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 20130914024229ALet L-23 Super Blanik · Clermont, FLOn September 14, 2013, the blanik glider had an accident involving a student pilot landing on runway 36. During the landing roll out, the glider?s right wing struck a gazebo located off the east side of the runway. Seminole e lake gliderport did not notify…Incident 20130914021229IQuicksilver Sprint II · Christiansburg, VAN56097, a Sprint II, experimental, landed in a field southeast of interstate 81 due to a lack of fuel and sustained damage. Pilot claims it was a precautionary in air shutdown and landing due to a high CHT but this appears not to be the case.Incident 20130914021182ICessna 177B · Morristown, NJOn Saturday September 14th, 2013 at approximately 0700 at Morristown airport (mmu); aircraft N17142 operated by [privacy data omitted] (private pilot [privacy data omitted]) was on taxi for departure and struck a parked Cessna 172-N (N3054E). The parked…Incident 20130914020349IPiper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZCFI conducted a simulated engine failure. Student secured the simulated engine out per the checklist, when he brought the engine back to normal operation he turned off the good alternator instead of turning on the one that was off. This left both alternators…Accident 20130914019079ACessna U206F · Kotzebue, AKAirman stated he had sufficent altitude to clear the ridge. As he attempted to clear the ridge he encountered a downdraft and then subsequently entered a momentary white out condtion. Upon exiting the white out he did not have sufficient time to react and hit…Accident 20130914018939ADehavilland Beaver DHC-2 · Kodiak, AKOn September 14, 2013 at approximately 1300 local Alaska time a straight float equipped DHC-2, N1544 was departing the ayakulik river on Kodiak island with the pilot and three persons on board. During the take-off requiring two step turns on the river in…Incident 20130914018739IBellanca 8GCBC · Upper Endicott, AKDescription: pilot of N7XV executed an off airport landing on the Upper Endicott river, near lynn canal in northern southeast Alaska. During the landing, he touched down approximately 10-15 feet short of his intended landing point. This resulted in the right…Incident 20130914018651ICessna 172R · Daytona Beach, FLA student assigned to phoenix east aviation LLC. In Daytona Beach was involved in a ground mishap between two aircraft during taxi back to the ramp (N2630B) and the other with no intent to fly and parked on the ramp (N420SP) also a Cessna 172 aircraft. The…Incident 20130914018589ICessna 180 · Soldotna, AKPilot was taxiing across ramp to runway after fueling. Pilot noticed his safety harness had pulled out of the buckle and reached down to re-fasten it. The pilot became distracted by the safety-harness, lost control and collided with a vehicle parked in an…Accident 20130914018479ACessna 195A · Big Fork, MTOn September 14, 2013, at 1545 MST, a Cessna 195, N4324N, pilot lost control of aircraft on take off roll, departed runway, right hand landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to aircraft. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. The…Incident 20130914017449ICessna 172S · Wickenburg, AZStudent pilot taxiing to parking was distracted with radio issues and failed to see the light pole. Left wing struck light pole near aircraft landing light, between two of the wing ribs. Causing a dent approximately 3 inches deep in the leading edge of the…Accident 20130914017439ACessna 182A · Casa Grande, AZOn 09/14/2013 at approximately 1224 PDT, pilot reported by telephone that while attempting to land N6324B, a Cessna 182A, the engine stalled and he crash landed in the desert about .25 miles from Casa Grande airport (cgz). There was one person on board with…Accident 20130914017119AJabiru USA Sport J230-SP · Conway, AROn 09/14/2013 N667J light sport certified aircraft landed at Dennis f Cantrell field airport, Conway, Arkansas. Aircraft was being operated by a private pilot. Aircraft landed runway 26, the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft before running off the end of…Incident 20130913022529IBeech 76 · Modesto, CA[privacy data omitted] Was working with a student ([privacy data omitted]) on a commercial cross country flight. [privacy data omitted] Reported that the night sky was clear of clouds with little to no wind. [privacy data omitted] Observed the student…Accident 20130913022199ARolladen-Schneider LS-6 · Sussex, NJAircraft departed blairstown airport (1N7), and was ridge soaring for 4 hours. Glider got low on ridge. Pilot decided to leave ridge and head for a known airport which was 8 miles away. 3 miles from airport, pilot was unable to make airport and elected to set…Accident 20130913019119APiper PA-28-151 · Abingdon, VAAircraft departed tri to vji at 12:30 pm. The weather reported winds from 340 and gusting 12. Pilot reported