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 20150929015899IDassault-Breguet DA20 · St. Louis, MOThe aircraft lost left engine oil pressure in cruise flight. The crew elected to complete a left engine precautionary shutdown. The aircraft diverted to St. Louis Lambert international airport (kstl) without incident. The company mechanic found the left…Accident 20150928023189AEdward M Van Morlan Rans S-12 · Gardner, KSShortly after takeoff from rwy 08, the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to glide back to the airport and land on rwy 17. Before reaching the runway, the aircraft pitched into a left spin with the nose pointed toward the ground. The aircraft impacted…Accident 20150928017979ACessna 150F · Port Townsend, WAThe aircraft was on a pleasure flight originating from its home base at skagit regional airport, (bvs). The aircraft had landed at jefferson county airport, (OS9). Upon takeoff from OS9 witnesses stated that at about 300 to 350 feet AGL the engine sound…Accident 20150928017719AShattuck, OKOn 9/28/2015 at approximately 1925 hours the pilot crashed his rans 18 stinger. He departed from a private field, 2 miles south souteast of Shattuck, OK. He was the only occupant on board. The aircraft impacted the ground at a very steep angle. He received…Incident 20150928017669IMooney M20E · Breckenridge, TXOn September 28,2015, at 1550 CDT a Mooney M20E, N49WW, serial number 558, was damaged upon landing at the Breckenridge, Texas (kbkd) airport due to the pilot, who admittedly forgot to lower the landing gear. The flight originated from brownwood, Texas. VMC…Incident 20150928017469IMaule MXT-7-180 · Telford, TNAfter refueling, this aircraft took off without incident from greene county municipal airport, greenville, TN gcy and flew approximately 20 minutes to land at grass strip airport ferguson field in Telford, TN. Upon touchdown at ferguson field, the aircraft…Incident 20150928016749IPipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus SW · Brant Lake, NYN537PV departed lake placid airport (lkp) enroute to niettis field in delansing, NY. Near sacandoga lake the aircraft was above a broken to overcast layer. The pilot noticed his fuel was low and decided to turn toward schroon lake airport. With his fuel low…Incident 20150928016651IBeech A36 · Greenville, SCOn September 28, 2015 at 2103 a beechraft A-36 was taxied to the ramp after landing and hit a parked military (T-34) aircraft. No injuries were reported. The weather was rain with mist and the ramp was dark, the military aircraft was painted dark blue. Pilot…Incident 20150927020659ILindstrand Balloons 60A · Prosper, TXStudent pilot conducting first solo balloon flight. Airman elected to land in a field near a major highway. After touchdown the balloon's envelope deflated and draped over a small 2 strand service power line leading to a nearby home. The Prosper police and…Accident 20150927018419ACessna 182G · Carbondale, COPIC stated aircraft lost power and had uncontrolled decent rate into a field. Aircraft struck a burm and went inverted.Accident 20150927017649ACessna 182A · Lexington, TXPilot made a pass down the runway on a northern heading, near the end he sharply pulled up approximately into a 45 degree pitch then rolled to the left about 90 degrees. Witnesses watching from the ground stated that at this point the aircraft nosed over,…Accident 20150927017549ABeech C35 · Belen, NMOn September 27, 2015, at 12:45 MDT a Beech C35, registration number N1990D, collided with mesquite bushes following an emergency landing on a dirt road one mile north of Alexander Municipal Airport, Belen, NM. (E80)due to an engine failure. The aircraft was…Accident 20150927016959ACessna 182G · Carbondale, COCessna 182G registration N3147S departed aspen airport. Aircraft was at cruise altitude and lost power. Aircraft landed in field on landing roll out. Aircraft struck a burme impacted nose of aircraft came to rest inverted. Pilot sustained serious injuries and…Accident 20150927016649ACessna 550 · Sarasota, FLAircraft landed on runway 22 at srq. Aircraft ran off the end of the runway causing minor damage to the aircraft. There were visible tire marks approximately 1,130 feet from the end of the runway to the edge of the runway. The aircraft then proceeded…Incident 20150927015719IBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Dayton, OHDuring aircraft pushback for flight (dl flight 4997) in day, the pushback was complete and the aircraft parking brake was set. During the disconnect process, an envoy airlines baggage tug and cart struck the captain?s wing leading edge and winglet. The wing…Accident 20150927015589ACessna C305F · Bentonville, AROn September 29, 2015 at 1500 CDT, an Cessna C305, N119BD, registered to Texas state techincal college, bounced on landing, then the right landing gear separated from the fuselage, and