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 20150923014999IMoore Randy G Challenger II Lngwng · Zachary, LAPilot was at 600FT cruise when the engine RPM rev'd increased exponitially, nose pitched upward, then engine was losing power, the aircraft was losing altitude, pilot avioded a tree and landed in a open field. Minor damage to aircraft, pilot has a sore back.Incident 20150922019189IBell 412 · Hesperia, CAMaintenance was performed on the main rotor system. Soon after, the aircraft departed L26 flew to fullerton CA. And returned to L26. Post flight inspection discovered damage to one tail rotor blade.Incident 20150922018089IMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · Sacramento, CAAmerican airlines flight 1218, an MD-83 aircraft, N9617R, aborted take-off due to illumination of ?r oil strainer clog? Annunciator. The aircraft reduced speed, exited the runway then proceeded to the engine run-up are where the flight crew performed a series…Accident 20150922016889ALerch Gerhard RV6A · Deckerville, MIApproximately 45 minutes into his third flight of the day, the pilot reported smelling a strange odor. He looked at his engine instruments and noticed zero oil pressure and zero oil temperature indications. The PIC realized he could not make any airport in…Accident 20150922016629ARobinson Helicopter R44 · Lantana, FL9/22 @ 10:30 Am EDT, lake worth, FL. Robinson R44 (N44XL), a/c touched down hard which caused rotor to strike tail boom damaging a/c. 2 POB, no injuries. Substantial damage. Additional details: during autorotation instruction, the aft skids struck the surface…Incident 20150922016619IBeech H35 · Avon Park, FLOn approch to avo runway 05, the landing gear was not lowered prior to touchdown. Flaps were lowered to 10 degrees then raised back to 0, as evident on the ground and lack of damage to flaps. Damage to aircraft included props, engine, exhaust, belly skins, as…Accident 20150922015829ABrunzlick Larry R Seawind 3000 Experim · Pelican Lake, WIOn September 22, 2015, at 1706 CDT an amateur built seawind 3000, N896CB, an amphibious aircraft, while landing on Pelican Lake, Pelican Lake, Wisconsin tore off the right wing sponson due to right wing low during touchdown. Substantial damage resulted to the…Incident 20150922014689ISaline, MIPilot stated that during normal cruise flight he misjudged the height of a tree. Upon contact with the tree branches the lower half of the engine stand hooked a tree limb which caused the parachute to collapse and become entangled with the tree branches. The…Incident 20150921023009IPiper PA-28R-201T · Butler, PAThe pilot[privacy data omitted]and one passenger were returning to Butler on 9/21/2015 for a pleasure flight. Upon approach to Butler airport on runway 21 the pilot placed the gear in the down position and did not receive a down and locked indication. After…Incident 20150921022082IBombardier BD-100-1A10 · Van Nuys, CAThe incident aircraft started to taxi from its parking spot with the assistance of ground personnel. The incident aircraft was given direction to move forward, and to make a 180 degree turn; instead, the pilot of the incident aircraft made a 90 degree turn,…Accident 20150921021849ACessna 310C · Lancaster, CAUpon takeoff in incident aircraft, from bakersfield airport, bakersfield, CA, during gear retraction, the aircraft pilots heard a loud bang. Pilots attempted to lower the gear, which resulted in the mains down and locked, and the nose gear jammed in the up…Accident 20150921018489ACessna 172S · Bally, PAPilot states during climb out engine lost power. Attempted to land straight ahead however saw power lines made a left turn and attempted to land in field. Nose struck fence causing aircraft to flip over. 3 Witnesses saw an aircraft matching the accident…Incident 20150921018079IMooney M20K · Mather, CAOn approach to 22R at Mather airfield, had gear down safe light on and also visually saw gear down indication through inspection window. When main landing gear touched down, pilot felt the left wing drop and used the rudder to keep aircraft straight.…Accident 20150921017819ACessna 421B · Platteville, WIPIC had a normal preflight and run-up. PIC back-taxied for takeoff on rwy 15. Pilot experienced normal acceleration until approximately 82 KIAS. At that point, pilot stated that the right engine map and RPM fluctuated. He could also hear and feel the right…Accident 20150921017589ACessna 177RG · Aztec, NMOn September 21, 2015 at 0658 MDT, a Cessna CE-177-RG, N1875Q , touched down off the runway 75 feet north of runway 8 in scrub brush on landing at Aztec municipal airport, Aztec new Mexico, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions…Incident 20150921016829IBuckthal Robert SS2 · Bamberg, SCNose gear collapsed after landing.Accident 20150921015559AAero Commander 680-E · Boise, IDAircraft stalled and crashed on approach to boi runway 28L seriously injuring pilot.Incident 20150921015359ICessna T206H · Idaho Falls, IDCessna 206 (N7269T) departed Idaho Falls, Idaho (ida) airport