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 20140817014289IPepperell, MASkydiver daniel pelrine after deploying chute, from what eye witnesses described the chute was open in a normal configuration. At approximately 1000' he made an abrupt 360 degree left turn, according to eye witnesses. Daniel seemed to regain control for a…Accident 20140816024049ANorth American SNJ-6 · Whitehouse Stat, NJPilot made a normal 3 point landing on rwy 31 turf. Wind reported as 290 @6-10 knots. On rollout while slowing through approximately 30 knots pilot reported aircraft lifted into air after rolling over hump/hole in runway. Hump created sufficeint AOA to send…Accident 20140816016939AEipper Formance Mxii · Delle, UTUltralight struck power lines while circling a coyote. The right wing 's support cables touched the power line causing them to burn through. The right wing folded up letting the ultralight fall through the power line wires. It struck a rocky area breaking off…Accident 20140816016929ADay William L Minicoupe · Middle River, MD[privacy data omitted] Was going to make a first flight since his November 2013 nose gear collapse. The aircraft got about 3 ft in the air when the nose came down and struck the runway. The nose gear fork folded back and hit the prop and cowling. We discussed…Incident 20140816016019ITyler Randy G Avid + · Fairbanks, AKUpon landing l/h landing gear leg broke. Aircraft settled to the left damaging the propeller. Landing gear leg was a owner manufactured part with no part number. Listed as substantial damage according to 8900.1 vol. 7, chapter 1, section 1, paragraph, 7-4A.…Accident 20140816015549ACessna 172S · Santa Ynez, CAOn approach to landing on runway 26 the pilot was too high and was going too fast. A land attempt was still made, which resulted in a hard landing. The aircraft bounced and porpoised numerous times down the runway. The aircraft received substantial structural…Accident 20140816015489APiper PA-18-150 · Skwentna, AKNotified by roc @ 1945Z that Piper PA-18 N83422 did a hard landing on gravel bar near Skwentna, AK. N61.52.605 W151.23.805 Aircraft received substantial damage (l/h & r/h gear fitting longeron area. And will be airlifted from the site. 2 souls on board no…Accident 20140816015359APiper PA-32-300 · Ardmore, OKAircraft departed 1F0 approximately 1400 local to the south. Aircraft struck powerline at 95 feet AGL and impacted the ground resulting in a post crash fire that consumed the aircraft. Aircraft damage was extensive due to the fire. Impact was low energy low…Incident 20140816015289IPiper PA-22-108 · Opheim, MTNote 1: the pilot has had 0 hours in make/model, in the last 90 days and in the last year. The system does not allow this to be entered, so I am noting it correctly here. Note 2: times, headings, measurements & altitudes are approximate. The weather…Accident 20140816014759ABoeing A75N1(PT17) · Seattle, WAOn August 16,2014 between 1100 and 1130 pilot was making his first solo flight in his stearman tail wheel aircraft. He departed runway 13R at Boeing field (kbfi) wind 10 mph from 200 degrees. He made a normal take off and immediately began having problems…Accident 20140816014279ALancair LC-40-550FG · Ranger, TXOn August 16, 2014, at 2330, a Lancair LC-40 aircraft bearing registration number N6500Z, registered to river bend energy LLC, crashed after take off from Cook Canyon ranch (TA25) near Ranger, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a VFR flight. Night…Accident 20140816014209ABellanca 7GCBC · Itta Bena, MSInsructional flight. Practicing forced landing procedures. First attempt, the student did'nt do well. Second attempt at a different location, student did better but not well. Third attempt was near a private owned grass airstrip. On a left downwind pattern,…Accident 20140816014029ACliff Starduster II SA300 · Placerville, CAIt appears the pilot [privacy data omitted] ? Dob 11/25/1959) and his brother [privacy data omitted] ? Dob 1/30/1962 ? Deceased) were flying to swansboro airport, swansboro, California, to attend a party given by the community. He was circling the airport to…Accident 20140816013719ACessna 170B · Augusta, KSOn August, 16, 2014, at approximately 0920 local time (1420 UTC), the airman, holder of an airline transport pilot certificate, was involved in an aircraft accident that occurred during landing at the Augusta municipal airport (3AU), Augusta, Kansas. The…Incident 20140816013219IBeech A24R · Rigby, IDPilot forgot to extend landing gear prior to landing.Accident 20140816012849ACessna T188C · Hearne, TXAircraft was on a spray run and contacted crop. Heavy friction with milo heads decelerated the aircraft as it struck a six strand barbed wire fence and metal post with left wing, no wires were broken. As it exited field, it crossed fm 485 airborne and struck…Incident 20140816012709ICessna 172E · New Holland, OHAircraft landed on a grass private field at pilot's residence. Aircraft departed the 3000 foot runway, through a soy bean field and into a ditch. The aircraft's propeller