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 20130817017659IPiper PA-12 · Talkeetna, AKPilot reported upon touchdown the aircraft pulled strongly to the left. The pilot was able to keep the wings from contacting the ground, but the tires contacted several runway lights as it departed the runway to the left. Aircraft ended up pointed left,…Accident 20130817016929AInterstate S-1B1 · Lititz, PAPilot departed on runway 13, the fifth of a six aircraft group taking off in intervals of approximately 75 to 100 foot spacing between aircraft. After a normal lift off, as the aircraft climbed through 20 feet AGL, the aircraft rolled to the right, the pilot…Incident 20130817016919ICessna A185F · Canandaigua, NYAmphibious aircraft departed Canandaigua airport in a.m. and flew to Canandaigua Lake where it landed on the water succesfully. After about 5 minutes the aircraft took off and flew for about an hour and returned to lake for successful water landing. After 5-7…Incident 20130817016149IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Prescott, AZN592ER declared emergency due to faulty right main gear indicator prior to landing at prc without further incident. Maintenance reseated the indicator lamp and operational check was good.Accident 20130817015099ACessna 172 · Kankakee, ILPilot was practicing night stop and go landings on runway 4 at greater Kankakee airport. As he was rotating on takeoff, a deer ran in front of the airplane. The propeller decapitated the deer. The body impacted the right side of the airplane. The head…Incident 20130816024109ICessna 150F · Rochester, NHUpon landing N7848F, a CE-150, impacted the runway surface during gusty wind conditions, resulting in a prop strike and collapse of the nose wheel.Incident 20130816020839IBeech A36 · Patterson, LADuring landing roll out while turning the aircraft to the left side of the runway to turn around and taxi back to the hangar exit, the gear horn came on and the left main landing gear collapsed resulting in the left flap and wing tip hitting the ground. Pilot…Incident 20130816019229IRockwell International 112 · Jackson, TNOn August 16, 2013, at approxmently 1752 l, [privacy data omitted] was piloting N1231J, a Rockwell commander 112. During the landing at mkl the aircraft touched down at the 1,500 foot mark. After a little rollout on the ground the aircrafts nose gear collapse…Incident 20130816018539IAir Tractor AT-802A · Ronan, MTOn August 16, 2013, at 1940 hours MST, an Air tractor AT-802-A, N174ML departed runway 34 after landing on Ronan Montana airport (7S0). The aircraft was contracted for fighting fires through aerial application of retardent. (Public use) visual meteorological…Accident 20130816018009ACessna 206 · Brooklyn, IAAircraft, which was configured for parachute operations departed the Brooklyn, Iowa airport with one pilot and one passenger to reposition aircraft to grinnell, IA for maintenance. Both pilot and passenger were wearing parachutes according to company policy.…Accident 20130816017519AUrban Air Sro Samba XXL · Stagecoach, NVThe aircraft impacted the ground on a dry lakebed, in a nose down attitude, with no spin rotation evident. Prior to the impact, the portable GPS recovered from the wreckage revealed that the aircraft was maneuvering, performing turns about a point and "s"…Incident 20130816016519IPacific Aerospace 750XL · Tecumseh, MIAircraft departed 3TE, Tecumseh, MI approx. 1700 local. With a load of 14 skydivers, approximately 400 lbs. Of fuel. This was the 10th flight of the day. At approximately 1900 ft. AGL, the engine made a couple of ?surges? Then the power rolled back to idle.…Accident 20130816016489AFetterman Lanny R Firestar II · Numidia, PAPilot in command contacted NTSB and FSDO directly to report event. After normal takeoff from 8PA0, at approximately 300 ft. AGL, pilot experienced engine RPM surging and elected to make precautionary landing at point of origin. Normal approach and touchdown…Accident 20130816015789ATrick Trikes Storm Trooper · Covert, MIOn August 16, 2013, about 1235 eastern daylight time, a Trick Trikes Storm Trooper weight-shift aircraft, N5157G, impacted terrain while maneuvering near a crowded sandy beach area along lake Michigan near Covert, Michigan. The pilot, registered as a student…Incident 20130816015559ITexas Helicopter M74L · Hamburg, MNWhile performing aerial application on a field near Hamburg, MN on 08/16/2013, the pilot stated he was operating north to south on a narrow field and struck 2 wires with the aircraft at the south end of the field. The lower wire hit the spray boom and broke…Accident 20130816015369APiper PA-22-150 · Indian Trail, NCOn August 16, 2013, about 1947 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N6919B, serial number 22-4194, was substantially damaged during a forced landing, following a reported engine failure during descent to an altitude of 1200 feet. The accident site was…Incident 20130815025489IBellanca 14-13-3 · Cleburne, TXPilot failed to lower landing gear prior to landing. In this aircraft, the lower half of the wheel/tire