and upon reaching 300 ft AGL the pilot and passenger smelled smoke. As they turned on the downwind leg attempting to return to the runway for landing, smoke filled the cockpit and the pilot and…Incident 20150921015279IBellanca 17-30A · Mckinney, TXAircraft was on short final approx 200 feet AGL when engine shut down. Attempted restart not successful. Aircraft landed approximately 15 feet short of runway in grass, struck an airport runway perimeter light with a prop blade and rolled onto runway,…Accident 20150920022669AChampion 7ECA · Talkeetna, AKMishap pilot (mp) was doing local touch and goes at Talkeetna Airport (tka). According to witnesses mp had just done a touch and go when engine went silent. Pilot initiated a left turn in an apparent attempt to return to the runway. Aircraft impacted 1000'…Accident 20150920021419AGraves Bryon S Vans RV-7A · Byron, CAAircraft was flying from Byron, CA. (C83) and approx.3 miles northeast of airport, pilot encountered engine RPM sputter, pilot performed ignition switching from left to right magnetos with no change, then lost all RPM. Unable to reach the airport the pilot…Accident 20150920017919ABell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Thomaston, GAOn September 20, 2015, about 1900 eastern daylight time, Bell 206L-1, N165BH, was destroyed during collision with a ground vehicle and terrain following a flight control malfunction and subsequent loss of control near Thomaston, Georgia. The commercial pilot…Incident 20150920017049ICessna 172M · Fort Lauderdale, FLStudent pilot returned to airport of departure due to unforecast weather, and during landing phase the aircraft impacted the runway hard reporting substantial structural damages.Accident 20150920016479AStinson 108-3 · Palmer, AKN6066M, a Stinson S108 aircraft, was attempting to land at the "picnic table airstrip," which is located near the base of the knik glacier (approximately 61'24"n, 148'36"w). The aircraft overflew the landing strip and entered a left downwind leg, with the…Accident 20150920015859ACessna 150H · Eaton, NYDuring cruise flight, witnesses indicate that the engine sputtered and quit, then restarted and aircraft gained altitude, then the engine quit again, upon desending toward a field, the aircraft spiraled to the ground.Incident 20150920015819ICarr Frank A Searey · Fort Myers, FLPilot in command stated that when the aircraft touchdown the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft veered to the left and departed the runway 05. The aircraft came to rest in the grass off the left side of the runway.Incident 20150920015709ICameron Balloons Z-90 · Plymouth, INPIC stated he was coming in for a landing and the winds appeared to be stronger up higher than closer to the ground causing him to misjudge his landing approach. PIC hit trees with canopy causing minor damage. No injuries to persons in the balloon or on the…Accident 20150919022749ASchleicher ASW-19B · Ballston Spa, NYAn approach and landing was being made to runway 32 at 5B2. The glider approached at at higher than appropriate angle and airspeed in a clean configuration (gear retracted, spoilers retracted). The pilot made a low pass over the runway and started a left turn…Accident 20150919022359ACessna 150M · Mt Airey, MDDuring cruise flight from leesburg, west Virginia enroute to clearview Maryland, the pilot experienced a rough running engine with the engine temperature gauge in the normal range, and oil pressure gauge in the normal range. Soon after, a slapping noise…Accident 20150919020059AMooney M20M · Hillsborough, NJPilot was preparing to depart runway 25 at (47N) central Jersey regional airport Hillsborough twp. New Jersey. The pilot added power for a normal takeoff, all aircraft instruments indicated normal and the pilot started his takeoff roll. At the time of…Accident 20150919019649APiper PA-24-250 · New Orleans, LAAcft landed with wheels down and upon touch down the nose gear collapsed. Acft veered left and came to a stop on the rwy and partially in the grass. When acft was lifted by insurance adjuster for evaluation the belly skin and bulkhead was damaged beyond…Accident 20150919019049APiper PA-28-161 · Tarentum, PAAt approximately 11:30 am on Saturday September 19, 2015, at Northeast Pittsburgh airport (K9G1) pa, N9887K, a Piper PA-28-161 became engulfed in fire while the pilot attempted to start the engine. The pilot, the sole occupant, was able to evacuate the…Accident 20150919018849ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Sandford, NCOn 9/19/2015,aircraft N635DC was being operated by pilot [privacy data omitted] , who was practicing soft field landings., and soft field take offs. On the 7th take off, on runway 03 at Raleigh executive, the pilot stated that the aircraft tail contacted the…Accident 20150919016339AHughes 269B · Hartford, ALWhile transitioning from a hover to forward flight at near maximum gross takeoff weight and with a density altitude of approximately 2200 feet, the helicopter settled when pilot attempted to clear a 4 foot berm located 60 feet in front of him. The left skid…Accident 20150919015919AClark 1000 · Broad Brook, CTOn September 9, 2015, at Skylark Airpark (7B6) the pilot of a Clark 1000 aircraft, registration number N9018R, serial number 10006, lost control during an attempted landing after a reported loss of engine power during initial climb. The aircraft initiated a…Accident 20150919015639ACessna 172E · Gettysburg, PAAircraft departed private airstrip. Aircraft operated 1.2 hours since 2013. Airborne approx. 