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 20160420005989ACirrus CIRRUS-SR22 · Church Hill, MDOn April 20, 2016, at or around 9:30 pm, ^Mr. Lesniowski^ was the pilot flying his SR-22. ^Mr. Lesniowski^ and his wife were the only persons in the aircraft. He landed on a grass strip on his property in Church Hill, Maryland. ^Mr. Lesniowski^ stated that he…Incident 20160420004629IPiper PA-23 · Hollywood, FLPilot was doing touch and go's, the pilot attempted to put the gear down, the gear did not extend, pilot declared emergency and landed gear up.Accident 20160419018079AChampion 7ECA · Tannersville, PAPilot was on personal flight. Approximately 2.39 hours into flight, engine began sputtering and losing power. Pilot attempted to land aircraft at abondoned airfield. After touching down, aircraft ground looped to the right, causing left main landing gear to…Incident 20160419004119INavion Navion G · Melbourne, FLOn April 20, 2016, N2443T, a Navion aircraft, landed gear up on runway 9L at Melbourne international airport. The pilot was uninjured. During a discussion with the pilot, he admitted to not placing his gear selector in the down position, until after the…Accident 20160419003029AVans RV-12 · Stevensville, MDAt approximately 1244 on April 19, 2016 the aircraft was on final approach to W29 with one pilot and one passenger on board. According to air traffic information. The aircraft turned left base to final at approximately 150 ft. witnesses reported seeing the…Incident 20160419003019IEmbraer ERJ170-200LR · Los Angeles, CAOn takeoff roll from slc, #2 main landing gear tire tread (re-cap) separated from the tire casing. On landing in lax, the crew declared an emergency due to a possible blown tire. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and found tire to still be inflated, but the…Accident 20160419002929ABeech 65-A90-1 · Slidell, LAAircraft was out performing low altitude mosquito spraying. Returning to base of operations. Flying from the west turned left for runway approach. Aircraft struck power transmission lines and impacted ground resulting in explosion and destruction of aircraft.Accident 20160418016789AGary A Jamieson JA30 Superstol · Palmer, AKMishap pilot (mp) was doing practice short field landings on gravel strip parallel runway (runway 25) in stol equipped "superstol" experimental aircraft. He was overly agressive on his braking actions and aircraft flipped onto its back. No injuries sustained.…Incident 20160418008329ISwartz Gene Titan T-51 Mustang · Lancaster, CAThe pilot reported he was performing a left crosswind landing, and all was normal until it was time to lower the tail wheel. The stick was all the way back and the tail started to rise, resulting in a propeller strike.Accident 20160418008319ACessna 182A · Selma, CAOn Monday, April 18, 2016,^ Mr. James wirfel^, holder of airline transport pilot and flight instructor certificate number ^2751399^, operated as the pilot in command of a Cessna 182A, registered as N9909B, serial number 34309. The aircraft is registered to…Accident 20160418006569APiper PA-18 · Butte, AK04/18/2016: Piper PA-18 serial number 18-2148 departed bgq at 1845 and flew (VFR) direct to the knik river drainage. On landing roll the aircraft Encountered a soft spot and flipped onto its back.Accident 20160418005939ACessna 172C · Westmoreland, NYThe pilot of N1863Y only utilized apporximately 1200 feet Of the 2000 foot grass strip. On the take-off roll, upon reaching the End of the runway, take-off was attempted but was not sucessful. The Aircraft failed to attain sufficient lift and crashed behind a…Incident 20160418004949IPiper PA-28-180 · Lubbock, TXOn April 18, 2016, at approximately 1900 CDT, a Piper cherokee PA-28-180, bearing registration number N8453W, registered to a private individual, landed hard on the nose gear causing minor damage to the propeller, nosewheel, and nosewheel fairing. The…Accident 20160418004939AAir Tractor AT-502 · Terry, LAAircraft was conducting aerial spraying operations. Aircraft departed with 300 gallons of product and ¾ fuel. It was the pilot?s second load of the morning. While making turn around near end of load dispersal the aircraft impacted the ground. At impact,…Accident 20160418004109APiper PA-28-161 · Okeechobee, FLOn April 18th 2016 around 1530 a Piper-28 registration number N151DC serial number 2842138 had mid-flight engine failure which resulted in off airport landing destroying the aircraft during landing. During a solo cross-country flight the pilot reported a…Accident 20160418003949ABell 206-L4 · Arden Hills, MNRotorcraft approached and light hovered on top of 9' tall steel "conex" container for the purpose of picking up two firefighters during training. Pilot felt or heard a bang which he likened to sensation of tailstrike but realized tailstrike not possible.