made contact with the elevated portion of the ditch, the nose gear was sheared at the…Accident 20140815017869ACessna 414 · Bowie, TXPilot had purchased aircraft two weeks proir to accident flight. Pilot had obtained ground and flight instruction to transition from his CE-310 to accident aircraft (CE-414). Witness states aircraft entered pattern on a l/h base leg direction and dove…Incident 20140815016999IStinson L-5 · Hondo, TXUpon the first landing of an instructional flight for a commemorative air force aircraft check-out, the aircraft veered left and ground looped. The outboard two feet of right wing sustained damage, as well as tail wheel assembly, and right main tire and wheel…Accident 20140814018629ACessna 150M · Mt Pleasant, SCOn August 14, 2014, about 1125 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N66241, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from mount Pleasant regional airport-Faison field (lro), mount Pleasant, south carolina. The commercial rated…Accident 20140814015749APiper PA-28-161 · Buffalo, NYOn August 14, 2014 at about 1450 hrs local time this aircraft departed runway 23 at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport with one pilot and two passengers on board. At about 400 to 500 feet altitude the engine quit running. The pilot had just started a…Accident 20140814015509ACessna 182A · Excursion Inlet, AKPilot activated the approach alarm and lighting system, announced intention to land to the southeast. During approach pilot chose to go around due to isolated reduced visibility. Pilot chose to conduct the approach above the isolated reduced visibility…Accident 20140814015099AIsrael Aircraft Industries 1124 · Nassau BahamasN518WA was reported flying fromsvva to opf when the PIC noted hydrolic failure declared an emergency and landed at mynn. After touch down the nouse wheel was out of contrl and the aircraf exit the runway left and came to rest stuck in the mud. No aircraft…Incident 20140814014449IPilatus PC-12/45 · Burlington, NCAircraft was on departure roll when a deer croseed in the path of the plane. Deer was struck by the left main landing gear door. Door was ripped from the mount fittings which ruptured the left main fuel tank in the left main landing gear well. Aircraft taxied…Accident 20140814014309ACessna T206H · Wiggins, MSThe pilot reported that as he was traveling from grayson county, Texas, (kgyi) to daytona beach, Florida (kdab). He decided to stop in mobile, Alabama (kmob) for food and fuel. The pilot reported that he checked the weather and learned there were a ceiling at…Incident 20140814014019ICessna 750 · Sacramento, CADuring approach, aircraft had a flap failure. Pilot declared an emergency and made an uneventful landing. This report will be amanded as more information becomes available.Accident 20140813019219AAir Tractor AT-401B · Cimmaron, KSAerial applicator was flying for the purpose of programming entry and exit points into the aircrafts onboard GPS. The airman planned to apply chemical to the field the following day. The airman had previously completed application to four fields that day. The…Incident 20140813018619INorman G Caruana SQ2000 · Clearwater, FLAt about 1:00 pm on Wednesday 8/13/2014, pilot advised ground control that he was intended to carry out a high speed taxi with a possible lift off and immediate landing. The pilot taxied to run way 18L and speeded up to about 80 knots and rotated. The…Incident 20140813018289ICzech Sport Piper Sport · Mckinney, TXReceived report from roc on an aircraft that suffered a NLG collapse on landing at tki. Dispatched to investigate, found aircraft already towed off runway and tied down on ramp. Pilot already had left area. Aircraft suffered minor damage to cowling and nose…Accident 20140813017119ACessna U206E · Braithwaite, LAAircraft was descending to 500 MSL as instructed by ATC to transition nas class-d airspace. Engine lost power after exhausting fuel on RH tank. Pilot was unable to switch tanks to other fuel tank (which had 35 gallons) and reestablish power prior to impacting…Accident 20140813015739ACessna 172F · Oxford, NCPilot made a hard landing. According to a witness he heard a loud crash and the sound of screeching tires on the pavement. Witness noticed the aircraft bouncing upward 6 to 8 feet over the runway at approximately 1500 feet from the threshold of runway 24. The…Accident 20140813015589AMooney M20F · Rim Rock, AZAircraft departed show low, (sow) airport at approximately 06:20AM with a destination to apple valley California. While the aircraft was heading to apple valley California the crew encountered bad weather, IFR conditions. Witnesses observed this aircraft…Accident 20140813014799ARobinson Helicopter R44 · Lancaster, WIOn August 13, 2014 at 1230 CDT a R-44, N8343P, made a hard landing in a field after coming into contact with powerlines in Lancaster, WI. The pilot received minor injuries and the helicopter sustained substantial damage. The helicopter was being operated as…Accident 20140813014719APiper PA-28-236 · Salmon, IDThe morning of 08-13-2014, N2190H had the vacuum pump replaced at a maintenance facility in gooding, ID. While enroute at a altitude of 8500', the engine lost oil pressure and began to run rough. The Lemhi county airport (smn) was 12 miles directly ahead. The…Incident 20140813014339IRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Baton Rouge, LALower bearing had seized resulting in an overload (rotational) separation of the bearing assembly from the fan shaft resulting in a separation of the fan. Aircraft was in hover, pilot was making a right pedal turn into the wind when the lower bearing seized.