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 20160530007169ACriquet Aviation Bogota Columb Storch FI-156 · Vanzant, KYAircraft crashed 5/30/2016, time unknown, in Vanzant , KY. The sole occupant was fatally injured. Aircraft was destroyed by impact and post crash fire. Airframe was investigated on sight 6/2/2016 and the engine was examined 6/27/2016.Accident 20160530005349ABeech A23-24 · Clintonville, WIOn may 30, 2016, at 0330 CDT, a Beechcraft A24 airplane, N5771V, was substantially damaged during a hard landing, initially impacting short of the threshold of runway 32 at Clintonville, Wisconsin (kcli). The private pilot and the single passenger were not…Accident 20160530005279ACessna 170A · Freeland, MIPilot reported that he stalled the aircraft a little higher than normal causing a hard landing. The aircraft bounced a couple of times, veering off the side of the runway coming to rest in the grass alongside of the runway upside down. All three occupants…Accident 20160529025309APiper PA-18A 150 · Petersville, AKAirman traveled to an unimproved strip near shulin lake on 05/29/2016. At approximately 1020 the pilot reported that he was on short final (conventional gear airplane) and thought he had cleared the trees, however the propeller impacted a tree branch. The…Accident 20160529025139AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Warner, NHNon-instrument rated pilot inadvertently continued cruise flight into deteriorating conditions. After entering IMC and attempting to climb away from mountainous terrain, spatial disorientation resulted in a spiral descent and impact. Prevailing conditions…Incident 20160529008419IStewart John Vans RV-10 · Fulshear, TXThis office recieved a report from the Fulshear police department stating that a door had fallen from an aircraft and struck a house. The officer located the owner of the aircraft who acknowledged that it was his door. According to the police report they had…Incident 20160529006069IPiper PA-23-250 · Panama City, FLForgot to lower landing gear prior to touchdown.Accident 20160529005769ARainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Mack, CON273BC approached Mack Mesa Airport from the east. Landed in grass runup of the landing strip. Rolled onto paved portion of runway. Suddenly aircraft made a hard left turn. Pilot applied right brake. Aircraft made a classic 'ground loop". Aircraft went on to…Accident 20160529005629ACessna 177 · Pine Bluff, AROn may 29, 2016 at approximately 09:30 central daylight time, a 1968 Cessna 177 cardinal airplane, N29601 impacted the terrain at pbf/ Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The pilot in command with one passenger on board was performing slow flight maneuvers at 200 feet AGL.…Accident 20160529005579AOas Harry Pitts S1C · Carlsbad, NMOn may 29, 2016, at 1115 CDT, approximately, a pitts S1C bearing registration number N95R, registered to a private individual, landed on runway 14L at the Carlsbad cavern city new Mexico airport (kcnm). The pilot reported the left brake locked causing the…Accident 20160528024779AMoore Joseph O Varieze · Santa Paula, CAAccident pilot reported over multi-com that the accident aircraft engine had quit. During descent to emergency landing, aircraft struck power lines, and impacted ground/orchard, 4.39 NM west/southwest of Santa Paula airport (kszp), Santa Paula, California.…Incident 20160528009459IBeech A36 · Granbury, TX[privacy data omitted] Statement: On may 28, 2016 I was flying duel with an instructor to complete a flight review, I had previously completed the required courses for my next wings level and was completing the flights for the flying portion. While doing a…Accident 20160528007919ARobinson Helicopter R44 · Spring Branch, TXHelicopter landed at Kestrel airpark Spring Branch , Texas for refuel stop. After refuel, pilot began his taxi for departure on runway 12.while exiting refuel area tail rotor made contact with light pole next to refuel station. Tail rotor was severed from…Accident 20160528006329ALuscombe 8A · Midland, TXOn may 28, 2016, at approximately 1200 CDT, N72087, a Luscombe-8A, serial number 3514, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 10/28. The pilot sustained several broken ribs and a laceration above the left eye that required 78 stitches. The…Incident 20160528006119IBeech 95-C55 · Aiken, SCRight fuel cap came off on climb out causing fuel to depart the fuel tank. Pilot returned for emergency landing and did not get the gear down before the aircraft contacted the ground.Accident 20160527025409ARepublic P-47D · New York, NYAt approximately 1905 EST on may 27, 2016, , the subject aircraft departed Republic airport (kfrg), farmingdale, NY, with two (2) other aircraft for a photo mission in the hudson corridor. The flight of three (3) aircraft consisted of N1345B, a Republic P-47D…Accident 20160527014699ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Jacksonville, FLOn may 27, 2016 at approx 1400 EDT a Diamond DA-40, N808ET, registered to rtb trading co, LLC and operated by the [privacy data omitted] had just made