the flight from ktri and the approach to runway 6 was normal and uneventful. After touchdown on the centerline of runway 6, a gust of wind lifted the…Accident 20130913019089ACessna 170B · New Stuyahok, AK09-11-13, The PIC and 1 passenger (pax) departed lake hood strip (Z41) in anchorage (anc), AK, bound for iliamna (ili). Acft was fueled in anc and topped off with appx 3 ½ hours of fuel. A pre-flight insp was not conducted prior to dep. The PIC received a wx…Incident 20130913017869ICessna 182R · Pasco, WAAircraft was at cruise altitude of 5500 MSL, when the engine started sounding rough. The sound quickly got worse, until the engine quit (prop not moving). Pilot could not initiate restart due to frozen engine. He turned off the fuel, breifed the passenger for…Accident 20130913016469APiper PA-28-161 · Princeton, MNOn an instructional flight after completing a manuever at approximately 1000 feet AGL, the right horizontal stabilizer was struck by a large bird, causing substantial damage to the tail of the aircraft. The flight instructor took over control of the aircraft…Accident 20130912022659AHughes 369D · Kekaha, HIAircraft had just landed in a remote landing zone to drop off two passengers and start slinging bundles of camping gear out of the area via a long line. Pilot was focused on landing over the longline to facilitate hookup. Right after the aircraft touched down…Incident 20130912022649IMD Helicopters 369E · Waimea, HIOn September 12, 2013, N808JH was enroute on a 60 minute tour flight that had departed from lihue airport at 0830 HST. The helicopter had just entered the Waimea canyon from the southeast and was heading toward waialai falls at approximately 1500? AGL and at…Incident 20130912020569IPilatus PC-12/47E · Austin, TXThe pilot loaded this aircraft with persons and cargo without completing any calculation of CG or total weight. The aircraft appears to have over rotated entered a series of pios' terminating with the aircraft stalling and striking the runway before coming to…Incident 20130912020009IBeech B300 · Toledo, OHBird strike while on descent into tol. No injuries. Damage to radome.Accident 20130911022579ABell 47G-5 · King City, CADuring aerial application activity, the pilot stated he heard a loud bang and made a hard landing on a dirt road 6 miles se of King City, CA.Accident 20130911022279ACessna 170A · Victoria, TXUpon landing on runway 13R at Victoria regional airport, Texas, the aircraft encountered a wind gust which raised the left wing and caused the right wing tip to contact the ground. The solo student pilot was unable to control the aircraft. Friction caused by…Accident 20130911019189AKamtz Russell H RV 7 · Jackson, WYOn 9/11/2013, at approximately 12:30 LCL, N820RV, a model RV-7 impacted the terrain approximately 1/2 mile south of the Jackson hole, WY. Airport. The aircraft sustained substancial damage with fatal injuries to both occupants on board.Accident 20130911018639ACessna M337B · Spanish Fork, UTReceived call at 1325 from Utah county sheriff's dept. About a plane crash a few miles from the Spanish Fork ut airport (U77). 45 minutes after takeoff front engine quit during cruise. Pilot headed back to the airport and could not get the landing gear in the…Incident 20130911018609IDehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Rainy Pass, AKThe aircraft was on approach to a small lake, the pilot heard a loud bang from the engine, the engine started losing power, the pilot landed on the lake with the engine still running, the engine quit once the aircraft was on the lake and it had to be towed to…Accident 20130911018529ASwedener Rodney E Rans S-6ES · Mullen, NEUpon landing at the [privacy data omitted] Private strip, the nose gear struck soft ground, collapsed and aircraft nosed over onto its back. Operator was alone, no witnesses and no injury.Accident 20130911018189AJoseph Bender Mustang II · Smoketown, PAThe experimental homebuilt aircraft had just completed high speed taxi, controllability checks, on that day, in preparation for its first test flight. A witness reported that the during a high speed taxi on runway 28, the pilot attempted to become airborne.…Incident 20130911017429IPiper PA-28-181 · Johnson Ranch, AZPilot called iwa tower around 1300 for a full stop landing with current ATIS. Called in around 10-11 NM south over Johnson Ranch, stated that they were showing high oil pressure (high of 118 PSI, steady around 95-99 PSI on descent). Upon landing, tower asked…Incident 20130911016769IMcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · Boston, MASubject was operating a belt loader and was attempting to position it at the forward cargo hold. For an unknown reason the subject did not stop the belt loader and the loader continued forward. The loader struck the fuselage causing numerous abrasions, a few…Incident 20130910020909IPiper PA-12 · Tyonek, AKThe pilot was attempting to land at a