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 20151226024229ABoeing 737-76N · San Diego, CADuring descent, flight encountered moderate turbulence. Flight attendant was in aft galley securing galley for landing and suffered fractured right ankle when attempting to be seated during turbulence.Accident 20151226022229ACessna 172N · Punta Gorda, FLOn 26 December 2015, at 1705 EST, a Cessna 172, N4776E, struck concrete light pole with its left wing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was taxiing to a parking spot and struck the light pole with the left wing leading edge…Accident 20151226021519AAerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F · Nogales, AZOn 12/26/2015, aircraft N6811V took off from runway 3 at the Nogales Arizona airport heading east. The aircraft climbed to approx. 500 feet and was not gaining further altitude. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing to a flat hilltop. The result of…Incident 20151226020719IBeech A36 · Lansing, ILN61SM departed gyy, on climb out PIC heard noise. PIC thought it was rubber trim hitting the side of the aircraft and engine was running smoothly. At 6000 feet AGL, the noise became louder and the aircraft engine stalled. PIC declared emergency and landed…Incident 20151226020089IBeech 200 · Indianapolis, INOn December 26, 2015, at approximately 1250 eastern standard time (EST), a 1980 Beechcraft king air 200, N108AL, sustained minor damage during a runway excursion when it hit a runway edge light after landing at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (ump)…Accident 20151225023259AWaco YMF · Fullerton, CAAfter touchdown and during rollout after a normal approach to runway 24 at Fullerton airport in gusty wind conditions, the aircraft, N99Y, entered a ground loop condition, veered to the right causing the left lower wing tip to contact the runway. Pilot was…Incident 20151225019999IPiper PA-28R-201T · Mount Sterling, ILUpon entering the pattern the pilot stated that he was higher and faster than normal. The pilot stated that he normally performs a standardized check when entering the pattern to include "three green". The pilot stated that he simply forgot the landing gear…Incident 20151225019199IBombardier DHC-8-311 · Rochester, NYOn 12/25/2015 at approx. 15:13 jjba flight 3585 returned and landed at roc rwy 04 after declaring an emergency due to an uncommanded propeller feathering event on the # 1 (left)engine . ARFF responded and the aircraft was able to taxi to the ramp without…Accident 20151224022439APiper PA46-500TP · Corinth, MSPilot reported that on December 24, 2015 at approxamently 0835 shortly after takeoff on rwy 18 from Roscoe Turner Airport (kcrx) in Corinth, Mississippi, a right nose cowl access door opened in flight. He stated that he reduced torque to try to prevent the…Accident 20151223023739ABeech V35B · Tahlequah, OKAircraft landed gear up at tqh on December 23, 2015. Aircraft had taken off from tqh at approximately 1520 pm . Pilot reported aircraft lost power on to at approximately 2500-3000 ft AGL. Pilot attempted to execute a 180 degree turn and land at the runway he…Incident 20151223022829IBeech G35 · Ogallala, NEOn December 23, 2015, at 2:30 pm MST, a Beechcraft bonanza G35, N4576D, was involved in an incident at Searle Field (koga), Ogallala, Nebraska. The PIC departed koga on a local VFR flight to give his son-in law an airplane ride. The PIC made a straight in…Incident 20151223021369IEmbraer EMB-145XR · Montrose, COThis incident is being reported in conjunction with the submittal of an aviation safety action program report (asap) therefore any certificate and or pilot information has been ommitted from the report. On December 23, 2015 a regional airline crew departed an…Incident 20151223020749IGates Learjet 55 · Englewood, COOn 12/23/2015 the pilot of a chartered lear 55 aircraft, operated by international jet aviation services (cjpa) was on takeoff roll, rw 17R, Centennial Airport (kapa) with two passengers onboard. Prior to rotation the pilot received a spoiler warning…Accident 20151223020229ABeech BE40 · Telluride, COWeather at tex was reported 10SM visibility and light snow. Ceiling of 4400 ft (broken clouds). Three minutes after the accident the weather was reported 4 sm and light snow, the ceiling was broken at 1800 feet. Be 400 aircraft, axmex was cleared for loc/dme…Incident 20151222023269ISocata TBM 700 · Carlsbad, CAPilot stated while landing at crq and possibly touching down faster than normal the main tire blew, aircraft veered to the left but taxied off runway ok. After shutdown pilot noticed damage to propeller..Accident 20151222022759ABeech A36 · Lebanon, PAThe PIC departed runway 19 at Deck Airport, PA. (9D4), and crashed approximately 1,000 feet east of the south end of the runway. All four occupants on board were taken to the hospital and had serious injuries. The PIC was interviewed and stated that he…Incident 20151222022169IBellanca 17-30 · Dodge City, KSOn 12/22/2015 at approximately 1810 hours during a VFR departure from runway 32 of ddc, the pilot of the Bellanca