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 20150917016859ARobinson Helicopter R44 · Umnak Island, AKAirmen was herding cattle on Umnak Island Alaska. The helicopter was in a fifteen foot hover when he heard the sound of grinding metal come from the rear of the helicopter. The airmen push the collective down; during decent he maintained yaw control of the…Incident 20150917016739IMontpelier, VTOn 09/17/2015, we were notified that an aircraft had crashed at Knapp State Airport (mpv) in barre/Montpelier, VT. [privacy data omitted] Was the only occupant and he had been taken to a local hospital with numerous but non-life threatening injuries. [privacy…Accident 20150917015269ACessna R172K · College Station, TXThe pilot contacted the tower at College Station (easterwood airport) and said the engine had quit. He turned towards the airport and ran out of altitude. The aircraft struck some power lines, struck the top of one building, and crashed in the road between…Incident 20150917015199ICessna 402C · Albuquerque, NMOn September 17, 2015, at 2330 MDT, a Cessna 402-C bearing registration number N38CJ, registered to distribution management corp inc., sustained an engine failure at 21,000 ft. near espanola, NM on a cross country flight from Albuquerque Sunport, Albuquerque,…Incident 20150916024109ICurtiss Wright Travel AIR B-4000 · Carsbad, CAThe pilot stated that on normal approach, straight in at 70 miles an hour. Touchdown on the main wheels, normal landing. Power to idle , the pilot slowing straight ahead with the tailwheel coming down as normal. Abruptly both wheels off the ground with no…Accident 20150916016819ABoatright Waylon RV10 · Alma, GAOn September 16, 2015, at approximately 0342 eastern daylight time (EDT), an experimental amateur-built vans RV-10, N122WK, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain following an uncontrolled descent in Alma, Georgia. The pilot/owner/builder and 4…Accident 20150916016189ASchweizer G-164B · Paxton, NEOn September 16, 2015 at approximately 13:26 local time (2026 UTC) a commercial pilot was involved in an aircraft accident while attempting to conduct aerial spraying at a bean field located approximately 2 miles south and east of Paxton, NE. Weather…Accident 20150916016179APiper PA-28-181 · Lexington, NEOn September 16th, 2015, at approximately 1450 UTC (0950 local time), the airman holder of a private pilot certificate was involved in an aircraft accident while performing an off-airport emergency landing, as a result of a loss of engine power. The emergency…Accident 20150916015889ACessna 172N · Herington, KSOn Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at 1800 UTC (1300 local), a Cessna CE-172-N, owned and operated by a 14 CFR part 141 pilot school operating out of the newton city county airport (ewk), newton, Kansas, was involved in an aircraft accident resulting from a…Incident 20150916015379ICessna 402C · Windsor Locks, CTOn 9/16/2015, cape air flight kap 284, aircraft N1055, enroute from lebanon, new hampshire (leb) to white plains, n.y. (hpn), declared an emergency to air traffic control (ATC) due to the loss of the right hand engine oil pressure. The aircraft diverted to…Incident 20150916015009ICessna 210A · Sparta, ILEngine failure caused an off field landing with no aircraft damage.Accident 20150916014639ACessna 172P · Fieldon, ILThe aircraft engine began to run rough and the RPM dropped to 1500 in cruise flight so the pilot circled open fields and when he couldn't keep sufficient altitude he made an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft rolled approximately 200 feet before…Accident 20150915023619AJames R Schilling Rans S19 · East Falmouth, MAFSDO received report of aircraft on runway. In an interview the airport manager reported that he heard a loud thump outside. When he went out to the runway to investigate, he found the aircraft upside down. In an interview with the pilot, the pilot stated…Accident 20150915020359ADehavilland Otter DHC-3 · Iliamna, AKA turbine otter with a Garrett conversion on floats from rainbow king lodge departed east wind lake in Iliamna with 9 passengers aboard at 0600. After takeoff the airplane stalled and hit the water damaging the floats. The pilot continued another takeoff and…Incident 20150915019319IEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Peach Springs, AZAn Airbus AS-350B2 helicopter impacted terrain shortly after departing a remote landing spot lo cated at the bottom of the grand canyon, near Peach Springs, Arizona. The helicopter sustained minor damage, limited to the right rear skid area.Accident 20150915016439ADehavilland DHC-2 MK.I · Nowitna River, AKDeparted galena, AK, at 1130 to go drop off hunters on the Nowitna River. During his repositioning flight back to galena the aircraft hit a tree on the bank during step taxi on Nowitna River with left wing tip. Spun the aircraft into the bank damaging the…Incident 20150914018129ICostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Eaglet · Hanover, VAAirplane ground looped and departed the left side of the runway while