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 20160821008189IMooney M20R · Flandreau, SDOn Sunday August 21, 2016 at approximately 11:30AM a pilot departed the Flandreau, SD municipal airport (4P3) to conduct some proficiency flying. At approximately 12:15PM on his approach to 4P3 he communicated twice with another aircraft that he knew was…Accident 20160821007209ACessna 152 · Tamiami, FLWhile attempting to land on runway 9L at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, a Cessna 152, registration N94939, impacted the runway with a nose down attitude. The nose landing gear folded aft and the propeller contacted the runway asphalt. The aircraft came to…Accident 20160820022919ACessna 172R · Anchorage, AKElmendorf afb aka(jber) paed: N35408, a Cessna CE-172, landed without incident at 1330 AKDT, Anchorage, AK, on 8/20/2016. N35408 taxied behind a military C-130 aircraft undergoing maintenance, and performing an engine run. When N35408 entered the prop blast…Incident 20160820017549ICessna 150F · Albemarle, NCOn 8/20/2016 at approximately 1200 EST, Cessna CE-150 N8568G, registered to pressley aviaiton, was damaged when the right wingtip struck a chain link fence post. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right rear spar forward of the flap which caused…Accident 20160820014629AMantell Allan T Kitfox 4-1200 · Canandaigua, NYUpon landing the right rudder pedal broke and induced an uncontrolled landing/ground loop. Structure damage to the fuselage, wings and tail section.Incident 20160820014619IAllsbrook Thomas A Fisher Horizon 2 · Smoketown, PAPilot began flare approxiametely 3 feet above runway. After initial touchdown, aircraft bounced. Pilot added power and attempted to land out of the bounce. Upon second attempt, the left landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft departed the left side of the…Incident 20160820014609IBeech V35 · Manhattan, KSThe aircraft was enroute from gld to mhk when the aircraft engine quit approximately 3 miles from the mhk airport. The pilot landed the aircraft in a field striking a fence post damaging the left leading edge, lower wing, pitot tube and aileron.Accident 20160820012109ADayton A Babcock Storm · Eustis, FLPilot [privacy data omitted] ATP certificate #[privacy data omitted] on 8/20/16 at approximately 9AM departed X55 (mid Florida airport) and flew west approximately 2 miles when a low voltage warning light illuminated followed by engine failure. A successful…Accident 20160819024279ACessna 150M · Littleton, MAStudent pilot was returning from his solo long cross country flight. 4.5 miles from minute man field the aircraft experienced a loss of power from 2500 RPM to 1300. The student pilot pushed the mixture in and applied carb heat. No change in engine…Accident 20160819024149APiper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AKAccording to the pilot, she over flew the sand bar that she wanted to land on, in order to ensure that the area was free of hazards. She reported that she executed the approach, touched down, and during the landing roll, "I hit the brakes too hard" and the…Incident 20160819018049IBellanca 17-30A · Topeka, KSOn a soft field landing set up sequence, when the gear was extended, the pilot reported that the third green (nose gear) did not illuminate. On a subsequent tower fly by, the tower observed that the nose gear was about half way down and the main gear about 45…Accident 20160819014599AAero Commander S2R · Center, COOn 08/19/2016 at aprox. 10:25 N8870Q an Aero Commander S2R took off from Monte Vista Municipal Airport (kmvi). The aircraft was scheduled to spray a field 14.5 miles north of the airport. At 10:53, 911 dispatch received a call of an aircraft crash in the…Incident 20160819014589IPiper PA-46-310P · Galesburg, ILDeclared an emergency due to engine failure. Aircraft diverted to gbg and landed without incident.Incident 20160819014439IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Mesa, AZRear cabin door seperated from the aicraft shortly after take off. The door ws recovered by the schools personnel that night.Accident 20160819013859ACessna A185F · Klamath Falls, ORA student pilot was training for flight controls of a tail wheel type aircraft. The flight was under the operational control of the listed pilot. During a training flight landing the aircraft bounced out of control and crashed/landed at a sideways angle at…Incident 20160819013379ILiberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 · Camarillo, CAIncident pilot missed first available taxiway exit after landing at the Camarillo Airport (cma), Camarillo, CA, runway 26, with close following traffic. Pilot attempted to expedite exiting runway at taxiway 'c,' but was unable to negotiate the tight turn. The…Incident 20160819013369ICessna 525 · Bryant, AROn August 19, 2016 at appx 0815 hrs local a Cessna 525, registration number N883MT, serial number 525-0883 was departing from runway 