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 20160311020109ABeech D17S · Brighton, CON9290H: at 0745 the PIC serviced engine oil and pulled the aircraft out of the hanger located at Van Aire Airport (CO12). The PIC preflighted the aircraft and started engine normally. The PIC ran the engine for 15 minute warm-up period. The PIC then taxied to…Incident 20160311017529IMahan Monte R Sport Trainer · Eldorado, KSThe pilot was on a solo cross country flight for the purpose of fulfilling requirements for private pilot certification. The pilot stated that when the tailwheel touched the ground, during ground roll, the aircraft turned 20 degrees. The pilot attempted to…Accident 20160311009309AGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Juliaetta, IDThe aircraft departed the operator?s private airstrip to dispense dry fertilizer on a field that he had worked earlier that day. The pilot began to enter a decent, at the same time the engine began to back fire and run rough. He immediately stopped his decent…Accident 20160311003249ARemos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX · Espanola, NMOn 3/11/2016, at approximately 1630 mountain standard time (MST), a Remos Gx aircraft bearing registration number N28GX, registered to new Mexico sport aviation, LLC, impacted the terrain, at 36° 1.10.82 n - 106° 2.27.85 w (approximately 1/8 mile…Incident 20160311001559ICanadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV · Waukesha, WIPilot was attempting landing as the second of a tandem group. Landed on the right side of runway 10. Airplane drifted off the right side of the runway. Pilot tried to correct with full rudder and brake but aircraft ground looped.Incident 20160310021339ICessna 188B · St. Joseph, MOThe pilot completed a fly-on main wheel landing on runway 17 at kstj. After lowering the tail wheel the aircraft abruptly departed the runway to the right. At that point the pilot lost control and stopped the aircraft in the grass covered safety area.Accident 20160310008929AParkes Thomas D Lancair ES · Prescott, AZOn March 10, 2016 at 1100 (PDT) , [privacy data omitted] was taking off runway 21R in N44AZ, Lancair Es, at Prescott municipal airport (prc) with just himself onboard. Shortly after he was airborne he noticed a loss in power and could not maintain altitude.…Incident 20160310003819ISaab-Scania SF340A · Nassau, BHOn 03/10/2016 N641BC had to perform an emergency landing enroute from Nassau Bahamas to miami international airport, miami Florida. With about 45 minutes remaining in the flight aircraft experienced electrical problems. Flight conditions VMC. The left main…Incident 20160310001649IChristavia MK1 · Quincy, ILAircraft landed and pilot lost control of aircraft. Aircraft departed the runway and sank into the mud. Aircraft subsequently "tipped up" and struck the propeller.Incident 20160309003679ICessna 208B · Golovin, AKThe PIC stated that he noticed damage to the propeller when securing the propeller with the propeller cover back at the station. Damage was limited to approximately 2" of the propeller length, at the tip and consisted of serrations approximately 1/8TH-1/4TH…Accident 20160309002979AMooney M20C · Pottstown, PA3/9/16. Pilot[privacy data omitted]depart kptw runway 28, lost engine power during climbout, made right turn and landed hard within the airport boundary approx. 250 yards north of the runway. Pilot was sole occupant and sustained serious but…Accident 20160309002249ARemos G-3/600 · Chesapeake, OHOn 03/09/2016, a pilot and one passenger took on a pleasure flight originating from lawrence county airpark (khtw) to the local aera. The aircraft returned to htw and the pilot attempted a landing on runway 26. The pilot stated that the sun was low on the…Incident 20160308003719ICessna 340A · Santa Monica, CAThis aircraft was being used in the performance of an angel flight to transporting an ambulatory pax (1) from smo to Santa barbara (sba) for liver transplant follow-up upon the return trip the mishap accured. The landing at smo was normal until the aircraft…Incident 20160307009049IPiper PA-32RT-300T · Tucson, AZ03/08/2016 ? Interview with airman indicated he took off at approximately 03/07/16 1145L from ktus en route to mmpe. Upon traffic pattern sequence at mmpe, airman selected gear down. No sensory indications of gear extension were felt; ?gear in transit?