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 20160117000509IOtay Lakes, CAParachute deployed and operated properly at around 5,000 feet. Left and right turns where witnessed on decent before landing. At 100 feet the parachute started a left spiral completing two 360 degree turns until impacting with the ground. The women operating…Incident 20160116009179ICessna 208B · Louisburg, NCSkydiver's equipment failed, probably due to improper rigging by himself, cutaway of main chute at altitude that did not permit deployment of reserve chute resulting in fatal contact with ground.Accident 20160116005999ABeech A23A · Kingston, TNThe accident site was located approximately 1,200 feet from the approach end of runway 5 at riley creek airport (12TN), in Kingston, Tennessee. Initial inspection of the aircraft showed that the fuel selector indicated that the right tank was selected. No…Incident 20160116004259IPiper PA-34-200 · Brooksville, FLOn January 16, 2016 aircraft was enroute VFR from ktmb to kbkv. On right downwind for runway 21 pilot initiated pre-landing checklist. When landing gear was extended the right main landing gear did not extend. Pilot departed the pattern to troubleshoot issue.…Incident 20160116003799IGinsberg Robert J Velocity 173 FXD GR · Apple Valley, CADuring climbout from hesperia airport (L32), the aircraft engine lost oil pressure and the engine quit running shortly afterward. The pilot made a distress call and landed the aircraft in an unpopulated desert area with no injuries and minor damage to the…Incident 20160116003629IMooney M20 · Auburn, CAOn approach into Auburn airport pilot neglected to put the landing gear down. Aircraft landed gear up. 1750 Ptrs will be completedAccident 20160116000949ATucker Mitchel C H-13 · Zephyrhills, FLOn January 16, 2016 an experimental amateur built H-13 helicopter landed at the Zephyrhills, FL airport after a local pleasure flight. The aircraft landed in front of a hangar and a passenger exited the aircraft. The pilot remained in the aircraft and was…Incident 20160115007809IPiper PA-42 · Stockton, CAPilot was landing aircraft at Stockton, CA. And on a long /fast roll out, applied brakes and claims left brake failed. Aircraft veered to the right off long side of runway and left propeller had hit something. Air ambulance operations with patient, pilot,…Accident 20160115003779ACessna 208B · Hooper Bay, AKThe pilot in command failed to correctly identify the desired runway and consequently landed several feet to its right and parallel to it.Incident 20160114004209IPiper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FLOn January 14, 2016 at approximately 1158 EST, a Piper PA-28-161 (N4297M), serial number 28-8316056, piloted by [privacy data omitted] certificate number [privacy data omitted] over ran runway 35 at FL74. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The aircraft…Accident 20160114002119ACessna 180K · Sussex, NJN64251 was on approach to runway 3 at Sussex, NJ on the night of 1/14/16. Mike mendiburu was flying in the left seat and chris shaeffner was acting as PIC and instructing from the right seat. They made a normal approach and 3 point landing on rwy 3. Upon…Accident 20160114001309APiper PA-22-108 · Garden City, TXOn January 14, 2016, at 1609 central standard time, N4751Z, a Piper PA22-108 airplane impacted terrain near Garden City, Texas. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane's registration was suspended…Incident 20160114000919IBeech 58 · Grand Ledge, MIAircraft N9280Q a Beechcraft baron 58/G landed gear up, 1-After selecting landing gear to the down position on final approach, landing gear did not completely travel to the down and locked position. 2-Pilot failed to verify the position of the landing gear…Accident 20160114000329ACaughran Terry Flightstar II · Wake, VAOn January 14, 2016, at 1400 eastern time, the aircraft departed hummel field airport (W75) enroute to new quarter farm airport (92VA). Approximately 2 miles south of W95 the aircraft impacted wooded terrain and was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured.Accident 20160114000189ABeech C35 · Meeker, CON2052D departed kpvu jan 14th at 4:24PM MST enroute to kgnb. He climbed up to 14,500 and flew east toward grandby. The weather started to deteriorate and he continued to climb. As he climbed through FL180 denver center asked if he was requesting an IFR…Incident 20160113021649IBoeing 737-823 · Orlando, FLPIC - enroute from dfw... Turbulence forecast had been for light to moderate turbulence. At first instance of chop, seatbelt sign was turned on and flight attendants were told to be seated. Requested lower altitude for smoother ride, granted by ATC and then…Incident 20160113020339ICessna 210D · Fort Lauderdale, FLStudent pilot checked the oil during preflight and found it to be half a quart low. Student pilot topped off the oil and continued. No noticeable problems during run up. Immediately after