is exposed when in the up position. The aircraft rolled on the exposed portions and only had damage to a verturi tube on the aircraft's belly and to the…Accident 20130815018749ACessna 185 · Sleetmute, AKAs the aircraft touched down at the Alaska adventures lodge runway located approximantly 16 miles south of Sleetmute, Alaska, the pilot reported everything normal until the tail wheel touched the ground at which time the aircraft began to veer to the right…Accident 20130815017889ACessna U206 · Sleetmute, AKThe aircraft engine had just undergone extensive maintenance with the replacement of all six cylinders. Mechanic ran up the aircraft the night before the accident using the right fuel tank which had very little fuel in it. The day of the accident the pilot…Incident 20130815017879IDehavilland DHC-3 · Kenai, AKAfter normal takeoff from L85 and during climb thru 1900 ft engine and propellor assembly vibrated violently. Pilot shutdown engine, declared an emergency and landed in Kenai muni seaplane channel.Incident 20130815017679IPiper PA-18-150 · Chandalar Lake, AKThe pilot flew several passes scanning the gravel bar area for landing. After the pilot landed on the gravel bar, during roll out approximately 100 feet the pilot lost control of the aircraft when the left gear leg came in contact with an object. Consequently…Incident 20130815017479IBeech 76 · El Cajon, CAWent to scandinavian aviation academy (saa) looked at the aircraft N803FC and took pictures also spoke to jason osburn director of maintenance for saa he showed me the landing lever switch that he had took out of the aircraft and it looked a little worn at…Incident 20130815016949IPiper PA-28-161 · Dulles, VAAirman [privacy data omitted] operating N154AV called Dulles ground control for taxi from landmark aviation FBO at Dulles international airport (kiad). The clearance was to taxi to runway 30 via taxiway z, hold short of alpha. As N154AV left the ramp area at…Incident 20130815016939IBeech A36 · Middletown, PAThe subject aircraft was on an IFR flight from (avp) scranton pa to (MDT) Middletown pa at 8000 feet MSL in cruise flight when the aircraft electrical power began to fail without warning. The subsequent landing at (MDT) resulted in minor damage to the…Incident 20130815015989IMooney M20M · Provincetown, MAPilot says he was coming in for a landing at Provincetown and was coming in a little slower than usual, and about 100FT-200FT down the runway, he decided to go-around for another landing. The pilot said in attempting the go-around , the aircraft did not climb…Incident 20130815015009IPiper PA-32R-301T · Odessa, TXOn 8/15/2013 at 12:00 CDT the pilot was doing close traffic patterns at the Odessa-schlemyer field (odo) to flight test the aircraft after maintenance. The pilot was flying solo and failed to lower the gear. At the time of the incident he was not using ATC.…Incident 20130815014879IExtra Flugzeugbau EA-300 · Long Beach, CAN300FU, Extra, EA-300, s/n 031, departed on a test flight and declared an emergency due to a stuck throttle. Pilot landed aircraft on runway 25L without further incident.Accident 20130814022459ARemos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX · Cold Creek, NVPilot received a low fuel warning approximately 30 miles nw of vgt and attempted a precautionary landing. After not being able to land on a paved road he planed for, due to an automobile turning onto it, he attempted to land on a dirt road within walking…Accident 20130814015769APiper PA-20 · Aurora, ORIn a quartering wind, pilot lost control of aircraft and ground looped while landing rwy 17 (uao)Accident 20130814015069ATaylorcraft BC12-D1 · Eastport, MIPilot smelled fuel fumes 5 south of airport. Fumes got stronger as he got closer. Upon landing and rollout pilot departed the aircraft while it was still rolling. After aircraft came to a stop fire erupted and increased in intensity. Aircraft was destroyed in…Accident 20130814014779ACessna 172H · Metaline Falls, WAAirman taxies aircraft for departure (at unimproved airport), and in so doing tries to avoid vertical standing runway edge markers, holes in the runway, and a windsock pole, all in same area. In an effort to remain clear of all the obstacles and holes in the…Incident 20130814013869IPiper PA-28R-200 · Muskego, WIAircraft N55695, PA-28R-200, s/n: 28R-7335273, departed campbell airport (C81) at 1715 enroute to capitol airport (02C). According to the pilot 11 minutes after take off the propeller went to full RPM and 15 seconds later the engine quit. He contacted the…Accident 20130813022319ABell 407 · Patterson, LAAircraft was brought to a 10 foot hover on the oil rig platform. Pilot picked his direction for departure. Aircraft started forward, nose attitude down. As the aircraft was half off the platform a loud noise was heard and the aircraft started to descend.