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 20131008020579ABeech S35 · Brownwood, TXOn October 8, 2013, at approximately 0810 CDT, N6861Q, a Beechcraft, model S-35, impacted the ground approximately 1000 feet short of the threshold of runway 13 at Brownwood Regional Airport (bwd) located in Brownwood, Texas. The pilot was attempting to land…Incident 20131008018999IDouglas DC-9-15F · Belleville, MIAircraft landed on runway 14. Shortly after landing the aircraft veered left with the left main gear departing the paved surface by about 4 feet briefly before swerving back across the runway to the FAR right side. The aircraft then again veered left…Incident 20131007025899IMcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · Louisville, KYOn rotation multiple cb's could be heard popping , loss of f/o primary flight display data and numerous other indications of lost equipment. Declared emergency and landed 35L uneventfully. Air turn back performed. Cmo notification occurred on 10/17/2013…Accident 20131007025439APiper PA-18-150 · Iliamna, AKThe PIC was conducting off airport operations to a remote landing strip. The PIC elected to land uphill, with a slight tail wind, on the two way strip. The airplane was equipped with 35 inch bush wheels and a baby bush tail wheel. During rollout, the tail…Incident 20131007020499ICameron Balloons US O-90 · Albuquerque, NMOn October 7, 2013 at approximately 9:00 am MDT, N4111X, a Cameron O-90 hot air balloon sustained minor damage when the balloon struck an air conditioner unit on a commercial building during a landing approach in gusty wind conditions. The private pilot and…Incident 20131006025979ICessna 310 · Murrieta, CALeft hand landing gear would not extend, gear up landing.Accident 20131006025009ABritten-Norman BN-2A-8 · Culebra, PRAt 0500 LCL on 10/06/2013 a BN2A islander N909GD departed tjcp in order to initiate a newspaper cargo flight under 14 CFR part 135. Planned route of flight was tjcp-tjrvr-tjvq, and then back to tjcp. Only the pilot was onboard. Aircraft became overdue on its…Accident 20131006022679APiper PA-32-300 · San Jose Villag, CMAircraft N4089W departed Tinian International Airport VFR at 02:41AM on a moonless night to transport six passengers to saipan international airport. The weather was VFR with rain showers moving through the area. The aircraft was observed from the air flying…Accident 20131006019519ABeech A36 · Tilden, TXPilot was attempting to depart a 1500 foot dirt & grass strip that was water-saturated and muddy. Shortly after becoming airborne the airplane rolled left. Pilot states that he stalled the airplane. The left wing made contact with the ground, followed by the…Accident 20131006019479AMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Paducah, TXOn October 6, 2013, at 1220 l, a MD-369 helicopter bearing registration number N530KF, operated by rogers helicopter, inc hit a powerline pole while conducting part 133 operations. The helicopter was hovering awaiting a powerline to be attached to the…Incident 20131006018229IEmbraer EMB-145LR · Peoria, ILAmerican eagle flight 3176, an emb 145LR, N609DP, serial number 145069, departed pia for dfw. Climbing through about 11,000 the crew heard a loud pop and pressurization was lost, followed by smoke in the aft cabin and then the cockpit. The crew declared an…Incident 20131005024349IPiper PA-23-250 · Bedford, MALeft engine exhaust disconnected from turbocharger outlet and also disconnecting from the wastegate slipjoint after take off on climb out, 5000 ft causing loss of power. Damage occurred to the wastegate control, attaching parts and cowling also were damaged…Accident 20131005023539ACessna 172F · Gainesville, FLA banner towing aircraft (N8715U) crashed after the engine quit while trailing another banner towing aircraft. The pilot stated the oil temperature went to red line, and he attempted to 'lean' the engine, followed by the engine quitting. Several attempts were…Incident 20131005022669IPiper PA-32-300 · Tinian, CMThe pilot began to taxi the aircraft from the Tinian International Airport west ramp to the departure end of runway 26 via taxiways charlie and alpha for a planned departure to the island of saipan. Upon reaching the taxiway intersection the pilot failed to…Accident 20131005019459ACameron Balloons US N-105 · Albuquerque, NMPilot departed aibf field during the abq international balloon fiesta. During the flight winds became higher than forecast. During the hard landing, the female passenger broke her left leg. Pilot and other passenger received no injuries. Balloon and basket…Accident 20131005018459ASiemens Jim Rotorway Exec 162F · Nampa, IDOn October 5, 2013 at approximately 0845 N104BJ an amateur homebuilt rotoway exec 162F departed caldwell, Idaho piloted by [privacy data omitted] certificate number [privacy data omitted] on a local flight. Pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that the…Incident 