remote airstrip which had been soaked by recent rain and was flooded. During the landing roll out the aircraft encountered an excessively soft, and flooded landing surface, which resulted in the aircraft nosing over…Incident 20130910020279IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Long Beach, CAPilot was nervous because of a alternator problem that occurred inflight from ksba to lgb and also stated he was unfamiliar with runway 30 at Long Beach. He stated that he cut the corner as he taxied off the runway onto the taxiway and hit the lights.Incident 20130910018079IConner T C Rans S-6ES · Yorkville, ILThe pilot-in command was traveling from lewis university airport (klot) to whiteside airport (ksqi). The PIC believed that he had enough fuel to make a stop at aurora airport (karr). The PIC took off from lewis university at approximately 1715 CDT. At…Accident 20130909022399AGrumman American Avn. AA-1C · Hemet, CAUpon entering downwind at Hemet airport, pilot experienced smoke in the cockpit. Pilot declared emergency, smoke in the cockpit, entered the base leg, and shutdown the aircraft's engine in preparation for an emergency landing.Accident 20130909020269ACessna 172N · Long Beach, CACE-172 lost power 200'AGL after take off on rwy 25L at klgb. Ac crashed approx. 500' off the end of rwy in dirt overrun causing substantial damage to ac. No injury to the lone pilot. Approx. 15GAL of fuel still in tanks. No contamination of fuel sampled.Incident 20130909020119IBoeing E75 · Gardner, KSAs the pilot landed on runway 26 and the tailwheel lowered to the ground, he applied controls to compensate for the gusty crosswind, but the aircraft drifted off the right edge of the paved runway. As they approached a glider parked in the grass, the pilot…Accident 20130909019039APiper PA-32-260 · Yakutat, AKAircraft went missing during flight from Yakutat to anchorage, in the vacinity of cape yakataga.Incident 20130909018769ICessna 185 · Gulkana, AKExcessively firm off airport landing.Accident 20130909018629AWhedbee Kenneth Mikel CH-701 · Big Lake, AKDuring a personal flight conducted under 14 CFR §91, N701MG impacted terrain resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft, fatal injuries to the airman and serious injuries to the only passenger on board. The accident scene revealed the following…Accident 20130909018209ATaylorcraft BL-65 · Chippewa Falls, WIThe mishap pilot was the sole occupant and pilot in command of N23683 during the accident. The mishap aircraft has just conducted a takeoff from a grass strip when it experienced a power loss. The mishap aircraft impacted the trees just beyond the departure…Accident 20130908021969APiper PA-31P · Doylestown, PAPilot made a normal landing on runway 5 at Doylestown Airport. (Dyl). After touchdown pilot applied brakes. Left brake pedal went to floor. Aircraft immediately starting veering to right of centerline. Pilot attempted to pump left brake, it still went floor…Accident 20130908019009AMaule M-7-260C · Nashua, MTAt 0745 am while attempting to take off from a private runway, the aircraft struck a dirt burm, the aircraft was bounced into the air. On impact, the left landing gear, prop, and left wing were damaged.Accident 20130908018879ACantrell V G/Cantrell LW Challenger II SP · Prineville, ORBased on eyewitness reports the following occurred: eyewitness heard engine sputtering and looked up to see airplane making abrupt nose dives and recoveries to level flight, approximately three times, with associated engine sputtering and the sound of the…Incident 20130908018499IMooney M20E · Manti, UTPilot stated that he forgot to put landing gear down. This was his first landing of the day. Pilot stated that before every landing he does five things, this time he only did four (forgot the gear).Accident 20130908018419AHawker Beechcraft G36 · Edgartown, MAThe pilot attempted a takeoff on runway 24 from Katama airpark, Edgartown, Massachusetts at approximately 1425 local time (1825 gmt). The turf runway (6/24) is 3,700 feet long by 50 feet wide and reported to be in good condition. The runway 24 gradient is…Accident 20130908018399APiper PA-32R-300 · Guntersville, ALPowerplant failed in flight. When recovered, found bendix ignition housing assembly had separated from the accessory case, causing immediate, total power loss. This ignition system consists of dual magnetos housed together that are served by a common drive…Accident 20130908018389ACessna 172B · Townsend, GAAircraft was landing at 1GA0 when upon landing the horizontal stabilizer struck a small deer causing substantial damage.Accident 20130908018219ASweet Wayne A Bushby Mustang II · Woodstock, ILN54WS was enroute from council bluff airport (kcbf), Iowa to grayslake / campbell, IL (KC81) at an altitude of 2200 feet MSL. The pilot stated that the engine began to sputter. The pilot switched the fuel selector from the main tank to the aux tank, turned on…