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 20140720013189IGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Ann Arbor, MIThe student pilot was receiving flight instruction. The aircraft landed runway 12 (grass) at arb. Requested taxi to runway 30 (pavement) for pattern work. They crossed taxiway "a" then across runway 24. Crossing the FAR side of 24, the aircraft struck a…Accident 20140720013029ACessna 182L · Sedona, AZAircraft crashed at an altitude of 4800 feet in west fork of fay canyon after flying over bear mountain that peaks at 6506 feet. The horizontal distance from the canyon?s edge by bear mountain which is 6000 feet elevation, to the crash site is about one-half…Incident 20140720012949ICessna 210H · Odessa, TXOn July 20, 2014 at approximately 09:05 CDT, N6151F, a Cessna 210H, piloted by [privacy data omitted], impacted the runway at Odessa-Schlemeyer Field (odo) located in Odessa, Texas. During takeoff the pilot realized the aircraft main landing gear doors were…Accident 20140720011799ACessna 177B · Georgetown, TXThe pilot was attempting to land at Georgetown Municipal Airport. As per the tower the aircraft bounced twice and then came down hard on the nose gear at which time the tire blew out. A few feet later the aircraft veered left off the runway onto some very…Accident 20140720011649AOden Weldon Pat Kitfox IV Speedster · Blackwell, TXOn July 20, 2014, at approximately 1830 CDT, a Kitfox speedster bearing registration number N622P, with no registration, impacted the ground at a high angle 4.5 miles northwest of Blackwell, Texas in a rural area. The aircraft was being operated on a pleasure…Incident 20140720011539ILearjet 45 · Midland, TXOn July 20, 2014, at 1430 CDT, Learjet 45-40 registration number N145MW, blew all four main landing gear tires, departed the paved surface twice, and ground looped 180 degrees during a landing on runway 07 at Midland Airpark (kmdd) in Midland, Texas. This was…Incident 20140720010779IPiaggio Aero Industries P180 · Hailey, IDLeft main tire blew out upon landing at freidman memorial aiport in Hailey Idaho (sun) causing damage to the left engine propeller blades.Incident 20140720010739IBeech B23 · Crawfordsville, INDescription: The single engine aircraft was being operated by a private pilot who held a multi-engine certificate only. Several attempts at a landing were made, and at some point the propeller struck the surface of the runway. The pilot was not aware of the…Accident 20140719019282APiper PA-28-140 · St. Louis, MOOn July 19, 2014 at approximately 1800 hours, [privacy data omitted] was acting as the pilot in command of a Piper PA-28-140 for a local flight between Creve Coeur Airport and st. charles county smartt field. After an unsuccessful start of the engine with the…Incident 20140719017689ICessna 140 · Lawrence, KSThe instructor was giving inital training to a private pilot for a tailwheel endorsement. This was the students first flight in a tailwheel aircraft. They had conducted numerous full stop landings on runway 15 at the Lawrence, KS airport (lwc). The winds were…Accident 20140719014539AColt Balloons 160A · Clinton, MAOn July 19, 2014 at approximately 2000 hours, [privacy data omitted] was operating his balloon with six passengers on board for a sight seeing flight, traveling north over the residential area of Clinton, MA. [privacy data omitted] Was operating the balloon…Incident 20140719012999ICessna 680 · Santa Ana, CA20 Minutes after take off and cruising at 15000 feet the APU was started and a strong electrical burning smell was noted. The bleed air was turned off and APU shut down. The crew diverted to ksna and landed without incident.Accident 20140719011939AErcoupe 415-C · Hubbard, ORAt approximately 10:30 am local time, Saturday, July 19, 2014, Ercoupe 415C, N99621, impacted trees approximately 1/4 mile south of runway 02, lenhardt airpark (7S9), Hubbard, Oregon. It appears the left wing broke off an 18 inch diameter, 100 foot tall tree,…Incident 20140719011739INorth American AT-6 · Anchorage, AKExcerpt from pilot?s statement: ?A few seconds into the otherwise normal landing roll, two swerves ? One right and one left ? Occurred. The magnitude of the second one was greater than the first. I responded to each swerve with corresponding rudder inputs to…Accident 20140719011709ACessna 177B · Falmouth, MAPilot landing on runway 25 with a slight crosswind. Touched down beyond the halfway mark of the 2298 foot runway. He stated it was too late to initiate a go around and too little room to come to a stop before running off the end of the runway. The aircraft…Accident 20140719011589AEvektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Wichita Falls, TXOn July 19, 2014, at 1600Z, an Evektor-aerotechnikas, Sportstar, registered to a private owner, lost power and the aircraft landed in a field. The aircraft was being operated