20 at saline county refgional airport (ksuz), Bryant, AR in instrument meterological conditions with the pilot and three…Accident 20160819013359APiper PA-34-200 · Pembroke Pines, FLAircraft Piper PA-34-200, N16499 with flight instructor and student pilot departed hwo from runway 10R at 11:00 am and climb to 3300 feet to the west of hwo airport to practices multi-engine maneuvers. Aircraft lost propeller blade in flight, causing right…Accident 20160819009679AThrush S2R-T660 · Ruthton, MNAircraft accident occurred while in the process of aerial application. Aircraft came in contact with guide wires of a monitoring tower that was located in the field being treated. Aircraft contacted the ground approximately 200 yards beyond the tower in a…Accident 20160818014569ACollins John A RV6A · Pekin, ILUpon takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 25 feet, the canopy came open and the pilot lost control and impacted the runway.Accident 20160818013349ABell 206-L4 · Broussard, LAAircraft made a landing approach with a heading of 35 degrees to it's intended landing zone. Two practice landing attempts were performed onto a nearby movable dolly with an aproach heading of 360 degrees. On the second attempt the aircraft landed short on…Incident 20160818013279ICessna 425 · Naples, FLThe right engine would not power back on decent. The pilot elected to shut it down and landed without incident.Incident 20160818013269ILuscombe 8A · Ormand Beach, FLAs the aircraft approached the Ormand Beach aiport the pilot said everything was fine and then all of a sudden he saw the propeller fly off. Once that happened he immediately found a place to land. No damage to the aircraft upon landing and no injuries. The…Accident 20160817024009ACessna 182K · Anchorage, AKThe pilot reported that while on approach to land on a taxiway due to a larger airplane using the runway to offload, he was distracted by the younger passengers in the rear seats and noticed that the airplane's rate of descent was higher than normal. The…Accident 20160817023079ACessna 152 · Newnan, GAOn August 17, 2016, at approximately 0915 Cessna aircraft, model 152, N5250B, serial number 15283816, a student pilot was attempting a landing at Newnan-Coweta county (cco), Georgia. The student pilot stated he landed midfield and had trouble with steering…Incident 20160817021709IRobinson Helicopter R 66 · Indiantown, FLOn August 17 2016, the pilot of the helicopter, a Robinson R-66, stated he flew over the Indiantown Airport and came around to do a low approach to a hover on the grass runway. The pilot noticed he was descending faster than normal. He added more collective…Accident 20160817016629ACessna 152 · Belle Plaine, MNA flight instructor was providing soft field takeoff training to a student pilot on turf runway. On the takeoff roll the aircraft began to bounce and became airborn. The aircraft appears to have banked to the right, struck the right wing tip on the ground.…Incident 20160817014559IMooney M20K · Guernsey, WYPilot tried to turn on the runway lights with the appropriate radio frequency but they would not come on. A full moon and properly functioning landing lights provided sufficient visibility for landing. Distracted by the malfunctioning runway light system, the…Accident 20160817014539AValloric Carl Stephen Valloric Sport Trnr · Cadiz, OH08/17/2016 At approximatley 1830 local time, upon landing the pilot stated the aircraft bounced and yawed to the right. Pilot did not correct the right yaw with enough left rudder and further stated he may have had his right foot on the right heel brake which…Accident 20160817014529ACessna U206A · Sleetmute, AKWhile performing a landing at a remote grass airstrip, the aircraft experienced a hard landing that ripped the external belly fuel tank from aircraft and caused substantial damage to aft bottom portion of fuselage skin, stringers, and bell frames.Incident 20160817013259ICessna 162 · San Angelo, TXOn August 17, 2016, at 1300 CDT, a Cessna 162 skycatcher, aircraft registration number N6003P, registered to the private owner, experienced an un-commanded opening of the pilot door. The door cracked in half and folded back against the fuselage during cruise…Incident 20160817013199IAnderson Christopher W ANDERSON-SONEX · Titusville, FLOn August 17, 2016 at approximately 1155 UTC, an experimental, amateur-built aircraft, builder Anderson Christopher W, model Anderson-Sonex (N809SX), serial# 809, was on climb out when he noticed the left side of the canopy had opened up approximately 2…Accident 20160817009019ABoeing 737-92445 Minutes prior to landing the PIC directed the cabin crew call to ?clean up and sit down? Due to anticipated turbulence and made a pa announcement for the initial descent into iah. About 15 minutes after this call the aircraft hit moderate turbulence. A…Incident 20160817008199IBeech B200 · Aurora, ILThe aircraft departed 05C (griffith, IN) for gtu (georgetown, TX). Climbing through 17,000 feet the pilot noticed smoke then oil coming from the inboard side of the left engine. The oil pressure indication began fluctuating. The pilot shut down the left…Incident 20160816014519IBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Dayton, OHOn 08/16/2016 psa flight 5517, aircraft N216PS, phl-day, reported a birdstrike to the nose of the aircraft and the LH engine on approach into day. The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate. The next aircraft landing reported an engine cowling on the…Incident 20160816014509IMooney M20J · Westerly, RIOn Tuesday 08/16/2016 at 21:00, the FAA received notification via c-roc of an incident which occurred at 0045Z (20:45 local) at Westerly state airport. Aircraft N969RS suffered a gear collapse upon landing. The aircraft took off and landed on runway 25 at…Incident 20160816014499ICessna 421B · Council Bluffs, IADuring taxi to the ramp area at cbf, the pilot attempted a left turn to the normal parking spot on the ramp. The left brake on the aircraft failed which prevented the pilot from completing the turn. The pilot could not prevent the aircraft right wing tip fuel…Accident 20160816014489APiper PA-18-150 · Stariski Beach, AKOn August 16 @ approximately 1200 hrs, while returning from mcarthur flats, with no passenger, pilot landed on the Beach near Stariski river outlet. The weather was partly cloudy with no significant wind. The Beach was smooth. Pilot made a good 3 point…Incident 20160816013179ICessna 210 · Chino, CAA/c lost engine power on approach to cno. Landed short RWY26R. Broke nose landing gear and bent prop after touch down.Accident 20160815024059ACessna 150A · North Conway, NHThe pilot stated that he had departed from massena, NY where he had fueled the aircraft, then took off approximately 0900, enroute to final destination of whitefield, NH. The pilot also stated that weather in whitefield was not suitable for landing and that…Incident 20160815022619IBeech A36TC · Chino, CA8/15/2016, Chino CA., 17:46Z time. Aircraft departed RY36R. About 50 ft off the ground the PIC smelled burning. The tower called and told him that the airplane was smoking. The local controler obtained control of the all runways and cleared the aircraft to…Incident 20160815017519ICessna 172 · Perryville, MOAmended 2/13/2017 - corrected K02 Perryville MO. Airport information. The airport information was removed as the incident did not occur on an airport so the airport information should not have been listed. Amended 1/18/2017 - corrected spelling of airmans…Incident 20160815014479IAir Tractor AT-502B · Appomatox, VADuring aerial spray operations the pilot struck a wire. The pilot was unaware that he had hit anything and experienced no indications that would lead him to believe he had a problem. He was operating out of Hanover Airport which is his home base. Upon…Incident 20160815013169IEclipse EA500 · Farmington, NMOn August 15, 2016 an Eclipse EA-500 N876K registered to goodyear leasing inc., departed the paved surface taxing on to the runway at Farmington four corners regional airport, Farmington, NM while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions…Incident 20160814021699ITaylorcraft F19 · Theodore River, AKStruck soft spot on gravel roadway during landing, aircraft flipped over. Airman counseling completed on 09/07/2016. Ptrs number AL03201602885Incident 20160814014469ICessna R182 · Colorado Spring, COOn August 14, 2016 at approximately 2:00 pm local time, a Cessna R182 experienced a nose gear collapse during roll out after landing for a "stop and go" at the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport in Colorado Springs, CO .Accident 20160814014459ABellanca 7ECA · Lino Lakes, MNAircraft was departing on runway O2 at MN24. According to a video obtained of the first part of the takeoff roll, the aircraft tail did not appear to come off the ground in the first 1/4 to 1/2 of the runway distance. According to the pilot and passenger,…Accident 20160814014449ACessna 172K · Fulton, MOThe pilot attempted a landing at elton hensley memorial airport (kftt) in Fulton, MO. Upon landing, the aircraft bounced several times resulting in the nose strut collapsing and a prop strike on the runway. The aircraft received substantial damage to the nose…Accident 20160814013419APiper PA-31-325 · Northport, ALOn August 14, 2016, approximately 1120 (CST), N447SA Piper PA-31-325, reported fuel pump issues during flight resulting in airplane impacting trees and terrain near Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (tcl). Pilot filed an instrument flight plan with an intended…Incident 20160814013249ICirrus Design SR22 · Cross City, FLPilot was conducting a flight in a company owned aircraft from pns to gnv. Weather conditions deteriorated over north Florida with extreme thunderstorms covering from cdk to jax. Passenger requested that aircraft be landed at a safe airport that was also…