viking began a climbing right turn toward kcvn. After gear retraction (and at about 1500 ft. AGL) the pilot encountered a rough running engine…Accident 20151222021559APiper PA-32R-301T · Castro Valley, CAOn December 22, 2015 at 11:27 am pacific standard time aircraft N323PA, Piper PA-32R-301, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Castro Valley, CA. The pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions were present while the aircraft was…Incident 20151222019749ICessna 310K · Helena, MTOn December 22, 2015, at 1535 MST. The pilot of a Cessna 310 heard a load bang while retracting the landing gear after take off. He attempted to extended the landing gear. The nose landing gear failed to extened. The pilot made an emergency landing at Helena…Incident 20151222019459IKolbo Roger L Titan Tornado II · Santa Fe, TXOn 12/22/2015 at approximately 08:30 an amateur built aircraft, N524RC, experienced loss of power and landed in a field located at 6002 ave. a, Santa Fe, Texas. The local flight had originated from a nearby airport located in hitchcock, Texas. Pilot stated…Accident 20151221022289ADavis Michael J MD Special · Teachey, NCOn 12/21/2015 ,N141MD, a homebuilt experimental aircraft, departed brookhaven airport, khwv, @ 0930 and crashed landed on NC11 county road in Teachey, north carolina, 3 hours later. The PIC stated that he departed brookhaven new york airport with 42 gallons…Accident 20151221020709ASchweizer 269C · Warrenton, MOPilot of N292B departed helisat flight training pad at approximately 21:15 CST on 12-21-15 for a night cross-country flight to a privately owned helipad close to waynesville, MO. The pilot stated that he checked the weather and that it was forecasted to be…Accident 20151221020179APiper PA-18A · Girdwood, AKAircraft departed Girdwood Airport (aqv) to the south. Pilot stated they were at 3000 ft AGL approx 10 miles from Girdwood when the engine quit producing power. Prop was still spinning. Accomplished one restart with no success. Landed aircraft on seward…Accident 20151220022869ADay William L Minicoupe · Martinstate, MDPilot stated on take off, he lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway. The aircraft sustained structural damage.Incident 20151220022569IBeech 95-C55 · Russellville, AROn December 20, 2015 at approximately 1445 CDT, a Beech barron 95-C55, N2709T, [privacy data omitted], made a gear up landing at (krue) Russellville Regional Airport, located in Russellville Arkansas. During landing the aircraft impacted the pavement runway…Accident 20151220022559APiper PA-22-108 · New Castle, PAOn December 20, 2015 at approximately 14:30 local [privacy data omitted] was returning from butler county airport (kbtp) when during touchdown/rollout he lost control of the aircraft and crashed. The aircraft came to rest approximately 181 ft north of runway…Incident 20151220021239IGates Learjet 55 · Ontario, CAAircraft diverted to Ontario airport (ont) due to unsafe landing gear indicator illuminated. Aircraft landed without event after gear was verified down during flyby of Ontario control tower.Incident 20151220020489IMooney M20C · Ft. Myers, FLOn December 20, 2015, the pilot of aircraft N9291V aborted takeoff on rwy 5 at Ft. Myers (fmy) airport due to engine running rough. Aircraft landed on rwy 5 at the intersection of rwy 13 and 31 with the gear up.Accident 20151220020349ABeech C24R · Statham, GAI was notified at 1444 local time of the accident and arrived on scene at 1640 local time. Barrow county sheriff and coroner were there and had secured the site. Two witnesses were also on scene and they provided written statements. I did a preliminary…Incident 20151220020219IIar Sa Brasov IAR 823 · Broomfield, COOn December 20, 2015 at approximately 1422 hours Mountain standard time (MST), N47XX, an Iar Sa Brasov sustained minor damage during an aborted take-off from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. Weather at time was visual metrological condition (VMC). The…Incident 20151219023779I2015 Boeing 737-990ER · Seattle, WAOn Saturday, December 19, 2015, at 0831 pacific standard time, Alaska Airlines flight 27, a Boeing 737-990ER, was cleared to land on runway 16 Center (16C) at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, seatac, WA, but Mistakenly landed on taxiway tango, which…Accident 20151219022239APorrata Luis G Rans S-12XL · Guanica, PROn December 19, 2015, aircraft N124LP experienced an engine failure 50 minutes into the flight that was originated from humacao airport (X63). Operator was flying at 1,800FT with a 78 knots indicated cruise speed and 5,800 RPM when the engine failed, operator…Accident 20151219022179AStinson 108 · Portales, NM? On December 19, 2015 at 1410MST a 1946 Stinson 108 aircraft bearing registration number N97411 registered to the private owner, experienced a loss of control after landing, striking the left wing tip and coming to rest off the runway at Portales municipal…Incident 20151219021439IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Hayward, CAPilot landed Beech B-55 baron at Hayward Airport, CA, runway 