…Accident 20160306024339ACessna 172S · Scottsdale, AZOn March 6, 2016, an 11:45 l, student pilot on first solo flight departed side of runway into gravel between runway and taxi way. Aircraft was CE-172S. VFR conditions prevailed.Incident 20160306007619IGates Lear Jet 25B · Palm Springs, CAAircraft departed igm going to ont. During initial descent smoke was seen in the cockpit. An emergency was declared and the aircraft rerouted to psp. The smoke quickly dissipated and the aircraft continued to ont. Landing was uneventful. No damage. No…Incident 20160306007599IWaco QCF-2 · Groveland, CAAircraft nosed over, coming to rest inverted, after the main wheels sunk into soft dirt at the edge of the runway. There were no injuries to either of the maintenance personnel on board. The forward left wing strut was bent, one propeller blade was bent, and…Accident 20160306004559APiper PA-22-150 · Talkeetna, AKAircraft had flown 1.3 hours prior to the accident during which multiple takeoff and landings were performed. On climb out during the last takeoff the airman banked to the right at about 500 feet AGL and the engine quit running. The flight instructor took…Accident 20160306001709APiper PA-22-108 · Iron Station, NCAircraft was operated by the [privacy data omitted]pilot during a 14 CFR 91 flight for the purpose of selling the aircraft. The proposed buyer of the aircraft was on board in the passenger seat. Aircraft departed rwy 5, ipj. Flight only lasted a few minutes…Incident 20160306001659IBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Palm Beach, FLAircraft was flying 4NM, NE of west Palm Beach international (pbi), southeast bound, at 300 ft. AGL/110 KTS. The pilot had just received a clearance from the tower controller to proceed inbound to pbi on the ocean north arrival. That is when, the copilot saw…Incident 20160305024499IPiper PA-28R-180Prop control linkage failed shortly after takeoff. Pilot was able to land on remaining runway without further incident. Subsequent inspection by maintenance personnel determined prop governor arm was disconnected from control cable, caused by an overly worn…Accident 20160305024029ACirrus Design SR22 · Hauppauge, NYWhile enroute to farmingdale republic airport (kfrg) from groton -new london airport (gon)the pilot reported that the aircraft engine failed. The pilot elected to deploy the onboard ballistic parachute and the aircraft landed on the front lawn of [privacy…Incident 20160305012339ICessna 150F · Alamogordo, NMOn March 5th, 2016, at 12:30 MST, a Cessna 150-F registered to [privacy data omitted] lost control on landing at the Alamogordo airport, Alamogordo NM, while on a cross country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan…Accident 20160305007689ANorth Wing Apache · San Tan Valley, AZThe owner had just purchased the acft 1-4 days prior to the accident. The owner believes that the rule 103.1(a) does not apply to his acft as there was only one person in the acft and the owner never ?intended? To have another person in the acft?. Neither the…Accident 20160305007669AAeropro CZ A220 · Canton, TXAircraft intentionally touched down on the grass to the right of the runway at higher than normal speed, bounced, crossed the runway, and went between two trees, stopping at that point.Incident 20160305002889IAir Tractor AT-602 · Desarc, AROn March 4, 2016 about 1330 central time an Air tractor AT-602, registered as N602RS, serial number 602-0661 to taylors flying service inc. landed at Taylor Airstrip (1AR2) des arc Arkansas, after applying a load of fertilizer. Aircraft veered to the right,…Accident 20160305002309ABoeing 767-34AF · Albuquerque, NMApproach to abq was normal. Winds at the time of approach were reported to be 09019G26. Approach was made to runway 3. The pilot disconnected the autothrottles at 154 feet AGL. The aircraft speed decreased to approximately 14 knots below the reference speed…Accident 20160305002199ATaylorcraft BL-65 · St. Petersburg, FLAfter approximately one hour of flying down the coast from cgc airport pilot began to cross over toward the skyway bridge at 800 ft MSL to track straight to 48X airport. After a few moments of tracking straight to 48X the engine started to run rough. Pilot…Incident 20160305001369IBeech A36 · Bedford, MAOn 3/5/2016 at 21:20Z a Beech bonanza, N6600L, landed gear up on runway 5 at Laurence g. Hanscom field (bed). The aircraft came to rest about 1000 feet down the runway with no injuries to pilot or passengers on board. The aircraft departed from minute man…Accident 20160304001789AAriosto James J Ariosto Mustang II · Normangee, TXGround mark indications show the left hand wing striking the ground first. An indication of the left hand main landing gear and then the aircraft engine after that. Evidence of only one propeller blade striking the ground was found. The marks indicate a…Incident 20160303024299IAirbus Industrie A300F4-605R · Knoxville, TNFedex 1485 landed on runway 05L and taxied to the ramp. Later the pilot called on frequency and stated that they had blown a tire at some point on the airport. Airport truck 26 inspected the runway and taxiways and found small chunks on the runway. [privacy…Incident 20160303013489ICessna 172K · Ekwok, AKAircraft was enroute between naknek and koliganek. The aircraft's engine lost power and the pilot made an emergency landing.Incident 20160303001359IMaule MXT-7-180A · Arkadelphia, AROn March 3, 2016 at 1259 CST, a Maule MXT-7-180A, N171HS, registered to henderson state university, departed the landing surface of runway 4 and flipped over at dexter b. florence memorial field, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, while on a local training flight. Visual…Accident 20160302010849ABoeing A75N1(PT17) · Palm Springs, CAN63555 departed Palm Springs Airport and experienced a loss of power at 400 feet AGL during