take off the pilot noticed a little oil on the windshield so the…Accident 20160113000809AEnstrom F-28F · Long Creek, OROn 1/14/2016 this office was notified of the accident involving acft N756H that had occurred on 1/13/2016 at approx 10:00 am. I contacted grant county sheriff office and they confirmed the event. Roc was notified who contacted sheriff and NTSB. Sheriff…Accident 20160113000579AEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Chappell, NEOn Wednesday, January 13, 2016AT approximately 10:36 MST, Ercoupe N87405 was departing from runway 12. Flight control was lost, the aircraft's left wing contacted the ground, and the aircraft came to rest on its nose and left wing, off to the right side of…Incident 20160113000469ISwearingen SA227-AT · Burbank, CADuring taxi for takeoff, the main landing gear, shaft (pin) connecting the lower torque link to the right hand main landing gear strut, sheared and eventually came out of the torque link. This caused the wheel and tire assembly to swivel, forcing the aircraft…Incident 20160113000369IBellanca 17-30 · Lakeville, MNAfter landing on runway 12 at lvn, right main gear collapsed on landing rollout just prior to initiating turn off from runway.Incident 20160112001419IBoeing 717-200 · HIWhile in cruise flight between honolulu and Kahului, maui a hawaiian airlines Boeing 717 flight crew received a cargo smoke indication from the aft cargo compartment. The crew completed the appropriate qrh (abnormal) procedures, declared an emergency, and…Incident 20160112000659IMitsubishi MU-300 · Little Rock, AROn 01/12/2016 N200LP was taking off from lit located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Aircraft was being operated by an ATP rated pilot with a valid 1st class medical and a SIC with ATP and 2nd class medical. The aircraft started departure roll at approximately 40…Accident 20160112000649ACessna 172N · Gilmer, TXOn January 13, 2016 at approximately 0120 am central standard time, the north Texas FSDO received notification of an airplane crash near Gilmer municipal airport (kjxi). The aircraft, a Cessna 172N, N737EZ, serial number 17269373 was being operated under…Accident 20160112000559ACessna 172S · Dothan, ALWhile on approach, a solo flight student on board of N417ER was cautioned by the Dothan (dhn) control tower about wake turbulence from a previously departing aircraft. Pilot proceeded to land and experienced a hard landing after bouncing several times down…Incident 20160112000379IBeech E-90 · Wilmington, NCEng shutdown in flight due to low oil pressure; post flight inspection revealed loose oil line.Incident 20160112000169IAerospatiale AS355F2 Ecureuil · Baudette, MNWhile conducting a flight for filming of a tv commercial on a closed set on private property, the main rotor blades contacted a sign on the property. Pilot noted a vibration and was able to immediately land aircraft without further incident. Damage was noted…Accident 20160111004159ACessna R182 · Baton Rouge, LAThis is a synopsis of the pilot's statement: Pilot was flying approximately 6 miles NE of the Baton Rouge airport (btr) while on a pipeline patrol. A buzzard appeared in his view after a right turn and he estimated it to be 200 feet from the a/c. he banked…Incident 20160111001779ICessna 172S · Tulsa, OK[privacy data omitted], A&P[privacy data omitted] installed the powerplant following the powerplant overhaul. During the installation the fuel line from the fuel servo to the flow devider was not secured properly at the b-nut where it attaches to the fuel…Incident 20160111000499IAeronca 7AC · Fallbrook, CADuring approach to runway 18, Fallbrook airpark, aircraft N3370E, model Aeronca 7AC, touched down 5 ft. short of actual hard surface runway. Main landing gear sheared off by coming in contact with the hard surface of the runway. Aircraft nosed down and…Accident 20160110007519ABeech B200 · Carolina, PRAfter landing at sju the aircraft taxied to the ramp. The aircraft parked in a downslope area. After the engines were shutdown, the aircraft started to move backward on its own impacting the terminal building creating substancial damages to the aircraft and…Incident 20160110003199IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Burleson, TXAircraft was touching down on runway 35L and impacted the surface with the landing gear in the up positionAccident 20160110000519AMoore Ronald J Onex · Fresno, CAOn Sunday, jan 10, 2016, at 11:24 am, airport security camera footage showed amatuer built experimental aircraft N1950J taxi to the runup area to prepare for its initial phase 1 flight test. At 11:34 am, security camera footage shows N1950J departing fch…Incident 20160110000279ICessna 172P · Ft. Pierce, FLWhile on an instructional flight on take roll the aircraft hit a bird with the right wing tip. Take-off aborted and the aircraft was taken into maintenance.Incident 20160110000259ICessna 182T · Mount Pleasant, SCOn 10 jan 16 in the morning the