28L. During landing roll-out, pilot reached for flap control handle to retract flaps. As the aircraft continued to taxi, the nose landing gear collapsed and shortly after, the left and right main…Accident 20151219021249APiper PA-32RT-300T · Bakersfield, CAOn Saturday, December 19, 2015, Mr. Jason thomas price, private pilot certificate number 3651312, operated as the pilot in command of a Piper PA-32RT-300T, registered as N36402, serial number 32R-7887041. The flight originated from reid-hillview airport of…Incident 20151219020189IRans S-6ESDuring a biannual flight review the pilot trying to demonstrate an emergency approach and landing, switched landing sites. His quick turn and low airspeed created a stall and the low altitude prevented the instructor from being able to recover before…Accident 20151219019569ACessna 182J · Baytown, TXPilot landing at 54T rwj air park on runway 26 lost directional control, departed south off the runway. The winds were observed as being out of the east and southeast throughout the day. After departing the runway the airplanes nose wheel began digging into…Incident 20151218024182IBoeing 747-428F · Louisville, KYDuring taxi out from parking spot 8 on ramp 6 at sdf, while following marshalers direction, aircraft N902AR left winglet struck the right winglet of western global B-747-400 (N356KD) parked in spot 10 on ups ramp 6. Flight crew stated that they lost sight of…Incident 20151218024079IPiper PA-28-180 · Leavenworth, KSThe pilot lost control of the aircraft after landing hard on runway 34. The pilot then tried to force the aircraft back to the runway. This action resulted in loss of control and departure from the runway. The aircraft came to rest in the wet soil near the…Incident 20151218021729ICessna 172RG · Belleville, MI12/18/2015 Cessna CE-172RG, N6545V. When the gear was extended it found that the gear unlocked light was lit. Both main gear were visually checked and appeared to be down and locked. Gear was recycled again with an unlocked indication still present. Checklist…Incident 20151218021509ICessna 550On 1/4 mile final to Camarillo aircraft struck 2 birds. The number 2 engine and the left wing leading edge sustained minor damage. Aircraft landed without further incident.Incident 20151217023139IRaytheon 390 · Phoenix, AZOn 12-17-2015 @ 0915 N929SS, s/n RB-15 departed runway 8 kphx and declared an emergency stating he hit a bird and requested to land. The aircraft landed back on kphx runway 8 and taxiied back to the company hangar on the north side of the airport. Kphx…Incident 20151217022219IParks J L/Dreffin D Seawind 3000 · Venice, FLOn December 17, 2015 at approximately 13:20 local time a seawind 3000 (experimental amateur-built), N79DJ, departed rwy 23 at Venice Municipal Airport (vnc), Venice, Florida, during rollout as a result of internal failure of the right main landing gear oleo…Accident 20151217022209AHinton Paul M RV-4 · Madison, FLOn December 18, 2015 approximately 1930 eastern standard time, a RV-4 N77BP, crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area in south Madison county, Florida. The certificated pilot and passenger were fatally injured on impact. The airplane had…Accident 20151217019509AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Friendswood, TXStudent pilot completing solo take-off and landings stated that he thought he flared too high and then bounced the aircraft near or on the runway threshold and then bounced it again further down the runway causing the airplane to become misaligned to the left…Accident 20151216023639ACirrus Design SR20 · Charles Town, WV[privacy data omitted], CFI, was giving dual instruction to [privacy data omitted], student pilot, in VMC conditions near Charles Town, WV. During a practice stall the airplane suddenly departed controlled flight and entered a clockwise nose down spin at…Accident 20151216022739ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Valdez, AKAt 0945 local time N255VS R44 helicopter with vertical solutions was departing Valdez for a local power line patrol with two passengers on board. After rotation and transition to flight at approximately 20' to 30' the engine failed with no warning. The airman…Incident 20151216019599IRaytheon A36 · Kalamazoo, MIPilot was in pattern for runway 17 when he lowered gear. Gear made a loud noise and he felt vibrations. Pilot requested a fly-by by tower and controller stated he could see gear down. Pilot landed runway 17 and right main gear collapsed on touch down.…Accident 20151215024069AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Superior, AZOn Tuesday, December 15, 2015, about 1723 local time, a Eurocopter AS350-B3 helicopter, registration number N74317, operating as a part 135 air ambulance flight by the air methods corporation, and doing business as (dba) native air, crashed under unknown…Incident 20151215023509ICessna 172RG · Chesapeake, VASecond touch and go landing kpvg at sunset. Upon touch down of the main landing gear, lowered nose and propeller struck runway and aircraft slid on nose landing gear doors. NLG had not extended.