30 minutes. Aircraft at 3000'AGL, descended intentionally, without power reduction, to 1000' AGL to practice landings. At 1000' engine coughed once a quit. Restart…Accident 20150919014629APiper PA-20 · Marshfield, MASet up for tail wheel landing, taking crosswind into account (cross wind was described as shifting from the south at 8 KTS). The aircraft touched down, 60 KTS and bounced two times as a 3 point landing, the aircraft then settled to the left side of the…Incident 20150918020919ICessna R182 · Long Beach, CAPIC was performing a short field approach and unfortunately because he became fixated on teaching his two students he didn?t lower the gear or verify it was down, which resulted in a gear up landing. No injury?s to the occupant?s occurred, slight damage to…Incident 20150918019809ILancair Evolution · Monterey, CAPilot statement: "Here is what I recall from the event. At our departure location, all operations were normal. I departed krdm and flew to kmry as planned. During the descent, I performed the complete pre-landing check list which included checking the brakes.…Incident 20150918016759IAvia Stroitel AC-5M · Fryeburg, MEOn 09/18/2015, ^Mr. Kwasnik^ departed Fryeburg, ME. (Izg) in his Avia Stroitel glider and climbed to altitude. He circled while he searched for a lifting updraft but the air was very calm and stable, with very few updrafts. When he had lost significant…Incident 20150918016699IBeech C35 · Richland, WAPilot took off from runway 19 in Richland and climbed more steeply and to an altitude above the normal traffic pattern to avoid noise sensitive areas south of the Richland, WA airport. As the pilot turned downwind for runway 19, he allowed himself to become…Accident 20150918016609ACessna U206E · Spring Hill, FLOn 18-SEP-2015, at approx 08:55AM local, the pilot of the Cessna U206E, N8615Z, registered to keystone seaplane LLC, crashed due to unknown circumstances in a residential backyard approx one mile inside the outer marker, while on approach to brooksville-tampa…Accident 20150918016469AHelio H-395 · Pilot Station, AKShortly after takeoff from lake, aircraft encountered mechanical turbulence over tree line that pushed the aircraft down, right float skipped on tree tops, reduced airspeed further and aircraft settled down into trees.Accident 20150918016019ASchweizer 269C · Forest Grove, ORHelicopter, N290R, departed a 137 base in Forest Grove, Oregon at approximately 08:04 local time to ferry the helicopter to a field about 1 mile to the north. According to the pilot, the helicopter climbed to approximately 50 feet and 40 knots. Pilot stated…Accident 20150918015339AAviat A-1B · Rock Springs, WYOn September 18, 2015 at 11:50 MDT aircraft N288MD, sn 2177, experienced a ground loop while landing on runway 27 at Rock Springs airport, WY (rks). Weather was VMC with winds light and variable. On rollout at approximately 35 mph ground speed the left wing…Incident 20150917023609IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Temple, TXAircraft took off from bergstrom airport austin, Texas. At liftoff nose strut and wheel assembly seperated itself from the aircraft due to nose strut scissor link attach bolt malfunction (came loose or broke off). Pilot did not realize nose gear had departed…Accident 20150917020519AMcdonnell Douglas A4N · Mesa, AZOn 09/17/2015 at 1243 hrs local, aircraft c-fgct A-4 aircraft was making a final full stop landing after 3 uneventful touch and go landings. The aircraft landed with all 3 landing gear fully retracted and landing gear doors up and flush as verified by eye…Incident 20150917020509ICanadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV · Phoenix, AZDuring an interview the pilot stated ?I was the last aircraft in a flight of three T-6 aircraft. We approached Deer Valley Airport and entered the overhead pattern and pitched out to get spacing for landing. There was a lot of radio chatter and I missed a…Incident 20150917018479ICessna TU206G · Madison, MEEarly on 9/17/2015, Cessna N9851Z, TU206G, s/n U20606701 (on amphibious floats) was in cruise at 5500 ft. near Madison, Maine, when they experienced an engine problem. Pilot initially noticed a partial loss of power with reduced manifold pressure. The engine…Accident 20150917017939ABurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir · Wellington, OHDuring landing roll the airman drug a wing tip causing the left wing to strike the gound. Centrifugal force made the glider turn aggressively subsequently snapping the tail off.