aircraft departed southport, NC (ksut) and at around 1240 pm the pilot attempted to land at mt. Pleasant regional airport (klro) on rwy 17. The pilot reports that after touchdown and on rollout his aircraft encountered a gust…Incident 20160110000069IAirbus A319-13217:18 - Ground crew requests attention to icy ramp areas around concourse a. 17:50 - Spirit flight NK251 cle-atl pushes back from gate A6. Ground crew reports slow speed push with intention to position the aircraft with nose facing gate A8. As the flight crew…Incident 20160109023709IPiper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FLPart 141 solo student in flight safety academy airline training program on first solo flight landed and then attempted to make the first taxi-way. Student used excessive braking, then over controlled, swerved and eventually departed the runway. No injury to…Accident 20160109020909AWayland John H Avid Mark IV · Minneola, FLThe PIC stated that earlier on the day of the accident (1/9/16) he had made a successful flight around the traffic pattern in N72MT and then landed and shut down. The PIC estimated 5-10 minutes later he had taken off on the mishap flight. The takeoff leg was…Incident 20160109000669ISkykits Savannah VGW · Pineville, LAAirman entered a left downwind for rwy 27 @ kesf. All 3 wind socks indicated wind from the west. Wind reports showed winds 14G20 from 270-290 degrees. Upon turning final for rwy 27, airman held a slight side slip to the right. He held rwy 27 centerline…Incident 20160109000529IBeech A36TC · Chino, CAFlight departed apv going to cno. Pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit after the landing gear handle was placed into the extension position. Pilot then declared an emergency. Landing gear c/b was pulled, gear extended manually. Aircraft landed uneventful. One…Accident 20160108000339ACessna 441 · Fargo, NDOn January 8, 2016, at approximately 0900, the aircraft was repositioning from dtl to FAR. On climb-out from dtl the left engine ?fuel pressure low? Light had flickered. The left engine ?fuel pressure low? Light then came on steady and the fuel pumps were…Accident 20160108000249ACirrus SR-22 · Kannapolis, NCOn January 8, 2016, at 1538 eastern standard time, a Cirrus SR22, canadian registration c-gxxj, owned and operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged during impact with terrain, after deployment of the Cirrus airplane parachute system (caps),…Incident 20160108000079IEmbraer EMB-145 · Minneapolis, MN01-08-2016 Aerodynamics flight DYN459 was climbing out from msp through FL230 when the crew received a pitch trim warning followed by eicas messages (warning) "ptrim main inop", (warning) "ptrim back-up inop", (caution) "ptrim f/o switch fail", and the…Incident 20160107005149IBell Boeing MV-22 · Arlington, TXAfter completing an approach for landing, while during hover, the pilot started to allow the aircraft to descend vertical to complete the landing. Pilot noticed a higher than normal sink rate and tried to make a corrrection, but the aircraft impacted the…Incident 20160107000349ICessna 560XL · St. Paul, MNAccording to pilots while on climbout following departure from stp, aircraft pitched very high nose up. Excessive forward force was required to maintain pitch control by pushing control yoke all the way to the instrument panel. Pitch trim was rolled in until…Incident 20160107000239ICessna 337 · Mount Pleasant, MIAfter aircraft annual inspection was competed at lake view airport (13C), aircraft was flown to its base airport Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (mop). The flight was 29 statute miles long. Pilot entered mop right hand down wind pattern to runway 27,…Accident 20160107000099AMark L Harrell Eros 1600 · Lebanon, TNOn January 7, 2016, about 1530 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built eros 1600, N508AH, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power near Lebanon, Tennessee. The private pilot was fatally injured.…Accident 20160106004699APilatus PC-12/47E · Savannah, GAThe aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 01. During climb the crew reported low torque and declared an emergency. The pilot banked left and landed on a grass strip between the intersecting runway and taxiway. Before the pilot could stop the aircraft it…Accident 20160105003129ACessna 172R · Sulphur Springs, TXA training flight originated at addison municipal airport (ADS) and landed at Sulphur Springs municipal airport (kslr) runway 19. After touchdown, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and veered off the runway into a grass strip, and continued onto taxiway…Incident 20160104019219ICessna 414A · Tuscaloosa, AL01/04/2016 Pilot [privacy data omitted] and two other persons were traveling from tcl direct to sus via the chook intersection. The final altitude was to be 14000 feet. Crew took off from Tuscaloosa tracking a course direct to the chook intersection. Pilot…