticed the right wing lower than the left wing. The aircraft then started pulling to the right and departed the runway. The aircraft continued down an embankment and through a barbed wire fence. The aircraft…Incident 20160829015429IPiper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AKPilot stated that he was taxiing his aircraft to a tie down spot at the bottom of his hill. He stated he got too close to the alders and clipped his wing. When this happened he gave full rudder and increased power to compensate. This caused the aircraft to…Incident 20160829014789IDiamond DA42 · San Diego, CAN914GM departed and landed successfully at kmyf. The pilot went through the normal safety check list prior to departure at kmyf which included verifying the rear door is closed by physically turning his head to view the rear door handle was latched and no cas…Incident 20160829014779IPiper PA-24-250 · Pine Bluff, AROn August 29, 2016, 1920 local time, N7727P, a Piper PA-24-250 registered to triple j flying service was conducting IFR training flight. The aircraft departed dumas airport (0M0) approximately 1700 hours enroute to mcgehee airport (7M1) for training, then…Incident 20160829007079ICessna 150M · Vernon, TXOn August 29, 2016, a Cessna 150M, aircraft bearing registration number N704PT, registered to a private owner, hit a wild, west Texas hog upon landing. Pilot had touched down the main gear and the nose wheel was still a few feet above runway. Incident…Incident 20160828024839ICessna 182 · Maricopa, AZOn August 28, 2016, a sky diving student of phoenix skydive, was fatally injured in a sky diving incident. The investigation found that the operation of the aircraft was all normal. The student and two instructors departed the aircraft at 11,500 ft. AGL. At…Accident 20160828015419ACessna 182D · Clinton, MTOn August 28, 2016, at 1445 MDT, a 1961 Cessna 182-D, N9936T, newly registered to the pilot, operating part 91, attempted to land, turned into trees and impacted the ground on the edge of I-90 east bound right lane. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed…Incident 20160828015409IHart Larry T Rans 6ES Coyote II · Newton, KSThe pilot[privacy data omitted]was landing on his private grass runway. During the ground roll out, before the tailwheel had touched down, the aircraft nosed over striking and breaking both blades of the wooden propeller and bending the left lower cowling…Incident 20160828015399IRuffell David Lewis Ridge Runner MDL II · St Charles, MOPilot took off from Smart Field, engine sputtered momentarily and later consequently failed, pilot could not make it back to the runway and landed 1/2 mile from runway 1/4 mile into a bean field.Incident 20160828015389ILearjet 31A · Barrow, AKDuring landing flair, left wing dropped abruptly. Left wing scraped runway surface. Pilot reported cross wind component during landing.Incident 20160828010839ICessna 172M · Fort Worth, TXAfter landing, pilot was attempting to taxi to a non-standard parking area and ended up on a service road. While taxiing, the aircraft struck a telephone pole. No injuries. 1 person onboard.Accident 20160827025279APiper PA-18-150 · North Pole, AKStudent pilot met his instructor at chena marina where they both intended on flying to koole lake. His plan was to follow his flight instructor and to rely on his experience because he was instrument rated and weather wise. Prior to flight student pilot…Accident 20160827022929APiper PA-18-150 · Kenai, AKLanding area was wet and vegetated, wheels dug in and caused aircraft to nose over, resulting in aircraft settling upside down.Accident 20160827021249ABoeing 737-7H4 · Pascagoula, MSOn August 27, 2016, at approximately 0920 local, southwest flight 3472 departed louis armstrong new orleans international airport, LA. Enroute to orlando international airport with 99 passengers onboard. While cruising at FL390, the aircraft experienced an…Incident 20160827021099IPiper PA-28R-200 · Big Lake, AKOn 8/27/2016 at 1735 AKDT, a Piper arrow PA-28R-200 N3091T, owned and operated by land and sea aviation, a part 61 flight school located at merrill field in anchorage, AK, was on an instructional flight in a training area located in the matanuska valley. As…Incident 20160827019049IBeech D17S · Pauls Valley, OKLanding gear failed to extend. Aircraft landed with main gear partially extended. Prop strike with damage to cowling, gear doors and brakes. Trailing edge of flaps erroded by ground contact.Incident 20160827017389ICessna 177RG · Atlanta, GADuring approach in to fulton cnty airport, pilot noticed no landing gear down and lock indication. Pilot radioed tower for visual check. Gear appeared down. Pilot landed with no other issues reported.Accident 20160827016469ARans Coyote S-4 · Clarksville, TXThe aircraft departed from Clarksville airport. Approximately 5 miles from the airport the aircraft experienced a loss of RPM. The pilot was unable to maintain