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 20160729012619IMooney M20C · Three Forks, MTOn July, 7th 2016, at MST 1030, a MOONEYM20C, n 6045Q, landed with its gear up at Three Forks airport Montana. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft recived minor damage and the pilot was uninjured.Accident 20160729012589ACessna 177B · Wickenburg, AZPIC stated he was practicing touch and goes on runway 23 at Wickenburg. Wind at time of accident was estimated to be 290 at 9 KTS. PIC had already completed one touch and go and started base leg and final for a second touch and go and everything appeared…Accident 20160729012449AHughes 269A · Morris, MNPilot was doing agriculture spraying and was on his fourth load. While enroute to the field, pilot referenced his navigation system. While his attention was diverted, he started to impact the crop. He reacted by adding aft cyclic which resulted in the tail…Incident 20160729011759IMartin JRM 3 (Mars) · Oshkosh, WIOn July 29, 2016, at 1300 CST a Martin mars JRM3, canadian registry c-flyl, struck a submerged rock during taxi in lake winnebago, Oshkosh, WI. The crew of four received no injuries and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The aircraft was being operated…Incident 20160729011749IJabiru USA Sport J230-SP · Plainfield, WIOn July 29, 2016, at approximately 13:55 CDT a Jabiru J230-SP, N51514, made an emergency landing in a plowed farm field in Plainfield, WI, following a power loss. The aircraft was being operated by a sport pilot on a cross country flight from kisw with an…Accident 20160729011739ACanadian Light Acft Sales & SVC Bushcaddy Explorer · Island Pond, VTThe pilot stated that during landing approach the aircraft cleared the threshold at over 45 mph, when about 100 - 150 feet down the runway, at approximately 10-12 feet above surface, the aircraft lost lift and dropped to a hard landing. The left main gear…Accident 20160729011729ACessna 172S · Morristown, NJN5322P (Cessna 172) was damaged by jet blast from a falcon 7X (oycl-s) while taxing from signature flight support. The Cessna 172 was on a taxiway parallel to the FBO ramp completing a runup when the falcon began to taxi. The falcon was a foreign registered…Accident 20160729011719AAir Tractor AT-402 · Sac City, IAAir tractor N1016G, took-off from carroll IA (cin) about 0900 CDT to apply an aerial application of insecticide and fungicide on a crop field approximately 1 mile south of the Sac City airport (ski). The aircraft struck the east-west powerline static wires…Incident 20160729007229ICoughlin Brian T Coughlin Fokker D-8 · Oshkosh, WIDuring a demonstration flight at osh, one magneto began to run rough followed by a strong odor coming from the engine compartment. The pilot made a precautionary landing in the grass adjacent to runway 36. During the rollout, the aircraft weathervaned into…Accident 20160728024879ACessna 310B · Columbia, CAOn July 28, 2016 at 17.40 local time N6605B a Cessna 310 with 4 people onboard was departing the Columbia airport, CA. The aircraft wass fully loaded when just after rotation the aircraft veered to the left of the runway while retracting the main gear and…Incident 20160728021799IWsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 80 · Illiamna, AKPilot was performing touch and goes on lake Illiamna. The pilot was climbing out and was setting up for the approach to perform another splash and go and as he pulled the power back from take off power to cruise the engine quit. The pilot landed the aircraft…Accident 20160728013409APiper PA-28R-200 · Panama City, FLAirplane was topped with fuel at edn- 20 minutes into flight to ecp, CFI reduced power to slow to gear extension speed and initiate approach from 3500 feet. Lowered gear, attempted to add power with no throttle response. Ran checklist with no results, told…Accident 20160728012579ACirrus Design SR22 · Henderson, NVN341CP, SR22, steep/hard landing runway 17L, stalled, then bounced off the runway and into the sod east of the runway.Incident 20160728012569IPiper PA-24-250 · Lubbock, TXOn July 28, 2016 at 11:28 CDT on approach to the Lubbock international airport (lbb), the pilot attempted to lower the gear for landing. The gear did not extend, nor did the gear light illuminate and the gear pump did not run. The pilot began to go through…Accident 20160728011709ACessna 172E · Rexburg, IDOn 7/28/16, the pilot, a student pilot, took off out of Rexburg id, on a solo flight to practice maneuvers to prepare for his private pilot practical test. He had been in the air about 1 1/2 hours when he came back to Rexburg for landing. He received the…Incident 20160728011699ICessna 172M · Bellingham, WAThe pilot departed orcas island airport (kors) in her Cessna 172M on 7/28/2016 just before noon to Bellingham international airport (kbli). During the landing on runway 16 at kbli, the pilot was not able to compensate for the crosswind. The aircraft swerved…Accident 20160728011689AMooney M20J · Holmen, WIOn July 28, 2016, at 1145 CST a Mooney M20J, N54PM, impacted the ground while on descent to Lacrosse, Wi (lse). The private pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was being operated by the owner as a personal flight under…Incident 20160728011679IPiper PA-28RT-201T · Stevens Point, WIThe aircraft departed runway 3 at ste. After the landing gear was retracted, the electrical system failed. The pilot remained in the landing pattern for a return to runway 3. Prior to landing, the pilot selected the landing gear down but failed to verify that…Accident 20160728011669AFlight Design Ctls · Fond Du Lac, WIOn July 28, 2016, at 0821 CST a Flight design Ctls, N527TS, impacted the ground after initiating a left turn on climb out from Fond Du Lac, WI (fdl). The pilot had reported to ATC unspecified problems and that he was making an immediate return. The private…Accident 20160728011659AAir Tractor AT-602 · David City, NEPilot departed the columbus, NE airport at or around 2:45-3:00 after refueling and getting a load of chemical. The pilot was doing a touch up spray of a bean field north of David City, NE. At the intersection of county road 38 and o. aircraft was determined…Incident 20160727024139IProgressive Aerodyne Searey LSA Amphibian · Stafford, VAOn July 27, 2016, ^mike pearson^ was providing instruction to ^bruce thompson^. The instruction was being conducted in ^pearson's^ searey light sport amphibian plane along potomac creek, Stafford, Virginia. Pilot ^thompson^ made an approach and landing on the…Accident 20160727020169AAeronca 11AC · Gig Harbor, WAPilot did not maintain control of the aircraft during landing rollout at the tacoma narrows airport(tiw), resulting in a ground loop of the aircraft, causing right wing damage. Right rear wing spar cracked at strut attach point. During inspection of the…Incident 20160727017699ICessna 152 · Denton, TX[privacy data omitted] Was performing his first solo as a student pilot. During his third landing he touched down, bounced twice, and, at the third touchdown, the nose landing gear folded backwards, causing the propellor to strike the ground, and the aircraft…Incident 20160727016279IRockwell International 690A · Butler, PAOn touchdown or very shortly thereafter, the left main tire failed causing the aircraft to eventually drift off of runway 26. In the process of exiting the runway, the aircraft's left propeller struck a taxiway sign causing damage to the propeller and the…Incident 20160727012559IPiper PA-32-300 · Carlsbad, CAPilot taxied to designated parking, front of control tower, and while maneuvering around a parked plane close to the airport fence and a light pole, right wing tip struck light pole. The hit cracked the fiberglass tip fuel tank and damaged the nav light…Accident 20160727011649AAlon A2 · Alamosa, COOn 07/27/2016 at approximately 0715 hrs (MDT), N5690F, sn A-190, Alon aircoupe A-2 departed rwy 20 at Alamos-Las Arenas, CO., (2C02) private airstrip (runway 20). Aircraft went airborne when contacting a dirt hump on the runway. Aircraft veered to the left…Accident 20160727011639AAir Tractor AT-301 · Olivia, MNFlight was planned and flown as a agriculture operation. Pilot became distracted with a GPS satellite lock issue. Pilot stated aircraft started to impact the tops of the corn stocks. Pilot was unable to recover and aircraft impacted the ground, landed upside…Accident 20160727011629AOlmsted Charles A RV-4 · Dwight, ILThe flight was planned as a part 91 flight. The pilot in command (PIC) attempted to land on runway 36 at Dwight Airport (kdtg), a turf runway, at approximately 1920. The closest recorded weather at pontiac, IL (pnt) at 1915 was sky clear, winds 125 degrees at…Accident 20160727011619ACessna 150L · Williamsburg, VAThe pilot was touching down for the last landing of his first solo flight. After touch down a deer ran onto the runway. The pilot had already began applying brakes in preparation of taxiing off the runway. When the deer stopped in front of him he decided to…Incident 20160727011609IBeech A24R · Davenport, IAWeather conditions: VFR with broken at 4,500' flight was operating in VFR, with flight following. Weather was no factor and runway was dry condition. Aircraft departed springdale, Arkansas (kasg) on 27 July 2016 at approximately 1310. Final destination was to…Incident 20160727008209ICessna 172B · Hysham, MTPilot stated he landed on the main wheels a little hard, the aircraft bounced up and then landed on the nose wheel. The aircraft came back down on the nose wheel and the propeller struck the runway causing damage to the nose gear and propeller. Witness…Accident 20160726021239AEmbraer Executive EMB-505 · Sugarland, TXFlight options N362FX, an Embraer phenom 300 (EMB-505) departed scottsdale, AZ (sdl) for houston, Sugarland airport with one passenger on board operating in accordance with CFR part 135. No unusual events occurred while enroute to sgr. The airport weather at…Incident 20160726012549ICessna 162 · Sarasota, FLOn July 26, 2016 at approximately 12:50 eastern standard time, a registered aircraft, N6056V a Cessna, 162, serial number 16000204 during climb out had a door open, the pilot landed at Sarasota / Bradenton international airport (srq) Sarasota, Florida. The…Incident 20160726011599IAgusta