…Incident 20130813020539IPiper PA-44-180 · Lufkin, TXNose landing gear collapsed during taxi turn after landing on rwy 07 in preparation for takeoff on rwy 25. Both propellers striking the tarmac. The NLG folded forward causing minor damage to the aircraft nose cone and its hinge.Accident 20130813019969APiper PA-46-310P · Lake Charles, LAPilot landed with touchdown on right gear first than left gear. When nose touched down aircraft lurched to the left. Applied right rudder pedal with no affect on steering. Aircraft exited runway onto infield after about 150 feet. Nose wheel damage shows…Accident 20130813019489AGulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream AM G-164B · Eagle Lake, TXOn August 14, 2013 I met the owner of N8222K at approximately 0900 and we drove to the site of the accident, located in a milo field north east of Eagle Lake Airport ( ela). The aircraft was in the north west corner of the field and the ruts in the field…Incident 20130813018309ICessna 560 · Tomball, TXThe houton FSDO received notification that aircraft N749TT, a Cessna citation 560, s/n 560-0248 had a bird strike at David Wayne Hooks Airport. Inspector arrived at the operator?s hangar and met with the PIC and first officer. Pilot statement and evidence…Accident 20130813017599AChampion 7GCAA · Paradise, CAOn August 13, 2013 about 1130 pacific daylight time (PDT), N9607S, a Champion 7GCAA aircraft, crashed near Paradise, CA, during an aerial pipeline survey for pacific gas & electric (pg&e) company. The aerial observation flight was conducted under the…Incident 20130813015259IExtra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT · Eden Prairie, MNPilot was landing runway 28L at kfcm when he lost control during the rollout. The aircraft began to swerve left and right. During the loss of control, the left main landing gear collapsed and the right wheel brake was fully applied by the pilot. The aircracft…Accident 20130813014619ABeech 58P · Peoria, ILThe pilot attempted to land on runway 36 at the mt. Hawley airport. During the landing roll-out the aircraft departed the right side of the runway approximately 150 feet from the departure end of the runway. The aircraft then continued down a grass covered…Incident 20130813014139ICessna P210N · Mesa, AZOn 08/13/2013 the pilot was returning to his home base Mesa falcon field (ffz) after a short flight to pinal county, AZ. The pilot entered the traffic pattern at approximately 10:15 am for runway 04 landing falcon field. After performing his first gump check…Incident 20130813014129ICessna 560 · Phoenix, AZDetailed statement of aircraft event on August 13, 2013: the purpose of the trip was to return the aircraft (N508KD) to home base following an engine overhaul and phase 5 inspection at the sacramento citation service center. Normal pre-flight and flight…Accident 20130812017949ARockwell International S-2R · Larchwood, IAPilot struck a wire during aerial application. Approximately 10 minutes later pilot reported engine failure and made emergency landing on a gravel road. During emergency landing aircraft wing struck power line pole causing substantail damage. Pilot was not…Accident 20130812017849AMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Burns, ORAircraft N62PJ was conducting public use operations for harney county sheriff. While flying over mountainous terrain with altitude varying between 400 and 700 feet AGL, the pilot heard a loud bang, followed by engine out warning lights and horn. Pilot…Accident 20130812017669APiper PA-18-150 · Paxson, AKAt approx 12:20 pm aircraft took off from round tangle lake enroute to anchorage. At approx 12:40 aircraft experienced a loss of power, in which the engine appeared to go to idle RPM. Pilot advanced throttle to full with little to no response from the engine.…Incident 20130812016959ICessna R172E · Dover, DEStudent pilot stated during ILS approach to Dover afb runway 01 on glide path at 1200 while slowing down to lower the flaps, he pulled back the throttle and the engine shut off without any sputtering, engine did not restart and the last altitude he remembered…Incident 20130812016379IPiper PA-24-250 · Columbia, SC8-12-13: Pilot departed 4A9 and was enroute to kcub. About 40 miles out he noticed that the circuit breaker was popped for the landing gear. Pilot arrived at cub at approximately 1525 and circled the airport and attempted to extend the gear manually and was…Accident 20130812016039AAirbus A320-214 · Denver, COOn August 12, 2013, at approximately 1200 mountain daylight time (MDT), frontier airlines flight 283, an Airbus A320-214, N208FR, encountered severe turbulance at the top of descent into Denver international airport, Denver, Colorado (den). One flight…Accident 20130812014539APiper PA-28R-180 · Fredericksburg, VAThe airman departed the tampa Florida area with a passenger and flew to savanna, Georgia and dropped off the passenger. Without refueling, the pilot departed for charlottesville, Virginia. The flight resulted in a total distance of 574NM and 5 hours and 15…Accident 20130812014459ABeech E35 · West Yellow Sto, MTOn August, 12, 2013, at 1130 MST, a bonanza BE-35, N3226C crashed while on final approach at west yellowstone airport. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured and passenger was seriously…