…Accident 20140813014199ACessna 188 · Columbus, NMPilot was spraying chemicals from his aircraft over his own land. Began spraying a second load and the agent could not be dispensed. Pilot returned to the airport where he had taken off and attempted to land with 100 gallons on agent on board. Pilot hit hard…Incident 20140813013699ICessna 177RG · Aurora, ILThe main landing gear failed to extend. The pilot flew by the arr tower to confirm the gear was not extending properly and then executed a gear up landing on runway 27R. No injuries or post landing fire.Incident 20140812019359IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Mesa, AZ8-12-14 Student pilot [privacy data omitted] began a soft field takoff roll and at 30 knots aircraft yawed to left at left edge of runway and pilot rolls aircraft 16 degrees right causing a right wing tip strike with the runway. The student pilot never…Incident 20140812017549ICessna 650 · Teterboro, NJN175J (Cessna 650) originated at atlantic aviation- teb. Aircraft is currently on 14 CFR part 135 air carrier certificate. However, the aircraft was operated as a 14 CFR part 91 trip leaving Teterboro, NJ enroute to austin, TX. The owner of the aircraft was…Accident 20140812015089AChristen Industries Pitts S-2B · Sarasota, FLOn 8/12/2014 the pilot was operating aircraft N50XV and he departed Sarasota airport at around 11:05 am accompanied by a passenger. The pilot stated they departed Sarasota airport heading south towards venice airport. They were in the air doing some aerobatic…Incident 20140812014819IEclipse EA500 · Greenwood, INOn August 12, 2014, at approximately 15:20 eastern daylight time, a 2007 ea 500 aircraft, N717LK, sustained minor damage following the failure of the right brake during rollout after landing on runway 01 at Greenwood Municipal Airport (hfy) in Greenwood,…Incident 20140812014259IPiper PA-28-180 · Benton, AROn August 12, 2014, at 1630 CDT, a Piper PA-28-180, N5103S, registered To harry barrett, landed at Saline County Regional Airport, Benton, Arkansas. During the landing, which was executed by the student pilot, the left main wheel/strut piston assembly…Accident 20140812012689ABell 47G-5 · Mansfield, ILWhile in cruise on a southwest heading, the helicopter came into contact with the top cables on a set of highlines running northwest to southeast. The rotor struck one of the lines as there was evidence melted into the leading edge of the main rotor. One of…Incident 20140811024179ICessna 210D · Weatherford, OKDuring cruise flight the pilot reported the engine developed a vibration. Than it stopped, landed on a county highway.Accident 20140811018609APiper PA-34-200T · Gainsville, FLPilot was on a IFR flight plan from dts to his home base fmy when weather began to deteriorate along his planned route. He canceled his IFR flight plan and diverted to gnv to wait for the weather to clear. He was initially cleared to land gnv runway 7,…Incident 20140811016269IGrumman G-164 · Fredericksburg, IA[privacy data omitted] Was involved in aerial application on a field in a part 137 aircraft when he struck the static line of a power line near Fredericksburg, Iowa. This caused the power line to trip causing a power outage. This also disconnected a hose so…Incident 20140811015389ICessna T210M · Tulsa, OKOn the incident date the aircraft was flown for a familiarization flight after being recently purchased. After completing some airwork the aircraft returned to the airport and completed two successful touch and go's. on the third landing attempt the nose gear…Accident 20140811015319AMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N · Idaho Falls, IDPilot reported that during takeoff from a private residence, the helicopter was about 40 to 50 feet above ground level (AGL) when he lost tail rotor control. The helicopter banked to the left an immediately began to rotate. The pilot stated that despite his…Incident 20140811014099IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Kearny, AZOn August 11, 2014, at approximately 07:45 am, N424TS performed a ?gear up touch and go? Landing at the Kearny Airport (E67). Once N424TS was airborne, the crew flew to falcon field where they made an uneventful landing. Upon landing they discovered several…Accident 20140811013229AHughes 269C · Darington, WAThe nuts securing the throttle suport bracket vibrated loose causing the bracket to come off the mount studs and loss of throttle control.