Westland Philadelphia AW119MKII · Butte, MTWhile conduction training of auto-rotation with a turn, tail striker hit runway surface after power recovery. The operator lined up for a 180 degree auto-rotation on rwy 30 at 115 KIAS and 1000 feet AGL, power recovery was initiated at apox. 220 feet AGL to…Accident 20160726011589AEmbraer ERJ 170-100 SE · Cleveland, OHOn July 27, 2016, about 1700 eastern standard time (EST) (2200Z), republic airlines, inc., flight 3458, an Embraer 170-100, N655RW, experienced unanticipated moderate turbulence during descent resulting in a serious flight attendant injury. The flight…Incident 20160726011579IBombardier DHC-8-202 · Chantilly, VAOn July 26 2016 at approximately 1830 EST, a DHC-8-200, N362PH, united express flight 4979 operated by champlain enterprises LLC, d.b.a. commutair departed the Washington Dulles airport (kiad) enroute to the norfolk, VA (korf). Shortly after takeoff the…Accident 20160725016849ACessna 188A · What Cheer, IAIn late afternoon on the day of the crash, the pilot performed a preflight inspection, an engine run up and took off from his private farm airstrip to practice agricultural application operations. After approximately 30 minutes of flying, and during a "spray…Incident 20160725013659ICanadair CL-600-2B16On July 25th, 2016, approximately 40 minutes into a flight from mdw to hpn, ATC contacted the pilot notifying him that a wheel came off of an aircraft during take-off and was possibly from his aircraft (N721G). Ground personnel at mdw recovered the wheel, and…Accident 20160725011569ATexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A · Minonk, ILOn July 25, 2016, approximately 1050 local time, a Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A, N10009, was Substantially damaged during loading operations near Minonk, Illinois. The pilot was not injured. The Helicopter was registered to and operated by hendrickson…Incident 20160725011559IDouglas B-26B · Oshkosh, WIOn July 25, 2016 at 1927 CDT NL99420 was landing 36L at Oshkosh Wittman Regional Airport (kosh) Oshkosh, WI after a 14 CFR 91 photo flight in VMC conditions. Upon selecting gear down, a loud bang was heard and the nose landing gear failed to extend. After…Accident 20160725011549AYakovlev/Yancey Robert F YAK-11 · West Mifflin, PANote: all witness statements are as seen from the ramp area at kagc facing north looking at the left side of the aircraft on landing and rollout. Witness stated: the aircraft landed normal on runway 28. During rollout the aircraft continued just past taxiway…Incident 20160724019039ICessna 182B · Cushing, OKOn July 24, 2016, a sky diver fell out of the jump harness during an instructor lead jump in Cushing, OK, at approx 1600 hours local. There was a light breeze out of the sw with VMC condition at the time. The instructor exited the aircraft with the student…Accident 20160724016269ACraig D Carter Stol CH 750 · Waynesburg, PAOn climb out from kway at approximately 0.5 mile from runway 27, the engine experienced a vibration and the oil pressure indicator displayed 0 PSI. An emergency landing was made straight ahead at the greene county fairground. The aircraft impacted a large…Incident 20160724013779ITextron G58 · Taylorville, ILPilot reported that he listened to the automated weather as he approached the airport. He chose the runway for the prevailing winds. Upon landing the pilot noticed that he had a tailwind and ran off the end of the runway striking both propellers in the…Accident 20160724013649ACirrus Design SR22 · Hyannis, MAPilot attempted to land rwy 33 past the intersection, upon landing aircraft bounced, drifted left, and the left main landing gear caught the grass infield. Pilot applied power to go around but was not able to lift off. After leaving rwy aircraft went through…Incident 20160724013619IPerry, NYOn 7/24/2016 at approx. 1130 EDT a student of rochester skydivers impacted terrain at a higher than normal velocity. The student was unable to deploy his main parachute at the planned altitude of 4500 ft AGL. By the time the student deployed his main…Accident 20160724013429AAmerican Champion 8KCAB · Cordova, SCOn July 24, 2016, about 1740 eastern daylight time, an American champ aircraft 8KCAB-N68JK, was substantially damaged when it ran off the side of the grass runway and went into a corn field near Cordova, south carolina. The private rated pilot was not…Incident 20160724011539IBerni P Breen Lancair Legacy · Redmond, ORPilot landed the aircraft without selecting gear extension.Incident 20160724011529ICessna 210L · Bismarck, NDAircraft departed kbis. Flew 100 miles outbound and alternator failed. Hydraulic power pack failed to shut off due to internal mechanical failure and drained battery on inbound leg back to departure point. Pilot pumped gear down but only nose would lock.…Incident 20160724011509IMooney M20R · Oshkosh, WIOn July 24, 2016 Mooney M20R N999JW was landing on runway 27 (green dot) at Oshkosh Wittman Regional Airport (kosh). Weather was VMC with winds 210 at 7 KTS. Upon touching down, approx 100 feet into the landing rollout, the right landing gear collapsed, a few…