his second touch and go landing at Herlong Recreational Airport, Jacksonville, FL (heg) on runway 07, upon…Accident 20160527009779ACessna 150J · Albuquerque, NMOn 05/27/2016, at approximately 1433 mountain time, a Cessna 150-J aircraft bearing registration number N60252 registered to [privacy data omitted] impacted the terrain, at 35° 1.21.20 n - 106° 35.22.15 w (approximately 1 mile southeast of runway 30 at…Accident 20160527008889AHowell Bob Howell Special · Minden, NVDuring landing the experimental aircraft, a Howell Special, had a collapse of the right main landing gear causing substantial damage to the aircrafts right wing and propeller.Accident 20160527008009AChampion Aeronca 7AC · Groveland, CAThe airman was returning to the pine mountain airport (E45) after dropping off her flight instructor. The airman had been on a 1.5 hour flight with her instructor to continue practicing ? X wind landing & t/o coordination exercises, pattern work, 3 point…Accident 20160527007999ACessna 402B · Sioux Falls, SDOn may 27, 2016, the company chief pilot was conducting initial new hire flight training with a new hire pilot in a Cessna 402B. They were doing practice instrument approaches in VMC conditions. While getting vectored for a practice rnav/gps approach to…Incident 20160527007979IMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Lihue, HIDuring a preflight inspection damage was discovered on some of the main rotor blades on N454JH. The pilot notified the director of maintenance, who inspected the main rotor blades, and confirmed that there was repairable damage to 4 out of the 5 main rotor…Accident 20160527007969APiper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AKAirman departed mri on 05/27/2016. He traveled to the lake george area to practice landings. He had done five landings previous to the accident, four of those had been at the same location as the accident site. Weather was clear with no wind. On his last…Incident 20160527007959ICessna T210N · Tucson, AZPilot on approach to runway 11R was changed to runway 3. Pilot heard scratching and grinding noise. Pilot added full power for go-around. Pilot completed landing after lowering the gear without further incident.Incident 20160526005469IBeech A36 · Morris, MNAircraft N818DB experienced a gear malfunction while on approach to kmox airport. When the pilot lowered the gear he did not get normal in-transient gear indications and realized the landing gear circuit breaker was tripped. The pilot attempted to reset the…Incident 20160525008049IKoch John R LONG-EZ · Camarillo, CAOn 05/25/2016, at approximately 1228 PDT, accident pilot was conducting touch and go maneuvers in the accident aircraft on runway 26 at the Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, CA. During his final touch and go maneuver, pilot was distracted during completion of his…Accident 20160525008039ARolladen-Schneider OHG LS3-A · Blairstown, NJPilot departed in glider from Blairstown Airport (1N7), Blairstown, NJ around 1300 local time. Pilot released the tow, crossed over (1N7), and turned north to begin a cross country to wurstboro airport (N82). Unable to find any thermals along the ridgeline,…Incident 20160525008019IBeech V35 · Denton, TXThe flight originated at dto for local flight, staying in the pattern, runway 18. Aircraft landed gear up, runway 18, sustaining minor damage. Pilot stated he did not hear the gear warning device. A gear operation check was performed by mechanic and found the…Incident 20160525005889IBuckeye Dream Machine 00 · Bethel, MEPilot lost engine power for a few seconds then came back on, this happened two or three times then engine quit. Landed in a river, aircraft fliped over and was submerged.Accident 20160525005779AChampion 7ECA · Brookings, ORAircraft annual completed 4-5-16 with no open discrepancies. Morning of accident pilot was expecting to with CFI. CFI did not show. Pilot reportedly was running up the aircraft before putting it away in hangar. Pilot taxied to runway 12 and witnesses said…Incident 20160525004069IMooney M20J · New Cumberland, PAPilot intended to fly two circuits of the pattern to warm up the engine oil for an oil change. The first touch and go was completed successfully. The second circuit was intended to be a full stop landing. The pilot landed the aircraft "gear up". The pilot…Accident 20160524018059APiper PA-18-150 · Cozad, NEThe applicator was entering a wheat field from the north northwest corner of the field to be sprayed, headed to the south east corner where he intended to turn north bound and begin a south to north spray pattern working from the west side of the field to the…Incident 20160524015989IPiper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AKPilot stated that he was correcting for a slight crosswind during landing and inadvertantly applied too much brake during rollout and the airplane nosed over onto its propeller. Damage was limited to the propeller and spinner.Accident 20160524010099ACessna 182A · Reno, NVDuring cruise flight the pilot reported a loss of engine power. The pilot made an emergency landing on mccarran boulevard south of west plumb street approximately, 5 miles west of the Reno ? Tahoe international airport. During our investigation we noted no…Accident 20160524008079ACessna A185F · Anchorage, AKPilot stated that he landed on runway 32 at Lake Hood(lhd) wind was 10 knots at 250 degrees. On roll out at about 5 knots the aircraft started a slight left turn, pilot corrected with right rudder, adding full right rudder to stop aircraft from turning left.