takeoff. Pilot declared an emergency and returned to Palm Springs Airport and crash landed on runway 13R. No fatalities.Accident 20160302006439ABell 47G · Agua Dulce, CAOn March 2, 2016, at 0900 PDT, accident aircraft N568TB, departed w.j. fox field (wjf), lancaster, CA, heading for Agua Dulce airpark (L70), at approximately 10 miles per hour, at 300 feet above ground level, with a heading of 270 degrees. While following…Accident 20160302005739ACessna 150G · Simmesport, LAThe pilot was in cruise flight level at 4500 feet AGL when he noticed the engine operating roughly. Seconds later oil started discharging from the engine compartment onto the widshield. With fear of engine fire the pilot shut down the engine and begin an…Incident 20160302004019IBeech 58-P · Hays, KSOn March 2, 2016 at approximately 1145 central time, a Beechcraft BE-58 series aircraft was involved in an aircraft incident that occurred upon landing at the Hays Regional Airport (khys), Hays, Kansas. Pursuant to the airman?s verbal statement, upon…Accident 20160302002459ABeech 99A · Rockland, MEOn the morning of 03/02/2016, BE-99, N198WA, was enroute on flight #WIG1090 from mht to rkd with only the pilot onboard. She was in the clouds, on descent for the ILS approach into rkd and she was encountering continuous light to moderate turbulence. At…Incident 20160302002229IPipistrel Sinus 912 · Bremerton, WAPIC reported that seconds after a normal landing, the aircraft started veering to the left. The aircraft departed the runway and gently nosed over after the wheels entered a mud puddle. PIC was not injured. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the prop spinner.Accident 20160302002219ACurtiss Wright Travel AIR 4000 · Palmer Lake, COOn 03/02/2016 at approximately 0801 MST, N6464 a restricted category Curtiss Wright travel air 4000 aircraft was destroyed after impacting terrain incurring a post crash fire near Palmer Lake, Colorado. The two occupants aboard sustained fatal injuries.…Incident 20160302002189ICessna 152 · Punta Gorda, FLAfter landing at pgd airport the pilot was cleared to taxi to the general aviation terminal. Pilot was following instructions from the ramp personnel when the left wing tip of the airplane struck a light pole.Accident 20160302001809ACessna 195 · Clinton, AROn March 2, 2016 at 15:30 CST, a Cessna 195, N3869, owned and registered to the pilot in command with no other passengers on board, ground looped after touchdown and then veered off the off the runway Holly Mountain Airpark (2A2), Clinton ar. The aircraft…Accident 20160301004399ACessna 152 · Chester, CTOn March 1, 2016 at approximately 16:30 zulu hours a model C-152 aircraft with registration number N94569, serial number 15285731 with a single pilot in command landed long on runway 35 and veered off to the right side of the runway down an embankment…Incident 20160301004389ISmith Michael R Sonex · Nantucket, MAOn 03/01/2016 N439M, a Sonex amateur built experimental aircraft, successfully landed on runway 33 at Nantucket Memorial Airport (ack). The aircraft was instructed by ATC to taxi off runway 33 onto runway 24 and provided instruction to taxi to parking. The…Incident 20160301003559IAirbus A-319-111 · Elko, NVIn cruise @ FL 340 the aircraft "suddenly experienced loud vibrating noise from right side of cockpit - followed by strong electrical burning smell." The flight crew initiated an emergency descent and landed at Elko, NV regional airport without incident.Incident 20160301002159IDehavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter · Zephyrhills, FLA. james rodney mann B. 200 military free fall jumps prior to year 2000. Additional 11 civilian free fall jumps in prior week following initial civilian training. C. none D. visual inspection of main canopy, reserve canopy, harness system, container and…Accident 20160301002139AMaule M-5-235C · Wasilla, AKThe morning of the accident the airman had flown with his flight instructor. The flight consisted of at least five landings, two on gravel and three on pavement. The flight instructor directed the student to practice some solo takeoff and landings. On the…Incident 20160301001989IEmbraer Executive EMB-500 · Chicago, ILN358QS, an Embraer EMB-505, was operating as flight number EJA358 under 14 CFR part 91 on March 1, 2016. The flight departed from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (kord) enroute for Chicago executive airport (kpwk). The pilot in command (PIC) of the…Accident 20160301001719AOhlgren Brent E RV-6A · Abilene, TXOn March 1, 2016, about 0830 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built Ohlgren rv 6A airplane, N419B, impacted terrain during takeoff from runway 35 at the Elmdale Airpark (82TS), near Abilene, Texas. The airline transport pilot and his passenger…Accident 20160301000429APiper PA 46-350P · Saint Simons Is, GAOn March 1, 2016 the pilot of N1982F was on a routine flight from marathon, Florida to saint Simons Island, Georgia with two additional persons on board. The aircraft was performing a normal landing on runway 16 when it was reported that the nose gear had…