20131004021859IBritten-Norman BN-2A-27 · Fort Lauderdale, FLOn appproach to Fort Lauderdale intl. The left engine failed. The pilot feathered the propeller and landed normally. Engine teardown showed that a failure of the counter weight damper pin retainer plate. The part broke into pieces releasing the pin and…Accident 20131004020429ACessna 340A · Paulden, AZAircraft struck a 90? (Approx.) tall radio tower that was located at a shooting range located southwest of Paulden, AZ. Base of the tower was triangular shaped with each side being approximately 2? In length. Approximately 10? Of the tower was sheared off by…Accident 20131004019849AAirbus A321-211 · Charlotte, NCAs reported by usaa N186US an Airbus 321-211, s/n 1701 sustained damage 4 oct 2013 prior to crossing runway 36R at taxiway intersection romeo and charlie. Clt closed romeo taxiway to complete repairs. From mike annan usaa 1315 ? A/C186 pushes off B9 1321 ?…Accident 20131004019599APiper PA-22-135 · Selinsgrove, PAAs stated by witness: the aircraft departed runway 17, full-length, and initiated a takeoff roll without stopping on the runway. Immediately after lift-off, the aircraft pitched up abruptly, stalled, and pitched down. Before striking the runway, the negative…Incident 20131003026059IMartin Charles A Zenith Stol CH 750 · Shelbyville, TNWhile on functional check flight after maintenance, pilot accrued 3 hours of flight when the engine stopped running due to fuel starvation. Enough fuel was found in the aircraft for at least 3 more hours of flight. Post-incident investigation revealed that…Incident 20131003022609IBellanca 7ECA · San Jose, CAOn the morning of October 3, 2013, flight instructor [privacy data omitted](who works for aero dynamic aviation) and student pilot [privacy data omitted] took off in aircraft N990WY from Reid-Hillview Airport. This was [privacy data omitted] second supervised…Accident 20131003020999AAirborne Edge Executive · Eustis, FLAt 0900 local on Monday October 21, 2013 I received notification from my flm about an accident/incident that occurred on October 03, 2013 at the mid Florida (X55) airport near Eustis, FL. The reported mishap was at 0820 local by the lake county sherrifs…Incident 20131003020939IBellanca 17-30A · Minden, LAUpon landing roll out the nose gear and right main landing gear collapsed causing the propeller and right wing tip to contact the runway surface.Incident 20131003019989IBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Amarillo, TXOn October 3, 2013, at 0833 local time, N2058A, a Beechcraft BE-95-55 (T42A) [privacy data omitted] operated by the pilot, blew a tire and veered off the runway while landing on runway 22 at the Amarillo rick husband international airport (kama). The pilot…Incident 20131002023019IPiper PA-28-140 · Kennesaw, GAOn October 02, 2013, at 1330 approximately, a PA-28, N1590J departed cartersville airport (kvpc) to home airport, cobb county airport-mccullum field (kryy) around 1400Z with intent of practicing touch and goes. The aircraft was piloted by a single occupant…Accident 20131002019779APiper PA-28-180 · Benton Harbor, MIOn 10/2/13 at 1518EST, Piper cherokee N8084W struck an obstacle while taxiing at Benton Harbor Regional Airport. One person on board uninjured and one construction worker with minor injury. The aircrat was substantionaly damaged. The weather was VMC.Accident 20131002019369ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lansing, IL[privacy data omitted] Stated that he was giving instruction to [privacy data omitted], a student pilot with 2.5 hours of flight experience. They had been flying for about 45 minutes at the time of the accident. He stated that [privacy data omitted] was…Accident 20131001025709AAir Tractor AT-401 · Waco, TXPilot encountered turbulence/windshear on take off. Wing contacted ground and aircraft nosed over. Pilot departed aircraft uninjured.Accident 20131001019699AHome Built Home Built · Mt. Pleasant, UTPilot lost control of the aircraft on touch down the aircraft ended up off the runway on its back. The aircraft suffered substancial damage. Report lacks information which has been requested by owner with no response. This report will be ammended upon reciept…Accident 20130930025989ACessna 182Q · Big Bear, CAPilot landed short of the L35 runway hitting & damaging the perimeter fence. The aircraft came to rest on the right side of the runway. The firewall was damaged in the accident. Reexamination under 49 ss 44709 Letter sent to pilotAccident 20130930025449ACessna 172 · Rio Vista, TXOn September 30, 2013, at approximately 1300 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 172, N8878B, was involved in an accident after takeoff, during climb out on a personal 14 CFR part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of…Incident 20130930023129ISmith Aerostar 600 · San Juan, PRPilot[privacy data omitted] was practicing touch and go at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport when the local controller instructed N8025J to extend the downwind for traffic at which tme the pilot became distracted and failed to lower the landing gear.