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 20130923019269IHiller-Roberts OH23G · East Wenatchee, WADuring 137 spray operations N603RA, a 1963 Hiller helicopter received minor damage resulting from contact with powerwires while in flight. The damage was limited to the bubble window, with no structural damage. No injuries to the pilot and sole occupant…Incident 20130923018699ILetarte Patrick Acro Sport II · Lowell, MIOn September 23, 2013 at 1835 eastern daylight time, an experimental Acro Sport II aircraft, N59NE, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received minor damage when its landing gear collapsed after a hard landing on runway 06 at the Lowell city…Accident 20130923017719ABuckeye Industries Dream Machine · St Joseph, MIOn 09/23/2013 at 1845 EST, N6122F, a Buckeye Dream Machine powered chute crashed at a private strip in St Joseph, Michigan. Two souls onboard with passenger sustained injury. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The weather was VMC at time of accident.Incident 20130922022099IDassault-Breguet Falcon 50 · Englewood, COOn Sunday, 9/22/2013, at approximately 6:00 pm MDT, a falcon 50 registered as N868BT, received minor damage during an attempted landing at Centennial (apa) airport, after experiencing wind shear of -20 knots. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed.Accident 20130922021289ADehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A · Red Hook, NYOn 09/22/2013 at 1915Z a DH82A, tiger moth, N9410, was participating in the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome airshow when the engine started to backfire and lose power. In a written statement the pilot, who was identified as [privacy data omitted], stated, "I was at…Incident 20130922020379IPiaggio P180 · Scottsdale, AZOn sept 22, approx. 1400 local time at Scottsdale Airport pilot reported that he began to make inputs into the FMS system. Without the pilot being aware, the aircraft began moving and made contact with the hangar with the left wingtip. Pilot immediately shut…Incident 20130922019939IStory Dewayne M Lancair 320-FB · Norman, OKDuring cruise in the vicinity of lake thunderbird, the pilot reported, his all electric aircraft lost all electrical power. Immediately followed by a strong electrical smell. The pilot declared an emergency and proceded directly to the Norman airport (oun).…Accident 20130922019329AMarconi Fred I JR Velocity XL/RG · West Palm Beach, FLAircraft was flying in the pattern at phk performing practice landings. The pilot neglected to put the landing gear down resulting in the accidentAccident 20130922018959ACessna 182Q · Goodhue, MNPilot was attempting a southerly landing at his private airstrip near Goodhue, MN. Weather at stanton, MN (approximately 20 statue miles wnw of accident site) reported winds 150 at 11, gusting to 15, visibilities of 10SM and clear skies. The private airsrtip…Incident 20130922018679IPiper PA-28-181 · West Chicago, ILThe Piper aircraft was on in the landing phase of flight when the aircraft struck a goose on the right wing. A normal landing was made and the bird strike was immediately reported to air traffic control. Neither the flight instructor or the student were…Incident 20130922018449IHerbertson Verl Rans S-6ES Coyote II · Chicago, ILFlying eastward toward lake Michigan at approximately 1700 AGL cruise altitude, the pilot stated a bang occurred and then severe vibration in conjunction with control stick "wobble". The decision to slow the aircraft down, resulted in an increase in vibration…Incident 20130921025519IMooney M20C · Coffeyville, KSOn September 21, 2013, at approximately 1140 a.m. local time the private pilot was approaching to land at the Coffeyville Municipal Airport (kcfv). The pilot reported that he was distracted due to an unusually high amount of traffic at the non-towered…Accident 20130921020369ABell UH-1V · Cordes Lakes, AZOn September 21, 2013, about 1150 mountain standard time, a Bell UH-1V helicopter, N22490, was destroyed when it impacted the ground near Cordes Lakes, Arizona following the in-flight separation of the main rotor blade assembly. The owner/pilot and the…Incident 20130921020209IPiper PA-31-350 · Ft Lauderdale, FLAircraft experienced complete electrical system failure. Pilot given green light to land from fxe tower, left main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.Incident 20130921019789IPiper PA-44-180 · Grafton, NDThe pilot stated that she was distracted By the airplane being high and fast on final approach to the runway. And focused on this situation and tuned out the gear horn. So a gear up landing resulted.Accident 20130921019659ABurkhart Grob G 103 Twin II · Morgan, UTStudent pilot turned base to final but put spoilers in too FAR, aircraft went into a turbulent layer of wind coming off the hills, lost airspeed, the CFI thirkill took over, retracted the spoilers and tried to get more lift. There wasn't enough room left and…Accident 20130921019399ALennox