on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, no…Accident 20140719011529ACessna T206H · Sterling City, TXOn July 19, 2014 at approximately 1825 CDT, the pilot of a Cessna 206, registration number N6035W, attempted a landing on a private strip on the U Ranch located ten miles northwest of Sterling City, Texas. The pilot landed in a crosswind, lost control of the…Accident 20140719011459ABlack, Christopher Sparrow Sport Spec · Moriarty, NMOn July 19, 2014, at 1550 MST, a black christopher amateur built Sparrow Sport Spec, N41475, [privacy data omitted] flipped over on landing at Moriarty Airport, Moriarty, new Mexico, while flying from clovis, new Mexico to albuquerque, new Mexico. Visual…Accident 20140719010959AMooney M20F · North Elba, NYOn 07/19/2014, at approximately 1000 hours, witness at the Lake Placid Airport observed an aircraft abort a landing about 10 feet off the ground on runway 14, due to another aircraft approaching runway 32, in the opposite direction, about 100 to 200 feet…Incident 20140719010949IWestfield Creative Const T-51 · Athens, NYPIC (sole occupant) was returning to barnes airport (baf) in Westfield, ma from oneonta (N66). During cruise at approx. 3500 feet, PIC experienced an engine failure and landed in a field near Athens, NY (greene county). PIC stated that he did not experience…Incident 20140718017559IFargnoli Vincent Challenger · East Moriches, NY[privacy data omitted], Commercial pilot certificate # [privacy data omitted], performed a normal runup, departed lufker airport (49N) intending to practice traffic pattern work. During his turn from crosswind to downwind, while at an altitude of…Accident 20140718016419ABell 47G-2A · Merced, CAOn July 18, 2014, N47DT a Bell 47 helicopter which was conducting agricultural spray operations made contact with a power line pole guide wire while attempting to fly under a set of power lines while spraying a cornfield. The aircrafts windshield and…Accident 20140718015189APiper PA-18A 150 · Palmer, AKAccording to the pilot, while lnding on a gravel bar, the aircraft hit a hidden pot hole (rock) causing the aircraft to roll over on its back.Incident 20140718014849IConstrucciones Aeronauticas CASA-212-200 · Kiwawu UgandaAircraft N604AR, a casa-212 s/n 289 was returning to entebbe international airport after making a low approach while attempting to land at nzara. The weather was reported to be 100 feet overcast with visibility of ¼ mile prior to the overflight. The flight…Accident 20140718014069ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Hoopa, CAPIC stated,on 07/18/2014 he departed grants pass arprt. Overflying Hoopa (O21) a non-towered arprt without ATIS,awas...@ 356FT elev. Approaching from the south at pa of 1156 I.e 800 AGL. Incident time 1430 psdt 80 deg.f day. Nav. Aids incl. CF-16 wac chart…Incident 20140718013889IMashburn Ron RV-4 · Redlands, CAPilot declared an emergency due to engine failure. Landed safely at Redlands airport without further incidents.Accident 20140718013859ALuscombe 8A · Rancho Cucamong, CAOn July 18, 2014, at approximately 18:16 hours PDT the san bernardino county sheriff?s department (dba Rancho cucamonga police department) contacted the FAA operations center via telephone and reported a single engine airplane crashed in Rancho cucamonga,…Accident 20140718012759AGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Fairview, KSThe aircraft departed atchison, KS airport (K59) at 0820 on 7-18-2014 for a flight to sebetha, KS (K83) to return from having the aircraft brakes resealed. About 20 minutes into the flight while level at 600 feet above ground level the engine started to…Accident 20140718012369AStinson 108-1 · Bruno, MNPilot reported that approximately 1/2 hour into a flight from kdyt to 8Y4 while at an altitude of approximately 2000' AGL, the engine sputtered for approximately 10 seconds and then abruptly quit. He initiated emergency procedures and located a suitable field…Incident 20140718012249IPiper PA-32-300 · Millville, NJAfter a practice night landing on runway 10 the pilot stated that he was taxiing off of the runway to a taxi way but instead was on the grass and struck a taxi way sign. He was not injured and proceeded to taxi to the parking ramp. Photographs taken the next…Incident 20140717020459IGarramone Mike A Vixen · Columbus, NMOn July 17, 2014, at approximately 0800 MDT, N153PR, a Kitfox 5, Vixen, departed the airport for a local, sightseeing flight under visual flight rules, near Columbus, new Mexico. Shortly after take-off, the engine began to run rough, ran poorly for a few…Accident 20140717017209ABoeing E75N1 · Perkasie, PA7/17/2014 1602Z AWOS at kckz 31006KT vis>10 few 043 24/14 A30.04 DA1600' Other local ATIS also showing calm/clear conditions. Pilot reported landing at 9N1 multiple times then returning to land ckz RWY26. Pilot reported normal approach at 70KTS, final…Accident 20140717016129AAir Tractor AT-401B · Ellis, KSOn July 17, 2014, at approximately 2300 CDT, the airman was involved in an aircraft accident while operating in the vicinity of Ellis, KS. The aircraft, an Air tractor AT-401-B, [privacy data omitted]operated by the holder of a 14 CFR part 137 certificate,…Accident 20140717013919ACessna R182 · El Monte, CAThe pilot along with his student departed on an instructional flight at approximately 1755 PDT from El Monte Airport (EMT) to perform instrument approaches. After executing a missed approach about a mile away from the riverside airport (ral) runway, the pilot…Accident 20140717012799AGremminger Greg Magni M-16 · Cape Girardeau, MOOn July 17, 2014 at approximately 16:00 hours local time, pilot in command [privacy data omitted], flying gyroplane N216MG at approximately 30-50 feet above ground level 3 miles north of Cape Girardeau Missouri at [privacy data omitted]. The pilot lost…Accident 20140717012499APiper PA-30 · Othello, WAWhile departing Othello Municipal Airport (S70) to the west, shortly after rotation the left engine lost power. The aircraft was unable to sustain flight. The pilot did not have time to extend the landing gear prior to contacting the ground. The aircraft…Accident 20140717011979ACessna 172P · Hagerstown, MDA/c N97528 landed at Hagerstown on runway 27, and incurred a prop strike during student pilot's first solo flight. The propeller sustained damage due to contact with the runway. No injuries were incurred, and the aircraft taxied to the ramp parking area.Incident 20140717011169IPiper PA-24 · Wooster, OHWhile on training flight, pilot forgot to lower the landing gear.Incident 20140716023649ICroft Robert C Kitfox 2 · Schuyler, NEOn July 16th pilot stated to on-scene sheriff deputy that he had to make an emergency landing and the rudder failed. Because of failure the aircraft ended up in a ditch. In August the pilot stated in a written statement he was performing hi-speed taxi test,…Accident 20140716018559ABombardier CL-600-2B19 · Atlanta, GAOn Wednesday, July 16th 2014, at approximately 1950Z, kcho to katl: ASQ5246, CRJ-200, expressjet airlines aircraft N845AS, experienced a hard landing at Atlanta?s Hartsfield international airport, with the right wing contacting the runway. The impact caused…Accident 20140716017579AHolmlund Victor P Auriga · Hillsborough, NJPilot executed missed approach, upon climbout, approx 1/3 mile from runway, engine lost power and shut down. Pilot attempted to reach field for emergency landing, left wing of aircraft struck tree top short of field shearing off outer 1/2 of wing. Second…Accident 20140716015799ACessna 172N · Murphysboro, ILPreflight inspection showed evidence of a hard landing with damage to the nose gear and firewall.Accident 20140716013689APiper PA-32R-301T · Captiva Island, FLPilot attempted a go-around from a grass field with 699 pounds of cargo and according to witnesses was unable to climb when the left wing dipped into the water it was torn off and the airplane sank in 15 ft of water. The pilot drowned according to the…Incident 20140716013389IBeech B100 · Bakersfield, CAWhile enroute to san diego over the vicinity of Bakersfield the left engine had catastrophic engine failure . Pilot diverted and landed Bakersfield, CA. Damage shows indication of turbine blades exiting the hot section and engine cowling of left engine…Incident 20140716013319IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · San Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot stated he was cleared for the RNAV GPS runway 29. At halda (1.6 NM prior to the final approach fix) he stated the gear was down and the flaps in the landing configuration. The aircraft landing was normal for about 300 feet thereafter the nose gear…Incident 20140716013079ICessna 210N · Salton City, CALanded with gear up at Salton City, CA pilot flying with expired medical cert.Accident 20140716012449ACessna 172N · Rockville, INAt approximately 1:45 pm eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172 aircraft, N13SK, sustained substantial damage following impact with terrain while returning from a sight-seeing flight over spencer, Indiana. The commercial pilot occupant and his passenger were not…Accident 20140716011929AThrush S2RHG-T65 · Parma, IDAircraft crashed after takeoff from rnwy 12 into a field due to the lack of power to remain airborn.Incident 20140716011379IRockwell International S-2R · Grenora, NDDuring application of agricutural chemicals to wheat field, pilot struck an electrical power line, severing the line and damaging the propeller of the aircaft, which induced severe vibration and negtive torque sensing which shut off the engine. Pilot…Incident 20140716011269IUrban Air Sro UFM-13 Lambada · Van Nuys, CAThe airman's aircraft struck a perimeter pole enroute to the taxi way. The airman continued to taxi while reaching to the floor of the aircraft to pick up a dropped document.