landing on runway 34 at Hanover county airport, VA (kofp).Incident 20150914017039IPiper PA-34 · Fort Pierce, FLWhile lined up for runway 10R pilot failed to lower landing gear and impacted runway surface coming to a stop on the runway surface. Post accident revealed damage to propeller and belly surfaces of aircraft. Interview with pilot indicated that he flew 7.3 hrs…Accident 20150914016849ABellanca 7KCAB · Manteo, NCAircraft took off parallel to runway 23 to fly pattern for banner pickup. Once airborne, the PIC unsecured the banner tow cable at cockpit and dropped in preparation for banner pickup. Witness saw tow cable whip and wrap around horizontal stabilizer and…Accident 20150914015959ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Alice, TXDuring practice auto rotations to a hover the pilot misjudged height and contacted the ground. The vertical and horizontal loads on the aircraft seperated the skids from the aircraft and the aircraft recieved substantial damage coming to a rest on its side.Incident 20150914015699IGrumman American Avn. AA-5 · Rensselaer, INN960RS was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from flying cloud airport, Minnesota (kfcm) to jasper county airport, Indiana (Krzl) for its annual inspection. Approximately 15 miles from Krzl the engine sputtered and the pilot in command [privacy data…Incident 20150914014729IEmbraer EMB-120ER · Walla Walla, WASubsequent to a normal takeoff, reaching approximately 1000' AGL, the crew experiences a loud bang as the number two engine goes to autofeather and appears to seize in flight. As the tower then advises the crew of flames observed from the number two engine,…Incident 20150913019719IMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87 · Fresno, CAAircraft departed fat RWY29R on a public use fire mission for the united states forest service (usfs). After departure, the pilot reported that he had lost power in the left engine and was returning immediately to fat. Landed successfully on RWY29R. Fat…Accident 20150913018899AHelio H-295 · Delta Junction, AKAircraft accelerated down a narrow, 800 foot gravel strip becoming airborne near the end only momentarily at about one foot above ground level before settling back to the ground and running off the end approximately 300 feet into the high brush.Incident 20150913018139ICessna 182P · Fort Washington, MDPIC reported gusty, variable winds PIC porpoised on landing, attempted to complete the landing, came down on the nosewheel hard. The nosewheel immediately collapsed causing a propeller strike and engine stoppage. The aircraft slid to a stop just off the…Incident 20150913016869IAmerican AA-5 · Fowlerville, MIPilot was on final for rwy 27 at 65G, an uncontrolled sod strip with high traffic volume, during a fly-in breakfast. Both he and his passenger noted an amphibious float plane on final slightly above and ahead of him, converging from the right. Pilot initially…Incident 20150913016509ICessna 414 · Eden Prairie, MNPilot departed the end of runway 36 at Flying Cloud Airport (kfcm). Pilot landed runway 36 when winds were reported at 180 @ 10 knots. The aircraft skid the final 590 feet of the runway before hitting a runway end identifier light. Damage to the propeller hub…Accident 20150913016159ACessna 177 · Moneta, VASmith Mountain Lake Airport, Moneta, VA: N2835X, a C177, VFR, crashed under unknown circumstances while attempting to land at the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and the occupants were transported to roanoke memorial hospital with 3rd degree…Accident 20150912017149ACessna 180H · Delta Junction, AKOn approach, the wind shifted from calm to right quartering tailwind causing a loss of lift. The sink rate increased to a point that the desired point of touchdown could not be reached. Upon determination a go-around was required, power was added. This caused…Accident 20150912015679AAero L-39 Albatros · Oneida, TNAircraft had departed the aerodrome and was repositioning for a non aerobatic fly-by when the engine failure and the subsequent accident occurred.Accident 20150912015529AGuisinger Gary G Baby Belle · Stuart, IAThe pilot and one passenger were flying from guthrie center, IA to Stuart, IA. Four miles north of Stuart, the pilot started a slow descent from 800' to a planned pattern altitude of 200'. Around 400', the helicopter yawed to the left and then made a hard…Accident 20150912015149ACessna 150F · Atco, NJWitnesses stated that the pilot would routinely fly low over their house and wave. They also stated that on Saturday, 09/12/2015 he flew over about 150 feet above the trees. The trees are estimated to be approximately 70 feet high. As he flew over the pilot…Incident 20150912014949IPiper PA-24-250 · Shelbyville, TNOn downwind, the gear was extended, then retracted due to another aircraft sitting on the runway. The pilot stated he was planning to go around and enter downwind again when the aircraft on the runway departed, allowing him to continue in his landing, but he…Accident 20150912014769AGlenn Timothy C Skystar Series 5 · Green River, UTPilot