altitude. Unable to make it back to the Clarksville airport, the pilot made an emergency landing in…Accident 20160827015379ABoeing A75N1(PT17) · Madras, ORDuring airshow performance, pilot initiated a loop with insuficient altitude to complete maneuver.Accident 20160827015369ACessna 195 · Livermore Falls, MEPilot departed kleb at approximately 10:45 EDT. Picked up 30 gallons of fuel. Flight to B10. Approached field using a midfield 45 degree left downwind for runway 02. Turned base and then onto final. Upon rolling out after touchdown the aircraft drifted…Incident 20160827014759ICessna 172RG · Bridgeport, TXInstructor was in the traffic pattern at xbp conducting touch and go landings with student on runway 36. The wind direction changed requiring a traffic pattern change to runway 18. The instructor retracted the landing gear to increase airspeed and made the…Incident 20160827014749ICessna T210N · Midland, TXOn August 27, 2016, at 1905 CDT, N10HX, a Cessna T210N was unable to lower nose wheel landing gear. Aircraft landed on runway 16L, at Midland International Air And space port (maf) in Midland, Texas. The aircraft was being operated for break-in procedures…Accident 20160827014739ACessna 172R · New Orleans, LAJust before returning to the airport for landing, the aircraft flew into rain. At 0.75 nautical miles west of runway 9, air traffic control (ATC) information showed this aircraft at 100 feet mean sea level moving at 73 knots ground speed. After this point,…Accident 20160826025019ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Kailua Kona, HI8/26/16 A R44 piloted by student [privacy data omitted] and CFI [privacy data omitted] after a soft landing went into an uncontrollable wobble, momentarily airborne and crashed under questionable circumstances. Pilots indicated that this was the first flight…Accident 20160826020449ABeech 58 · Wichita Falls, TX1) Description of deviation: after a normal preflight and run-up the pilot started a takeoff run which was aborted at rotation when the pilot sensed a jam in the yoke. During the abort the aircraft over ran the runway, traveled across a turf field and came to…Incident 20160826017509IDehavilland Beaver DHC-2 · Naknek, AKPilot chose to taxi on empty tank and then switch to full tank on takeoff. Another aircraft distracted him during his ck list and he forgot to switch back to the full tank for takeoff. This distraction as well as the unwise decision to switch to the aft tank…Incident 20160826016659IMooney M20B · Bremerton, WAAircraft touched down on runway with landing gear in up position.Incident 20160826015949IBeech 65-A90 · Waco, TXWaco, TX (act): N270M, BE9L, IFR act-gls, experienced electrical failure after departure and while returning to the airport received an unsafe gear indication. N270M made a low fly-by and was advised by the tower that the gear appeared down. Aircraft landed…Accident 20160826015319ACessna 140 · Lebanon, INOn August 26, 2016, at approximately 3:15 pm eastern daylight time (1915Z), a Cessna 140, N2614N, sustained substantial damage on landing at the Boone County Airport, Lebanon, Indiana, (6I4) when it flipped over on its back. The pilot and passenger were not…Accident 20160826014769AGates Learjet 55 · BHUpon takeoff roll pilot reported bumpy runway after V1, call hit uneven surface, aircraft bounced and airspeed dropped below V1 and crew decided to abort takeoff. Power idle, maxbraking and deployed thrust reversers. Aircraft exited end of runway. After…Incident 20160826014219IMooney M20K · Justin, TXAnnual inspection was completed on 7/25/16 and a list of unairworthy discrepancies to include the turbocharger leaking oil and low compression on several engine cylinders was given to the previous owner. The new owner purchased the aircraft on 8/25/16 and was…Incident 20160826014139ICessna 182R · St. Petersburg, FLOn August 26/2016, at 17:15 EDT ((21:15Z), an amphibious float equipped Cessna 182R, N54BK, landed gear up on rwy 25 at Albert Whitted Airport (spg - St. Petersburg, FL). Visual meteorological conditions were reported at the time. The aircraft sustained minor…Incident 20160826014129ICessna 310L · Saint Petersbur, FLPilot aborted takeoff on two seperate occasions due to nose gear shimmy. After taxiing to ramp, nose gear collapsed. The airport operations manager stated that this aircraft was taxiing at a high rate of speed when the incident was reported to the FSDO.…Incident 20160826014119ICessna 172M · Columbia, SCOn Friday, August 26, 2016, at approximately 1945 local time, N5400H was flying at 3500 MSL approximately 15 miles northeast of kcub airport. A buzzard struck the top, left side of the aircraft windshield, shattering it and causing other minor damages. The…Incident 20160826009509ICessna 172R · Scottsdale, AZAircraft made a normal landing on runway 3. Aircraft then veered left and continued left with full right rudder. Aircraft departed runway and struck a runway light fixture.