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 20140221004559ADirect Fly S R O Alto · Atlanta, GAOn February 21, 2014 at about 2014 local EST, an Alto, slsa, N711A, sustained minor damage when it collided with terrain following a loss of control on landing on runway 26 at Fulton County Airport (fty) Atlanta, GA. The certificated private pilot and his…Incident 20140221004479IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Vero Beach, FLOn February 21, 2014, aircraft N1848P, a Piper BE-55B, during rollout collapsed while exiing runway 11. The pilot stated that when he applied the brakes to slow down the aircraft, the right main landing gear collasped. Afraid that the aircraft might…Incident 20140221004009IMooney M20C · Marana, AZThe pilot departed tucson international airport for Marana regional airport (avq). Upon arrival at avq, the pilot entered a downwind leg for runway 30. At approximately midfield, the pilot extended the landing gear and flaps in rapid sequence. The pilot saw…Incident 20140221002189IShort Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3 · Eloy, AZWhile conducting a military freefall parachute jump the jumpmaster was extracted from the aircraft because his reserve container prematurely opened while he was inside the aircraft. Part of the jumpers reserve canopy appears to have slipped out a 2 foot…Incident 20140221001399ILearjet 45 · Chicago, ILAircraft (N820AT) departed Chicago midway airport (kmdw) on 02/21/2014. Just after takeoff the nose wheel steering light illuminated and the landing gear failed to retract. The flight crew contacted Chicago departure and requested a fly by to verify the…Incident 20140220004639IPiper PA-18A 150 · Anchorage, AKAircraft landed runway 25, prepared to exit north on to taxiway k, slid on ice at edge of runway and into snowbank. Had to put skis down to get out of snowbank. On the way out of snowbank and onto pavement, ran over taxi light. No damage to aircraft. Taxiway…Accident 20140220004359APiper PA-28-140 · Saluda, SCDuring takeoff rotation, aircraft struck deer on runway causing substantial damage to right wing, aileron and forward attach point.Incident 20140220001929IYoung William R Glasair III · Homestead, FLOn 02/20/2014 airman depart tampa executive airport (vdf) to Homestead General Airport (X51). About 10 minutes from landing experience a total electric system failure. He lower the landing gear but no way to comfirmed down and lock. He select the longest…Accident 20140219003689AAir Tractor AT-602 · Church Point, LADuring low level application of fertilizer (70 ft AGL), pilot said he experienced an engine surge then loss of power. Pilot climbed to 250 ft AGL and looked for nearest field to land aircraft with no power. Landed aircraft in field, but did not have enough…Accident 20140219002529APiper J3C-65 · Macon, GAPilot was performing a touch and go maneuver at kmac at approximately 14:15 local and upon rotation at 100 feet made a sharp right turn and stalled the aircraft. Aircraft impacted the ground causing substantial damage to the aircraft and seriously injuring…Incident 20140219001699IPiper PA-32R-301T · Myrtle Beach, SCOn FEBRUARY19 at 20:30 N8322L a Piper PA-32R-301T with a commercial rated pilot flying part 91 was conducting touch and goes, landed at Myrtle Beach intl. Airport (myr) runway 18. This landing was made with the gear up. Pilot stated he forgot to put the…Accident 20140219001539ABeech B100 · Pearland, TXNon-instrument rated pilot, flying in instrument meterological conditions, executed RNAV (GPS) 32 lvj and began the missed approach. After climb to 1100 feet, aircraft lost altitude and impacted ground in nose low attitude. Aircraft destroyed by impact and…Incident 20140219001269IBrowns William J Arion Lightning · Bourbonnais, ILAcft (N716MZ) departed the lewis lockport airport (klot) on a pleasure flight on 2/19/2014. When returning to (lot), power was reduced at 3000 ft to start the descent, the pilot then detected smoke in the cockpit followed by the smell of oil. He then noticed…Accident 20140218002909ABell 47G-5A · Greenfield, CAHelicopter N715BH struck a power pole with its main rotor blade impacted ground and rolled over.Accident 20140218002259ASchempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B · Burnsville, NCReport from tow pilot stated that after release of the glider, the aircraft began an immediate descent. Tow pilot called glider pilot and asked if he was ok and the garbled statement was yes. The tow pilot stated she had told the glider pilot she saw the…Accident 20140218001469AHawker SEA Fury ISS-25 · Breckenridge, TXOn February 18, 2014 at 1645L, a Hawker sea fury ISS-25 aircraft bearing registration number N13HP, registered to the Breckenridge aviation museum, lost propeller effectiveness, stalled, and impacted terrain at Breckenridge, Texas. The aircraft was being…Incident 20140217006639IPiper PA-24-250 · Wichita, KSOn March 17, 2014 at approximately 1150 local time, (1750 UTC), the private pilot, holder of airplane single and multi-engine land, instrument airplane ratings made an approach to runway 36 at Colonel James Jabara Airport (kaao) and landed with the landing…Incident 20140217002809IPiper PA-23-250 · Lovelock, NVThe pilot declared an emergency on 121.5 due to reported dual engine failure prior to landing at a dirt road 4.3 miles southeast of lol at approx. 