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 20130713014519ICommonwealth Rearwin 180 · Arlington, WAAfter attending the Arlington airshow, the pilot was departing the airport on runway 34 when upon rotation the aircraft began to bank right. The pilot tried to compensate but the aircraft settled back on the runway on the right landing gear wheel and veered…Accident 20130713014069AKincaid Wade Dakota Hawk · San Simon, AZThe aircraft had made a precautionary landing for fuel on a dirt road approximately 5 miles to the east of San Simon at approximately noon. After the pilot had added more fuel to the tank he took off on his way to las cruces, NM at approximately 1800. As he…Accident 20130713013939AAlvarez Marvin R Rans S-6S Coyote II · Schertz, TXThe pilot-in-command was in the right seat, while the non-rated passenger/owner was in the left seat controlling the aircraft. During takeoff from runway 14 the left wing made contact with the ground and then proceeded into the trees at ten (10) to fifteen…Accident 20130713013229ABell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Inyokern, CAWhile performing a 180° auto rotation for company training, the PIC was unable to recover from a low power setting. The helicopter made hard contact with the runway causing the skid to collapse and the main rotor blades to contact the tail boom.Accident 20130713012101ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Mesa, AZOn 07/13/13 at 1337 local time a student pilot taxied a Diamond DA20 for the purpose of conducting a solo flight. The right wing of the Diamond DA20 collided with the right wing of a Diamond da 40 that was unoccupied and parked on the ramp facing the opposite…Incident 20130713011919IMooney M20F · Apalachicola, FLOn Saturday 13 July 2013, during an approach for runway 14 the pilot failed to extend the electric landing gear. The result was a gear up landing approximately one quarter of the way down runway 14.Incident 20130713011629ICessna 150M · West Bend, WIDuring night instructional flight aircraft was landing on runway 13. When landing was being initiated the nose wheel struck the substantial lip at the approach end of the runway and the nose wheel broke off. The flight instructor stated that the altitude was…Accident 20130712014839AAeronca 15AC · Talkeetna, AKOn 12 July 2013, at approximately 2030 local time a Aeronca 15AC, N1374H, landed at the Talkeetna Village Strip, in Talkeetna, AK, ran off of the left side of the runway at mid-field into trees. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, especially to the…Incident 20130712013389IBrunner, Donald G Kitfox · Smoketown, PAPilot operating an amateur built experimental Kitfox departed rw 28 from S37, while climbing out, the engine lost power and quit at approximately 300 feet AGL. Pilot immediately pushed nose over, cycled mags, pumped throttle with no success. Pilot made forced…Accident 20130712013319AStearman C3-B · Everett, WAOn July 12, 2013 at 12:53 pilot #2819390 was enroute from sandpoint, id to arlington,with intermediate stop in ephrata, WA for fuel, oil and to grease the engine lifts. The pilot and his passenger continue over snoqualmie pass turning left at north bend…Incident 20130712012889ISchempp-Hirth Discus B · Mound House, NVThe pilot stated he was flying a glider he had rented from a local soaring club. He was operating over a mountain ridge approximate 5 miles south of Dayton, Nevada airpark at an altitude of approximately 12,000 feet. The pilot stated that there was a TFR in…Incident 20130712012399IBeech A36 · Cadiz, KYLanded 27 minutes after sunset. Runway lights were on. During landing rollout, while holding nosewheel off the runway for aerodynamic braking, pilot felt the aircraft impact something and the taxi light went out. All flight controls, engine controls, and…Accident 20130711019499APiper PA-28R-200 · Weslico, TXWhile pilot was practicing soft field landings (for commercial rating)just prior to touchdown aircraft veered to the left side of runway instructor pilot took over controls however aircraft struck runway landing light causing damage to right main landing gear…Incident 20130711014749IPiper PA-11 · Montague Island, AKWhile attempting takeoff from a sandy beach the aircraft ended up in the water.Incident 20130711011279IMooney M20D · Columbus, OHThe pilot was flying back to bolton field (ktzr) after an annual inspection was performed on his aircraft. When he was nearing the touchdown point, someone yelled over the UNICOM airport frequency "aircraft landing perform a go-around". The pilot performed a…Incident 20130710014299ICessna 550 · Sacramento, CAAircraft enroute from portland, OR. To stockton, CA. Declared an emergency and diverted to smf with number 1 engine out. Landed runway 16L without incident. This was a part 135 flight. No injuries reported. Citation service center at smf found 26 oz. Of oil…Accident 20130710013309ARaytheon A36 · Fallon, NVOn July 10, 2013, about 0445 pacific daylight time (PDT), a Raytheon Aircraft Company, A36, N517DJ, during initial climbout experienced a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in an off airport landing near Fallon Municipal Airport (flx), Fallon, Nevada.…Accident 20130710013189ACirrus Design SR22 · Houston, TXAircraft landed at iah without incident. While taxing to parking pilot stated that when brakes were applied there was no brakes. ATC informed pilot that the aircraft was on fire. Pilot then stated that he shutdown the engine and let the aircraft roll to a…Accident 20130710013019ABoeing 737-4B7 · Fort Myers, FLUpon landing at rsw airport, it was reported to the us airways B737 captian that during landing a grinding metal noise was thought to be heard. The captain proceeded to inspect the outside of aircraft and discovered that he had a tail strike. The captain…Incident 20130710012879IBeech 58P · Minden, NVDuring takeoff roll on runway 34, the landing gear retracted. According to the pilot, he had not selected gear up and had not lifted off from the runway surface.Accident 20130710012529AFlight Design Ctsw · Taos, NMAircraft N424CT departed skx at approx. 