Kenneth J Zodiac 601HDS · Salisbury, MDN99KL was cleared to land runway 14 at sby with crosswind and gusting 17-23KTS. The left side of the aircraft was lifted and proceeded off the left side of the runway and hit a PAPI display structure resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. No injury…Incident 20130921018329ILuscombe 8A · Midland, TXOn September 21, 2013, at 1400, a Luscombe 8A, bearing registration number N72087, on roll out the airplane ground looped on runway 16R at Midland international airport due to the change of wind direction. The aircraft was operated by [privacy data omitted]…Accident 20130921018179ACessna 182E · Middletown Spri, VTPer pilot's statement, pilot did not correctly calculate fuel consumption rate while encountering head winds, ran out of fuel, crashed in Middletown springs, VT.. Per pilot's statement, pilot did not obtain a full weather briefing on morning of 9/21/2013…Accident 20130921017829ABeech S35 · Seattle, WAPilot stated: "he was worried about the wake turblance from the gulfstreem and forgot to put the gear down."Accident 20130920020769ACostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra · Ridgely, MDOn 09/20/2013 light sport instructor [privacy data omitted] crashed shortly after lift-off at ridgley airpark, ridgley, MD. [privacy data omitted] Was demonstrating a soft field takeoff to his student [privacy data omitted]. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft…Accident 20130920019159ABrown Robert K RV7A · May Landing, NJOn sept 20, 2013, N174BK, piloted by owner anthony kelly, departed from cross keys airport (17N) at approximately 4:36 pm local time. Subsequently to in-flight break up, the aircraft impacted the ground approximately 6 miles northwest of the atlantic city…Accident 20130919020149AUniversal Stinson 108-1 · Lawrenceville, GAPilot was flying PT91. After approximately 1 hour flight. Pilot was attempting to land the aircraft. Pilot stated that he felt the tail settle during initial touchdown, then pilot bounced the aircraft. Upon second touchdown, he applied the brakes, at which…Accident 20130919019449AAmerican Eurocopter AS350B2 · Canton, MSAt approximately 2125L, crew notified medstat comm center they were making a precautionary landing due to helicopter issues. Pilot stated during interview that he lost oil pressure. Began setting up for a precautionary landing and lost power while manuevering…Incident 20130919019169IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Provo, UTDoing single engine ILS approach. Pilot failed students right engine on DME arc, continued down approach, at final approach fix noticed gear was still up but wanted to see if student would remember. As they came out on short final tower was talking to them…Incident 20130918021629IBeech 35-B33 · Nacogdoches, TXAircraft landed gear up to the right side of centerline on the north end of airport headed south. Propeller struck the pavement upon impact. Bottom side of fuselage scraped the pavement only. Neither the wings nor tail section came in contact with the ground.…Incident 20130918021199IPiper PA-38-112 · Wappingers Fall, NYThe aircraft landed on runway 24 just pass the numbers. The tire blew right after landing and the aircraft veered off to the left. The tire marks are visible on the runway for approximately 1000 feet. The aircraft came to rest about 10 feet left of the…Incident 20130918020359IBellanca 17-31A · Mesa, AZLanding gear got stuck half way down on approach. Pilot was able to get them all the way down and landed without incident.Accident 20130918019859ACessna 182P · Newport News, VAPilot lost control of aircraft at or just after touchdown. Aircraft departed right side of runway and stopped in a rocky ditch.Accident 20130918019029APiper PA-18-150 · Salcha, AKPilot attempted to take off from a short mountain ridge area covered in light snow and did not become airborne at the end of the usable surface causing the aircraft to flip damaging the propeller, leading edge of the wings and struts.Incident 20130918018849ISpry Thomas C SH 2R Glasair · La Verne, CAOn September 18. 2013 at approximately 1050 PDT. A Spry Thomas C SH-2R glasair, registration N71TC, piloted by airman [privacy data omitted], pilot certificate #[privacy data omitted], landed on runway 26L with its landing gear in the retracted position. This…Incident 20130918017739ICessna 182B · Lebanon, OHDuring flight instruction, aircraft touched down hard while attempting a touch and go on a grass runway at 40I. After this event, aircraft performed a normal landing at I68. Upon exiting the runway and attempting to taxi back to the departure end of the…Accident 20130918017729APiper PA-28-180 · Frankenmuth, MIOn September 18, 2013 at 1920 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180 aircraft, N4756L, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received substantial damage when it force landed in a corn field following a loss of power while maneuvering after…Incident 