1600 PST. No injuries. No damage. The pilot attempted to takeoff on the dirt road and struck the propellers. In…Incident 20140217002399IRaytheon 390 · Raleigh, NCLanding gear indications did not reflect gear down. Crew initiated procedures to ensure gear down and locked. Safe landing, but landing gear doors did not retract, causing them to scrape the runway on landing or taxiing; then did reportedly retract. No…Accident 20140217002369ACessna 172S · Fairfield, NJOn 02/17/2014 at 1845L, N426SP, a Cessna 172SP, was landing on runway 4 at the caldwell airport (cdw). Slightly after touchdown the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway, this caused the nosewheel to hit a snowbank that ran along the edge of the…Accident 20140217001749AWilliams Christopher T Sonex · Wellington, FL[privacy data omitted] Was working on the engine the aircraft the morning of the accident. He was changing spark plugs. It was said that a helicoil came out while he was changing the spark plugs and had a hard time installing the plug. That after noon he…Incident 20140217001569IMooney M20C · Terrell, TXPilot departed hqz at approximately 0945 hours and flew to ktrl to accomplish touch and go training. Around the fourth or fifth landing both the pilot and the instructor pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Aircraft landed on its belly…Incident 20140217001389IDassault Falcon 2000EX · West Chicago, ILAircraft began takeoff roll. 1800 RVR, snow. Aircraft departed left side of runway 20R and stopped just south of taxiway C8.Incident 20140217001009IPiper PA-32-260 · St. Ignace, MIThe pilot departed rwy 8 at mcd for 83D(St. Ignace, MI ). On the downwind departure, the engine quit suddenly. The pilot stated all instruments were in the green. The pilot switched from right main to right tip tank. The engine returned to operation then quit…Incident 20140216003539IMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) · Baltimore, MDDuring the push back process, American airlines flt 140 substained substantial damage due to a collision with the push back tractor. The tractor hit the aircraft while ground personnel were in the process of connecting the tow bar to the aircraft. The…Incident 20140216002179IBerger Bernard M Pulsar Series III · Phoenix, AZUpon landing pilot of N914BB stated that the left main tire blew. The pilot was not able to maintain directional control and exited runway 25L at kdvt to the left into a rocky area between the runway and adjacent taxiway. Damage to the aircraft consisted of…Incident 20140216001659ICessna 170B · Sheridan, WYOn 02/16/2014, at approximately 0840 hrs. Mountain standard time (MST), N3410C, a Cessna model C170A aircraft sustained minor damage while landing at Sheridan County Airport (kshr), WY. The sole occupant on board was not injured. Weather at the time was…Accident 20140216001299APiper PA-30 · Allentown, PAInstructional flight. Aircraft landed kxll rwy 25, departed left edge of runway just past intersection, impact low snowbank. Elevator, aileron, rudder, and nose wheel steering systems intact and continuous. Tire pressures are nose 18, left 45, right 42. Left…Incident 20140216001239IBellanca 17-30A · Minocqua, WIFebruary 16, 2014 at approximately 1730 local time N79SV a Bellanca viking departed kpwk (chicago executive airport) on a IFR flight plan with Minocqua Wisconsin (karv) as the destination. 4 miles from karv the pilot cancelled the IFR flight plan and prepared…Accident 20140216000909ABeech 35-33 · Telluride, COAircraft departed to the west with a reported 5 knot tail wind, 1.5 mile visibility, with snow. Individuals interviewed stated there was less than 1 mile visibility. With light winds out of the east, severe downdrafts occurred off the west end of the rwy 27,…Accident 20140216000849AHillam Scott L Rans S-10 · Shepherd, TXOn February 16, 2014, about 1311 local time, a rans S-10 airplane, N3000V, impacted terrain following an inflight breakup near lake water wheel airport (XS99) near Shepherd, Texas. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured and the airplane was…Incident 20140215002519IBeech V35B · Montgomery, ALOn February 15, 2014, at tuskegee Alabama, moton field municipal airport (06A), pilot was operating under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. After take-off pilot stated that he attempted to raise landing gear and heard a thump…Accident 20140215002169ACessna 172N · Glendale, AZStudent pilot was practicing touch and go landings at his home airport. After his 5th touch and go he requested a full stop from the control tower. He was cleared to land and flew a normal traffic pattern. After touch down on the main wheels and nose wheel…Incident 20140215001679IMcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · New York, NY? Pushed to spot 30 facing west on taxiway mike for deicing ? Additional delta aircraft on taxiway mike for deicing in front of subject aircraft, ship 9033 ? Contacted lga ice man on radio 131.85 for deicing coordination ? No marshaller on ground for ground…Incident 20140215001419IMooney M-20G · Marfa, TTOn February 15, 2014 at approximately 1800 CST, the PIC got distracted while attempting to land on runway 21 at Marfa, Texas in a 10 mph crosswind. While being distracted, PIC entered the pattern on a final leg approach, PIC forgot to lower the landing gear.Incident 20140215001019IRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Halstad, MNPilot discovered tail rotor damage upon post flight after confined area operations. The pilot stated he may have hit a tree branch during operation.Accident 20140215000999AFogg Eric J Quicksilver MX II · Holland, MIOn February 15, 2014, at 1833 eastern standard time, an experimental quick silver mx ii light sport airplane, N94567, was substantially damaged while landing on frozen lake macatawa near Holland, Michigan. The pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The…Accident 20140215000799ACessna 172S · Mansfield, MAStudent pilot was conducting approach to land on runway 14 at 1B9. All three gears struck a snowbank approximately 6 feet high at the end of the runway. The right gear was damaged upon hitting the snowbank. The right gear collapsed on landing causing the…Incident 20140214003829IPilatus PC-12/45 · Salina, KSOn February 14, 2014 at approximately 10:30 a.m. CST, the airline transport pilot, holder of airplane single and multi-engine land ratings, made an approach and landing on runway 35 at Salina Municipal Airport (sln). All evidence indicates, the landing gear…Incident 20140214003669IPiper PA-32RT-300 · Mcallen, TXFeb. 14, 2014, a Piper PA-32RT, N54SS, shortly after takeoff declared an emergency due to a rough running engine. The aircraft returned to Mcallen and landed safely on runway 13 at 1630 hours local.Incident 20140214002989IAmerican AA-1A · Searchlight, NVAt approximately 10:15A.m. on 2/14/20144, N63611 was cleared for takeoff on runway 35L at henderson Executive airport and approved for a right downwind, southeast departure. Climb out was normal and the aircraft leveled off at 5500 feet MSL 7 miles southeast…Accident 20140214001949ACessna 210L · Clay, ALAircraft crashed in a heavily wooded area near Clay, Alabama. The commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 2208, the pilot established contact with birmingham…Accident 20140214001829ACessna 172M · Pinson, TNAt 1605 local time, aircraft N194EX departed on a VFR flight intended for kmsl. During the flight, weather conditions worsened and the aircraft had to descend to 3000FT then later to 1100 ft to maintain VFR. At 1735 local, aircraft requested to divert to mkl…Incident 20140214001639ICirrus Design SR22 · Gunnison, COOn 02/14/2014 at about 1443 hrs. Mountain standard time (MST), N18DN a Cirrus model SR-22 aircraft sustained minor damage after deploying the ballistic recovery parachute and landing in mountainous terrain. The sole occupant on board was uninjured. Weather at…Accident 20140214001559ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Ivanhoe, TXAfter approximately 40 minutes of flight time and with the helicopter positioned upwind, the pilot began flying crosswind over a tree line while descending to about 10-15 feet AGL stopping the descend and forward speed to make a left pedal turn with minimum…Incident 20140213002799IRaytheon Hawker 850XP · Reno, NVDuring cruise flight, engine N1, N2 and fuel flow started to fluctuate. Engine became unrsponsive and stuck and at 90 % N1 with itt at 908 degrees. The engine failed during emergency decent at 17,000 feet. Pilot secured the engine and landed Reno, Nevada…Accident 20140213001359ACessna 172R · Ellsworth, KSAircraft control was lost during the after landing roll. The left main gear caught a plowed snow ridge on the west (left) edge of the runway. This further pulled the aircraft to the left, also causing the nose gear to contact the plowed snow ridge. The…Incident 20140213000969IBeech 58 · Oconto, WIAircraft N9602Q departed rst airport enroute to mnm. Climb to 9000 ft, 30-40 minutes later climb to 10000 no ice. 30 - 40 miles from mnm controller told the pilot to descend at pilot discretion, pilot ask if there was any ice reported, controller responded no…Accident 20140213000959ACessna 150G · Galion, OHShortly after takeoff around 500 ft engine missed and quit. Pilot landed airplane in corn field about 600 ft north of departure end of rwy 5. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to propeller, engine mount, nose gear, and right wing. Pilot and passenger…Incident 20140212002949IBeech V35B · Modesto, CADuring takeoff on run way 10L, the cabin door opened. Pilot aborted takeoff and lowered the landing gear. The aircraft settled back to the runway before the landing gear was completely extended.