the right wing and propeller struck the ground upon touchdown at…Accident 20150927015209ALindstrand Balloons 69A · Albuquerque, NMOn landing, the PIC was holding on to the upright. On touchdown, the basket tipped over. PIC broke three ribs. No other injuries or damange to the balloon.Incident 20150926023449ICzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser · Van Nuys, CAPorpising during incident aircraft landing resulted in damage to nose gear.Accident 20150926023439ASukhoi SU-26 · Slidell, TXAccording to a statement during interview with airman the cause of the loss of control is unknown. The airman stated that he does not remember the accident details or sequence of events leading up to the accident. The investigation did not reveal any…Accident 20150926021429ASmisek-Kime Pitts Special S-1 · Tracy, CAAircraft was landing at Tracy, CA. (Tcy) runway 30, and encountered gusty crosswind conditions, bounced, swerved and flipped up on its nose to a stop. Propeller damaged with sudden stoppage of engine. Landing gear, engine mount, wing & fuselage damaged as…Incident 20150926017739IBoeing PT-13D · Florence, TXOn September 26, 2015, at approximately 15:00 hours, a Boeing PT-13D, made an emergency off field landing due to loss of oil pressure. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did not file a flight plan. The aircraft sustained no damaged and the pilot,…Accident 20150926017659AJones Ralph D 601 CH · Ama, LAOn September 26, 2015, the aircraft took off at an unknown time, from st. charles airport (LS40), Ama, Louisiana (small grass strip). After the airplane failed to return a search began and a ground search party found the wreckage about 1300 On the following…Incident 20150926017599IPiper PA-24-250 · Olive Branch, MSOn 26 September 2015 a Piper PA-24-250 comanche landed with all landing gear retracted at kolv. All three persons aboard the aircraft maintain that all procedures were followed, and a green "safe down and locked" indicator light was received during the…Accident 20150926017159APiper PA-24-260 · West Bend, WIOn September 26, 2015, at 1530 CDT, a Piper PA-24-260, N8583P, [privacy data omitted]piloted by gordon e. hering^, a paraplegic, mishandled the landed on runway 13 at West Bend municipal airport, West Bend, WI. VFR conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR…Incident 20150926016809IDehavilland DH115 Vampire · Pontiac, MIAircraft landed runway 27. Taxing back on "c" taxiway. During post landing cockpit cleanup procedures, pilot inadvertently selected the gear handle to the "up"position instead of selecting and retracting the flaps. Gear retracted on taxiway.Accident 20150926016199ACessna 150F · Fort Wayne, INAt approximately 3:45 am eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150F aircraft, N6922F, was destroyed following impact with terrain. The flight originated from Smith Field (smd) near Fort Wayne, Indiana. The private pilot occupant was uninjured and his passenger…Incident 20150925021709IZivko Aeronautics Edge 540 · Denton, TXPilot stated he was making a landing touched bounced up and helded the aircraft controls it hit agian and the wheel came off.Accident 20150925020849ABeech S35 · Pagosa Springs, COOn September 25, 2015 a Beech S35, N193Q, sn D-7708 collided with a steel fence post while attempting to land on a gravel road parallel to highway 84 in Pagosa Springs, CO. While conducting a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the…Incident 20150925019819IPiper PA-44-180 · Atwater, CAAircraft made a gear up landing on runway 31 at Castle Airport (kmer). There were no reported injuries.Accident 20150925017569ACessna 182A · Ama, LAInvestigation revealed no mechanical irregularities and the aircraft appeared to have an annual inspection on the airframe, engine and propeller within the last 30 days. Pilot was current and qualified with no prior accidents. Pilot was operating off of a…Accident 20150925017389ACessna T310Q · Wichita, KSOn September 25, 2015, at approximately 1550 central daylight time, a Cessna T310Q airplane, N301JA, was destroyed after declaring an emergency and subsequently impacting the ground approximately 2 miles northeast of ict in Wichita, Kansas. The commercial,…Accident 20150925017279AHughes 269B · Eustis, FLOn a personal flight to visit friends pilot allowed the aircraft to slow down below efective transational lift at altitude while on approach to a field . Aircraft started to spin to the right due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness.(lte) Aircraft spun to the…Accident 20150925016909AHoward DGA-15P · Aurora, COPIC declared an emergency due to ineffectiveness of the elevator control. Aircraft porpoised several times before impacting runway. PIC sustained minor injuries and aircraft sheared gear on impact causing lower fuselage skin damage and damage to right strut.Accident 20150925016049AStinson HW75 · Bremerton, WAOn September 25,2015, the pilot and his wife, [privacy data omitted] registration no. N22548, departed kplu, (pierce county airport) at 1445 PDT with the intention to land at kpwt(Bremerton National Airport). The flight was uneventful until the aircraft…Accident 20150925015259ABell 206B · Woodville, TXThe aircraft was operating ag herbicide dispersion, when the aircraft experienced a decay in power with settling over standing trees during the approach to the target area. The PIC crashed in the target area settling on the starboard side of the aircraft. The…Accident 20150924023459APierce Henry Bushby Mustang II · Granbury, TXI arrived on-scene at 21:00 CDT, September 24, 2015 and was met by dps trooper [privacy data omitted] and hood county fire marshall [privacy data omitted]. Trooper [privacy data omitted] indicated there were two occupants on-board and that both had sustained…Accident 20150924018839APiper PA-28-161 · Van Nuys, CAMultiple hard contacts with runway caused right main landing gear and nose gear to break off aircraft resulting in multiple damage points including both fuel tanks and propeller.Accident 20150924017459ABell 206B · Ozark, ALCame to hover, translated left and snagged the LH skid. Recovered, felt vibration , pilot decided to attempt a hovering autorotation , resulting in a hard landing and a bounceIncident 20150924017069IPiper PA-24-260 · Davie, FLPilot [privacy data omitted] was on a flight from klqk to kfll. Pilot stated that upon arrival to fll airspace, he was initially cleared to land and then turned to a westbound extended downwind at which point his aircraft ran out of fuel and energency landing…Accident 20150924016639AVanek Jim Sport Copter Vortex · Lake Wales, FLThe airman stated that the engine experienced a partial loss of power during departure climb and although the engine continued to run he could not maintain altitude. During a close in left traffic pattern while attempting to emergency return to the departure…Accident 20150924016519ACessna 170B · Atrctic Village, AKPIC was on take-off roll. At the point of rotation and a speed of appx 45 mph, the aircraft stopped gaining altitude. Wind flags beside the gravel bar indicated that the wind had switched from a head wind to a tail wind. PIC tried to gain some altitude to…Incident 20150924016209ICessna 510 · Columbus, OHAircraft entered downwind leg on a visual approach to kosu and reported a possible bird strike. No assistance required at that time. Aircraft landed uneventful. Upon taxi to the hangar, tower observed a large dent in right wing appearing to be a bird strike.Incident 20150924015739IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Shelbyville, TNAircraft was landing at Shelbyville municipal airport, TN (syi) rwy 18. The airplane started to porpoise when it touched down. The pilot stated she started a touch and go and, during go-around, the throttle lever jammed. Upon inspection of rwy 18, there were…Accident 20150924015629ASchempp-Hirth Ventus 2CT · Blacksburg, VAPilot was on a sailing competition flight. He had to make an off airport landing due to lack of lift. He impacted a powerline on final into a farm field. Pilot sustained serious injuries.Accident 20150924015369ACessna 180 · Yellow Pine, IDPilot was landing on runway 19 with a estimated tail wind of 10-15 knots. Aircraft touched down fast and bounced once. Pilot applied brakes to stop aircraft which nosed over and came to rest upside down about 150 yards from the runway end.Accident 20150923023469ACessna 195 · Merritt Island, FLOn September 23, 2015 at approximately 17:37 UTC, a Cessna 195 (N3448V), serial # 7148 on landing RUNWAY11 at kcoi, aircraft veered left and flipped over on its back. The aircraft was on a flight from kgif to koci with only pilot and one passenger onboard.…Accident 20150923020529ACessna 305A · Show Low, AZOn September 23, 2015 at approximately 9:55 am (MST), [privacy data omitted] attempted to land a Cessna 305A, N5207G, at the Show Low airport (sow, field elevation 6415). Winds were out of the nne at 5-6 KTS. Temperature was 66 degrees f. dew point was 48…Incident 20150923018099IPiper PA-44-180 · Sacramento, CACFI & student were excuting a simulated single enging landing, during a training flight in preparation for a practical evalution. Approximately 1400 feet down the runway the aircraft contacted the runway, left& right propeller first and skidded to a halt…Incident 20150923017059IBombardier CL-600-2B16 · Miam, FLSept 23 on a flight from mazatlan (mmmz) Mexico to opalocka (kopf) usa. Aircraft landed and the right main landing gear outboard wheel and tire assembly was missing from aircraft. The right main landing gear outboard wheel and tire assembly failure fall due…Incident 20150923015649ICessna 210J · Woodford, VAPilot failed to extend the landing gear for landing.