20130917022299IAeronca 7AC · Lakeway, TXAfter eight three point landing at a nearby grass runway the aircraft returned to the hard surface runway at Lakeway Airpark, (3R9), while attempting a three point landing the aircraft bounced slightly and upon touchdown swervered suddenly to the left and…Incident 20130917017469ILearjet LJ45 · Tucson, AZUpon completion of maintenance at Learjet repair station aircraft was returned to service and departed Tucson International Airport. After takeoff landing gear would not retract and returned. Technicians found the right main landing gear squat switches were…Incident 20130917017129ICessna R182 · Bryant, AROn September 17, 2013, at 1327 CDT, a Cessna 182, N202CT, landed on runway 2 at saline county regional airport, Bryant, Arkansas, while on an instructional cross country flight. However, the runway was closed for maintenance and was notamed. Visual…Incident 20130916025169IMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · Las Vegas, NVAllegiant air LLC flight 436 operating from Las Vegas, Nevada to peoria, Illinois evacuated passengers on ramp in front of the airport fire department. Boarding was accomplished without incident, the safety demo was performed and the flight attendants were…Incident 20130916021639IMitsubishi MU-2B-26 · Lajitas, TX1) Description of deviation: During initial climb out to 21,000 feet the copilot?s windshield blew out of the aircraft at 17,000 feet, causing a rapid decompression. The pilot made an emergency decent and returned to the departure airport. There were no…Incident 20130916019639ICessna T210M · Roosevelt, UTPilot was flying the aircraft 2 weeks after the annual inspection was completed. Was going to do some touch and go's. was flying around the airport when he was setting up for landing he put flaps down 10 degrees, gear down and locked verified by mirrors, wind…Accident 20130916018929ACessna 180B · Redmond, ORPilot in command landed N5112E, a CE-180 airplane, with a left quartering tailwind at Roberts Field, Oregon (krdm). He lost control of the aircraft during the roll out phase and ground looped. As a result, he damaged the right wing and the right stabilizer.Accident 20130916018899APiper PA-11 · Bozeman, MTOn September 16, 2013 at 1430 MST. A Piper PA-11, N4988M. After cancelling a request to take off, was returning to hanger was hit by a heavy gust of wind which lifted the aircraft from taxi way and flipped aircraft upside down. The aircraft landed inverted…Accident 20130916018889ABell UH-1B · Detroit, ORAfter releasing an external load of logs in a 200 foot hover, the entire tail boom separated from the fuselage of N204UH. The helicopter immediately crashed killing the pilot. This office reviewed the helicopter's maintenance documents and found several…Incident 20130916017459IPiper PA-28-181 · Gila Bend, AZStudent pilot landed at Gila Bend airport. Student taxied to a parking spot and hit left wing tip into pole.Accident 20130915022589ACessna T310R · San Luis Obispo, CAOn September 15, 2013, at approximately 1951 hours pacific time, a Cessna T310R model aircraft, N712SB, sustained substantial damage following a right main landing gear collapse during landing rollout at San Luis Obispo county regional airport (sbp) in San…Accident 20130915022479AMooney M20J · Ely, NVWhile conducting a aerial observation of automobile race near lund Nevada, N1079K experienced an engine power loss. During the descent to land on a highway, the aircraft struck a powerline. For unknown reasons to the pilot, the power was regained and the…Incident 20130915021069IPiper PA-31-350 · Teller, AKOn September 15, 2013 a navajo, PA-31-350, N4112E was approaching the Teller, Alaska airport for landing. The pilot noticed a crackling noise coming from his noise canceling headset, indicating the battery was going dead. Being distracted by this, the pilot…Incident 20130915018249IConvair CV-440 · Redmond, ORWhile in cruise flight the #2 oil pressure gauge began to flicker and the #2 oil pressure low light annuciator light flickered. The crew performed a precautionary shutdown of the #2 engine. The #2 engine fire warning light illuminated and the main fire…Incident 20130915016759IAeronca 7AC · Simsbury, CTAircraft made 2 approaches to runway 3, on third approach he landed right of centerline, he corrected left, aircraft turned hard left and went towards show line. As it approached the show line it turned hard left as the prop contacted the show line rope and…Incident 20130915016749ICessna 177B · Simsbury, CTOn go around pilot flew through trees at end of runway, LH horizontal stab tip struck trees and plastic tip broke off.Accident 20130914025739AMiller/Culpepper Christen Eagle II · Blythe, GAOn September 14, 2013 aircraft N887AS sustained damage while departing Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA) in Blythe ga at 1445 local (18:45Z). This office was contacted on the same date at approximately 1530 local by the local authorities and the regional operations…