…Accident 20160418003929ASilvaire Luscombe 8A · Burlington, WAAfter landing on rnwy 29, PIC states his foot slipped off of brake pedal and aircraft veered off the rnwy to the left. The right gear leg folded underneath the aircraft and the right wing spar was bent 3 feet inbd of tip. No injuries.Incident 20160417012309ICordoza Thorp T-18 · Cameron Park, CAOn April 17, 2016, at approximatley 1100 local PST during the landing phase of a flight in a thorp T-18, N118BC ran off the runway 31 at the Cameron Airpark, CA. The pilot was completing the fourth landing of the day and during roll out, the aircraft tail…Incident 20160417008289ICessna 525B · Ontario, CAAircraft was en route from stl to myf, declared an emergency for loss of right engine due to oil pressure issue and diverted to Ontario (ont). Landed without incident.Accident 20160417008269ACessna 172K · Avalon, CAOn April 17, 2016, about 1710 PST (pacific standard time), a Cessna 172K, U.S. Registration N7133G, was substantially damaged when it impacted a cliff-side while on approach, attempting to land on runway 22, airport in the sky, (kavx), located on santa…Incident 20160417003919IPiper PA-28R-201 · Adrian, MIA flight instructor and a commercial candidate were performing numerous touch and go's while practicing short and soft field landings. On the final attempt, the aircraft landed with the gear retracted. Upon inspection of the aircraft on the runway, the gear…Incident 20160417003169IEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Warrenton, VASunny Sunday. 2.0 VFR flight hwy to W91. Then 1.6 flight from W91 back to hwy. on third visual approach to rwy 15 at Warrenton-fauqier airport Ercoupe N3353H landed hard on nose gear after low airspeed on flair. Possibly too high on flair. Lost nose wheel and…Accident 20160416006709ACostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 · Burgaw, NCThe pilot stated that he "took off from henderson field kacz in wallace, n.c. at about 1600 on April 16, 2016 for brunswick county jet center ksut in oak island, NC. It was a pleasure trip. After several minutes of bumpy flying I decided to return to…Incident 20160416006499IAeronca 7AC · Livingston, NYOn April 16, 2016. Aeronca 7AC N83981 departed columbia county airport (1B1) at approximately 1PM. As reported: the aircraft climbed to 3000 ft. MSL and proceeded south with the destination of orange county airport (mgj). Approximately ten minutes into the…Incident 20160416003139IMaule M-5-235C · Columbia, TNAircraft ground looped on landing roll and struck left wing tip on runway. While taxiing to parking, aircraft stopped abruptly and came to rest on its nose with propeller striking the taxiway.Accident 20160416003039ABell 206B · Baltimore, MDDescription of accident: On 04/16/16, a Bell 206B(N326AC), operating under part 91,was performing power line observations for Baltimore gas & electric. The pilot stated that he initiated a hover from a descent, overtorqued the aircraft, experienced the onset…Accident 20160415005139ACessna 172R · Stillwater, OKThe student pilot attempted to land at Stillwater regional airport on 04/15/2016 at 6:21 pm on runway 17 in heavy crosswind conditions during a solo flight. He stated that the tower issued a second wind report via radio transmission. He states that he did not…Incident 20160415004469IEurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Meriden, CTOn April 15, 2016 at about 15:45, N145HH operated by air methods corporation, was on approach to midstate medical center's helicopter pad in Meriden Connecticut when the pilot heard a loud bang. The aircraft landed without incident. After landing, it was…Accident 20160415004099ACessna U206F · Miami Beach, FLAircraft had a planned VFR flight with one pilot on board and 2 passengers that departed fort lauderdale executive (fxe) airport to bimini (zbv) airport in the Bahamas. Aircraft had an engine failure causing pilot to prformed a crash landing in the ocean…Accident 20160415004039AEurocopter France AS350B2 · Jasper, GAOn April 15, 2016 approximately 1955 local time a europcopter 2007, model A350B2, s/n: 4381, with one pilot and three crewmembers attempted to land at piedmont mountainside hospital in Jasper, Georgia. The reported weather conditions at time of accident clear…Incident 20160414009749ICessna TR182 · Carlsbad, CAOn 14 April 2016, a Cessna 182R declared an emergency 4 miles west of Carlsbad airport (crq). The emergency was described as smoke in the cockpit and the aircraft was cleared to land on runway 6. The aircraft landed without incident. During inspection of the…Incident 20160414008259IDG Flugzeugbau DG-800B · Minden, NVWinds were 270 at 11 with gusts to 29 knots during the takeoff from runway 34. Prior to liftoff, the pilot lost control of the powered glider and impacted the left runway light as he exited the runway.Accident 20160414005259ACessna 182R · Houghton Lake, MIOn routine pipeline patrol 25 miles nw of Houghton Lake airport (htl), on a deadhead leg from bay city to kalkaska at 2,000' MSL observed a flock of geese 100' to 200' higher, began a slow shallow