…Accident 20160524006259AJihlavan Airplanes Sro KP 5 ASA · Rhoadesville, VAAircraft owner getting initial flight instruction in new type aircraft with instructor pilot. Aircrew lost control and impacted terrain in a near vertical, nose down, attitude 10.1 miles east of omh.Incident 20160524004849IBeech 35-33 · New Richmond, WIAccording to statements made by the pilot, he entered downwind for runway 32 at rnh. He slowed the aircraft, turned base, selected flaps down and turned final. Pilot stated that he did not remember putting the gear selector handle to the down position.…Incident 20160523010089IAirbus A320-214 · Denver, COOn take-off roll virgin america flight VRD860 from Denver to san francisco impacted a bird in the #2 engine at approximately 150 feet AGL. The #2 engine vibe was observed to momentarily rise to 8.9 and then return to 4.2 vibes. No other engine abnormal…Accident 20160523010079ACessna 182H · Hanapepe, HIOn 05/23/2016 N2007X was taking off from pak airport in Hawaii on a sport parachute flight. Weather was clear with about 10 knots of wind out of the ene. The aircraft departed runway 9 and climbed to aproximately 150 feet AGL when the aircraft pitched up,…Accident 20160523010069ACessna 501 · Texarkana, AROn may 23, 2016, at 2130 central daylight time, a Cessna citation 501, N804ST, registered to eagle ii aero, LLC, experienced a rapid decompression at 43,000 feet. The flight which was bound for san antonio, Texas (ksat) made an emergency landing at the…Incident 20160523009162IYakovlev YAK-52 · Louisville, KYN87YK taxied into rear of N9110M, at a slow speed, contacting the right wing of N87YK and the tail of N9110M. The resulting contact swung N87YK to the right making further contact between the prop of N87YK and the left aileron of N9110M. No injuries, no post…Accident 20160523009159ACessna U206G · Chinitna Bay Ai, AKDuring a maneuver to reverse direction and reposition the nose wheel bounced over sand berm?s along the edge of the runway. As the nose wheel bounced up the tail cone dragged on the sand and rocks.Accident 20160523006129ACessna 152 · Melrose, FL05/23/2016 P.I.c. was scheduled for two (2), three (3) hour time building part 61 flights betweeen (08:00 - 11:00 & 15:00 - 18:00 local)and assigned to fly N952SA in dispatch. P.I.c. preflighted N952SA, but was unable to start the aircraft after four (4)…Incident 20160523005299IGomory James A Long EZ · Excelsior Sprin, MOAircraft departed hig with intended destination of gph. During preflight, pilot neglected to remove air intake covering. Approximately 30 minutes into flight, the engine overheated, resulting in engine failure and an emergency landing in bean field near…Accident 20160522025159ARans S-5 · Acampo, CAOn may 23, 2016, pilot in command (PIC), [privacy data omitted] around 8:30 am began his preflight inspection of his aircraft. After insuring the aircraft was safe for flight, [privacy data omitted] taxied his aircraft for takeoff at 9:30 am on runway R26.…Accident 20160522012299ACzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser · Santa Monica, CAAfter takeoff from runway 21 at approximately 375 feet the aircraft engine began to run rough and lose power. Student pilot declared an emergency and turned 180 degrees to land. Student pilot landed on runway 3 with not enough runway to land. The aircraft…Incident 20160522010699IBombardier CL-600-2D24 · Raleigh, NCGojet airlines flight 4252 experienced a right wing tip strike during landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The right wing leading edge slat and right winglet both contacted the ground resulting in a damaged area of appoximately 6 inches. The…Incident 20160522010059IBeech 35-B33 · Santa Rosa, CAN7935K was in the traffic pattern when Santa Rosa ATCT cleared the aircraft for a touch and go on runway 14. The PIC requested a full stop landing. ATC cleared N7935K for landing runway 14. The PIC of N7935K did not see the traffic that was inbound for a…Accident 20160522009139ABeech C24R · Marine City, MIOn Sunday may 22nd at approximately 4:30PM, N20135 was discovered by airport employees on the right side of the departure end of rwy 4 at Marine City Airport (76G). The right main gear was collapsed and the nose gear sheared off. There was no pilot or…Accident 20160522006139APhil Sikes Stol CH 750 · Lawrenceburg, TNOn may 23, 2016, an operations inspector and an airworthiness inspector traveled to Lawrence county airport (2M2) in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to investigate an aircraft accident involving N925PS. This accident occurred on may 22, 2016 at approximately 1330…