was attempting to land at a remote dirt airstrip. Pilot aborted initial landing attempt and made a go around for a 2nd attempt because he felt he was too high. During this 2nd attempt, he was focussing on making a short field landing and lost awareness…Incident 20150911024129IPiper PA-31-350 · Wales, AKOn 9/11/15 flight 890 I was flying N4118G from nome to waa. On landing in waa I flew over overhead and entered downwind for runway 36. On downwind I put the gear down and got three green lights and the gear handle returned to neutral. When I touched down the…Incident 20150911023689IGulfstream Aerospace G-IV · Newburgh, NYOn September 12, 2015 at 0210Z, a Gulfstream G-IV aircraft, registration number N615RD and serial number 1006 experienced damaged to the number 3 and 4 main wheel assembly during takeoff from westhampton (gabreski) airport (kfor). During taxi and after the…Accident 20150911021829ACzech Sport Piper Sport · Spartenburg, SC[privacy data omitted] Stated that during landing he misjudged his height and the aircraft hit hard and bounced. While trying to recover the aircraft stalled and the propeller hit the runway.Incident 20150911020699IPiper PA-44-180 · Morristown, NJAircraft departed Morristown Airport (kmmu) heading to islip (kisp). After take-off the pilot attemped to retract the landing gear and was given a transit horn and gear unsafe light which did not go out. The gear handle was then put in gear down position and…Incident 20150911016599ICessna 172L · Sarasota, FLThe pilot was enroute to Sarasota airport, srq from saint petersburg clearwater airport, pie. The aircraft was cruising at 2500 ft MSL. The pilot began descent to Sarasota airport and after reaching 800 ft MSL at approximately 3 miles from srq, the aircraft…Incident 20150911016589ICessna 177RG · Woodruff, SCPilot was flying formation with five other aircraft and got distracted in lowering his landing gear. He did lower the gear prior to touchdown, however the gear had not reached its full down position and therefore the main gear collapsed. The nose gear was…Accident 20150911016489ACessna 172P · Riegelwood, NCThe accident aircraft took off from a privately owned grass airstrip flown by a uncertificated pilot. The takeoff appeared to be normal. The aircraft climbed on a northernly heading and crashed approximately 2 miles north of the departing airstrip. The…Accident 20150911016089AAlon A2 · Laramie, WYPIC operated aircoupe A-2 registration N6359V from klar enroute to klbf PIC reported aircraft loss of power followed by an unrecoverable descent into mountains. Aircraft impacted ground sustaining substanial damage. PIC had serious injuries from impact.Incident 20150911015689IPerry Richard Lee Lancair 1VP · Land O' Lakes, WISeptember 11, 2015 at 1000 LCL time while on a pleasure flight the pilot in command of N1QB, a experimental amateur aircraft Lancair ivp landed at kings Land o lakes airport in Land o lakes Wisconsin. The aircraft landed on runway 14 and ran off of the end of…Accident 20150911015159ARocci Martignoni JA30 Superstol · Santa Rosa, NMOn September 11, 2015, at 0800 MDT, an experimental Rocci Martignoni JA30 superstol aircraft registration number N508RM, crashed after take-off while departing Santa Rosa route 66 airport (ksxu), Santa Rosa, NM. The aircraft was being operated on a part 91…Accident 20150910017029AMooney M20TN · Myakka City, FLOn September 10, 2015, at 2:00 EDT, a Mooney M20TN, N4669K, collided with several fence posts and barbed wire on landing at a private air strip at Myakka, FL during a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was…Incident 20150910016579ICessna 402B · Ft. Lauderdale, FLAircraft departed fll at approx. 1145 local, at approx. 25 miles from fll the #2 engine surged and started sputtering. Electric fuel pump was turned on, but condition remained the same. Engine was shutdown and aircraft returned to fll and landed safely at…Incident 20150910015809IPiper J5A · Pompano, FLThe aircraft departed hwo at approximately 1605L operating under 14 CFR part 91 and proceeded VFR towards the beach. Approximately 15 minutes into flight, the aircraft began experiencing engine problems climbing through 800 feet and ultimately shutdown. All…Accident 20150910014709ABeech 58 · Gary, INFlight was from columbus, IN (bak) to Gary, IN (gyy) to pick up cargo to be delivered. Pilot stated that it was his custom to fly to a final approach fix when executing a visual approach. He flew to garie (the faf for the ILS 30 approach). At this point, he…Accident 20150910014609AMooney M20TN · OCPilot was not responding to calls from ATC while level at FL250 on a flight from gaylord, mi (glr) to atlantic city, NJ (acy) for approximately 2 hours. Aircraft overflew destination and crashed in the oceanIncident 20150909019309IPiper PA-32R-301T · North Las Vegas, NVOn 09/09/2015, the pilot departed centennial airport, Colorado at 9:30 local time with one passenger for a day VFR FAR part 91 flight to North Las Vegas Airport, Nevada. The pilot stated when he lowered the landing gear upon arrival the main gear indicated…