…Incident 20130930021589ICessna 421C · Weslaco, TXRight engine quit while turning to heading, shorlty followed by left engine, landed in field 1/2 mile from aiport. Aircraft was vandalized, position of controls at time event in question.Accident 20130930021099APiper PA-18-150 · Wasilla, AKAircraft was taking off from [privacy data omitted], which is a subdivision street next to the pilots home in [privacy data omitted]. Aircraft failed to gain lift and was going too fast for pilot to stop the aircraft prior to running out of road. Aircraft…Accident 20130930020419AAir Tractor AT-402B · Wellton, AZOn the night of 09/30/13, the pilot of N402TR was flying low over agricultural fields west of Wellton, Arizona. The pilot was flying for a part 137 agricultural operator at the time of the flight. The pilot had departed from the town of somerton (located 3-4…Incident 20130930020039ICessna 421C · Waterford, MIAircraft landed at ptk with normal (3 green ) landing gear indication and upon touchdown the nose landing gear collapsed causing damage to nose radome fairing, left and right nose landing gear doors and left and right propellers.Incident 20130930019879IPiper PA-11S · Marlborough, MAPilot landed on runway 32 in calm to light wind conditions. (The ASI arriving on scene noted wind was about 3 KTS, favoring rwy 14.) Upon touchdown, which was slightly long, the aircraft veered off to the right side of the runway (north). Exiting the runway,…Accident 20130930019719AAeronca 65-CA · Thomaston, GAOn October 22, 2013 inspector [privacy data omitted] met with the pilot [privacy data omitted] at the atlanta FSDO to go over the events leading up to the accident. [privacy data omitted] Provided a written statement from himself and the passenger [privacy…Incident 20130930019669ICirrus Design SR22 · Pasco, WAAircraft began running rough, and #6 cylinder indication showed a temperature change. Pilot elected to make a precautionary landing at psc to have maintenance look at it. The #6 fuel injector was partially or completely clogged. Injector was replaced and…Incident 20130930018829IPiper PA-44-180 · Crystal, MNOn the third landing of an instructional flight, the nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. According to instructor and pilot statements, the nose gear indicator had remained illuminated and the nose gear appeared to have retracted according to visual in the…Accident 20130929022719ABombardier DHC-8-402 · Reno, NVOn September 29 at approximately 09:23 local time horizon air N449QX experienced severe turbulence during descent to Reno for landing. Two passengers and a flight attendant sustained injuries from the event. The aircraft executed a successful landing where…Accident 20130929021509ACessna 525A · Santa Monica, CAInvestigation postponed due to government shut down. Investigation resumed 10/17/2013. Preliminary reports being submitted.Accident 20130929021429APiper PA-28-181 · Algona, IAThe pilot indicated that he made a decision to re-route to kaxa direct to refuel. While arriving at the town of Algona, the engine sputtered. He switched fuel tanks and the engine operated normally. He indicated he was unable to turn the Algona airport runway…Accident 20130929021369ABombardier DHC-8-402 · Reno, NVOn September 29, 2013, aircraft N449QX, flight 2441, encountered severe turbulence while descending to land at Reno Nevada. The flight crew was aware that moderate turbulence had been reported below 12,000 feet. ATC asked the crew to begin descent earlier…Accident 20130929020759ATimothy J Cowper Pitts Special S-1E · Edinburg, NYThe aircraft departed Edinburg airport to the west, turned left, flew around the airport, and during climb and leaving the area to the west, the aircraft turned to the right as to return to the airport. Then the aircraft pitched down, then pitched up, then…Accident 20130929020249ATexas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 · Santa Maria, CAAt the time of the accident, the pilot was conducting aerial application operations under 14 CFR part 137, and actively spraying an agricultural field. The accident helicopter, N38113, was heading west when it flew underneath overhead power and telephone…Accident 20130929020159AFelda, FLOperator lost control of the helicopter while attempting to land. The impact with the ground caused structural failures and a post impact fire. The fire consumed the entire helicopter. Helicopter destroyed and operator seriously injured.Incident 20130929019799IFerrin Rick L RV-6 · Flagler, FLFollowing landing and on roll out, right gear collapsedIncident 20130929019709ICessna 402B · Pensacola, FLOn September 29, 2013, the pilot of N600DD landed in Pensacola, Florida(pns). While taxing to parking the right main landing gear collapsed.