descending left turn intending to increase vertical separation…Accident 20160414004239ACzech Sport Piper Sport · Mansfield, OHAt the time of landing when the nose landing gear made contact with the runway surface, the nose wheel broke off. This resulted in the propeller making contact with ground. The nose strut also came in contact with the ground, forcing it back and up into the…Incident 20160414003689ICessna 414 · Eden Prairie, MNPilot reported that a normal approach was made to runway 10-R at fcm with a right crosswind. Aircraft touched down on center of runway with right main gear touching down first due to crosswind. On landing rollout at about 50 mph and 1000 RPM on both engines,…Incident 20160414003449ICessna 150H · Akron, COOn 04/14/2016 at 1440 MDT, N23112, a C-150H'S left gear was torn off and the left wingtip was damaged as it impacted runway 11 at the Colorado Plains regional airport (kako). There were two persons on board and neither was injured. The aircraft was minimally…Accident 20160414002789ACessna 175A · Wartburg, TNFlight level 3200 feet, engine sputter and engine RPM dropped to 0. Area of rough terrian. Pilot landed on state highway 27. Then exited the road to avoid auto traffic.Incident 20160413024769IDehate Michael L Lancair IVAircraft was being flown on first flight after maintenance. Pilot reported he had taken off from ffz bound for tus and had cleared the traffic pattern area. As he was attempting to contact phx for flight following his engine began to surge. He noted that the…Accident 20160413021519ACessna 421C · Death Valley, CAOn April 13, 2016, at approximately 1115 (local), a Cessna 421C (N21SG), operating as a personal flight under CFR part 91, made a normal landing on runway 33 at Furnace Creek Airport (L06). Upon landing rollout, the aircraft experienced reduced brake…Incident 20160413006419IKoch John R LONG-EZ · Camarillo, CA04/14/2016 - Received daily report of a hard landing/gear collapse at Camarillo Airport (kcma), Camarillo, CA, on 04/13/2016, at 1226 PDT, involving N288TT, an experimental amateur built Long-Ez. Inspector dees inspected the aircraft, took photographs, and…Incident 20160413005929IPiper PA-28-140 · Johnstown, NYI spoke to [privacy data omitted] regarding his incident with the pole at Fulton County Airport (NY0). After landing he was in the process of taxing the aircraft to park at a tie-down spot. He describes this as the last tie-down spot near the NE corner of the…Incident 20160413004759IPiper J3C-65 · Willard, OH4/15/16 Conducted investigation at Willard Airport, Ohio involving aircraft N98527. I met with [privacy data omitted] pilot of aircraft, [privacy data omitted] and interviewed him describing the events which led to the incident. The aircraft departed lagrange…Accident 20160413004609AAtkinson Eaglet · Deland, FLOn April 13, 2016, about 1230 eastern daylight time, an Atkinson Eaglet motorglider, N5AQ, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impact trees shortly after takeoff from runway 9 at Bob Lee Flight Strip (1J6) Deland, Florida. The…Incident 20160413003959IPiper PA-24-250 · Zeeland, MIOn April 13, 2016 at 10:35 eastern daylight time, a Piper, PA-24 comanche aircraft, N5140P, registered to and operated by a commercial pilot, was damaged when it attempted to land without extending the landing gear while arriving runway 02 at the Zeeland,…Incident 20160413003539ICessna 177RG · Smithville, OHAircraft made normal approach and landing on rwy 28. Landing gear was confirmed down and locked both visually (mirrors) and by indicator (green light). As the aircraft touched down and decelerated the nose landing gear slowly collapsed until the prop struck…Incident 20160413002859ICessna 195 · Grenada, MSLeft hand main landing gear broke at the fuselage attach point on landing roll out.Incident 20160413002839IPiper PA-28R-200 · Shell Lake, WIWhile conducting a touch and go on runway 14 at ssq, aircraft stuck a deer with the right wing just as the aircraft was on takeoff rotation. Pilot continued with the takeoff and entered the pattern to land at ssq, but saw that the deer was still on the runway…Accident 20160412012259AMonocoupe 110 Special · Chandler, AZPilot stated that after a normal landing a tailwind lifted the tail over, resulted in going off the runway inverted due to high winds.Incident 20160412007049ITaylor D S/Fraser I Kitfox IV-1200 · Endicott, NYOn 4/13/2016 at APPROXIMATELY1345Z N4084K, a kit fox IV-1200, departed from RUNWAY3 of czg on an instructional flight with a CFI and student[privacy data omitted]. Shortly after take off and at about 2/3 of the way down the runway and at approx.. 200-300 ft.…Incident 20160412005649ICessna 525 · Baton Rouge, LAAircraft was on visual approach at 2000 AGL and in process of configuring for landing. Pilot looked up and noticed several buzzards, who then split in different directions. One struck the leading edge of the RH horiz stab. Aircraft landed safely. Manufacturer…