1030 hrs. The PIC on this Flight, indicated the purpose of the Flight was to perform a Flight review (fr) iaw 14 CFR part 61.56. This was the second time in in a row that the CFI who conducted the fr of the PIC in this…Accident 20130710012459AAyres S2R-T34 · Coy, AROn July 10, 2013 at approximately 2:30PM a 1996 Ayres Corporation, model S2R-T34 was performing a post maintenance test flight in conjunction with a nozzle calibration flight. Upon returning to the departure field, a private strip, located in the vicinity of…Incident 20130710012189IPiper PA-32-300 · Englishtown, NJIn the pilot statement to the FAA, he said; ?at approximately 9:20 pm, he landed on runway 24 at Old Bridge Airport (3N6). During the roll out, he saw a deer running toward the aircraft on the left. To avoid hitting the deer, he applied right rudder and…Accident 20130710012139ACessna 152 · Kamiah, IDStudent pilot took off on a training flight solo and reached an altitude of approximately 75 feet and entered a stall spin to the left, hit a power line with the left wing which righted the aircraft and it impacted the terrain flat in an alfalfa field.Accident 20130709017989APiper PA-25-235 · Boonville, MOIn conjuction with agriculture spraying operations, the pilot made an attempt to land on a gravel road. During touchdown and rollout, the left wing contacted the corn crop beside the road causing the aircraft to swerve into the corn field damaging both wings…Incident 20130709017579IMccarty Donald L Kitfox Super Sport · Hemet, CAN28X, a Kitfox Super Sport, was damaged executing a short field landing at Hemet airport. The PIC flared his aircraft for landing at an estimated 20-30 ft AGL. The aircraft's right wheel came off upon touchdown. The nose gear subsequently collapsed causing…Incident 20130709017229ICessna 421C · Beverly, MAOn July 9, 2013, n 2740B executed the runway 16 GPS approach at the kbvy(Beverly Municipal Airport). The approach terminated in a landing on runway 16. At some point during the landing, both main tires failed (blown) causing damage to the left main wheel as…Incident 20130709015119IBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Groveland, FLAccording to the pilot at approximately 11:54AM on 07/09/2013 of N407LT a Bell 407GX was doing power line observations and had an engine chip light come on, then off, then back on again and stayed on. The pilot looked for a landing site at which the pilot…Accident 20130709013059ACessna 182H · Hesperia, CAN2062X lost engine power at cruise altitude when aircraft left apple valley airport. Tried to divert to Hesperia Airport, aircraft tried an emergency landing, hit a chimmeny on the way down and was forced to crash land on a road 1/2 mile northeast of Hesperia…Incident 20130709012099ICessna T210N · Mesa, AZPilot reported landing gear warning prior to landing at falcon field, (kffz) Arizona. Pilot stated that during landing he experienced an audible warning of possible gear not locked or switch not made, although he could see three wheels from the cockpit. In…Accident 20130709011819AStinson 108-3 · Blackfoot, IDNon-certificated pilot reported at about 15 minutes after takeoff, at 1000 feet in altitude, a ?knocking sound? From the engine was observed, followed by the engine RPM stopping. A forced landing in a field was initiated. During the forced landing sequence,…Accident 20130708025689APiper PA-28-151 · Bronston, KYN44293 upon departure from Boss Field at approximately 1959 zulu (15:59 local time). There were two souls onboard. Information gathered thus FAR indicated both pilot and passenger had serious injuries and were air-lifted via medevac helicopter to the…Accident 20130708017239AGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Beaufort, NCThe pilot had just finished applying chemicals to corn and cotton on the farm and was landing to pick up another load of chemicals. Upon landing to the west the pilot reported that the right brake felt 'mushy' and then went all the way to the floor. The…Incident 20130708015429IMaule M-6-235 · Tok, AKThe pilot landed on the gravel surface next to the Tok airport paved runway and during the transition back to the paved surface of the taxiways the aircraft struck 3 taxiway lights.Accident 20130708012259ACessna 120 · Lakeville, MNCFI was providing instruction to a private pilot who was on his first flight in a conventional gear aircraft. During the second landing attempt by the private pilot, the tailwheel struck first, causing the aircraft to bounce slightly. The aircraft then made a…Accident 20130708011779ARobinson Helicopter R22 · Alta, UTThe aircraft was enroute from heber city, Utah (36U) to salt lake city, Utah (slc) with a certified flight instructor (CFI) giving flight instruction to a student pilot. The aircraft was being operated in mountainous terrain at altitudes of approximately…Accident 20130707021259ACessna 172N · Englewood, COStudent pilot [privacy data omitted] lined up on the runway centerline of runway 10 after being cleared for takeoff. He added power to begin the takeoff roll. He then pulled the seat-latch lever to the unlock position to adjust his seat. The seat moved back,…Accident 20130707014259ANorth Wing Uum Sport X2 · Parker Dam, CAN467N was cruising southwest bound over the Colorado river at low level when the pilot encountered 100 ft AGL North-south running wires. The pilot executed a steep right turn eastbound to avoid the tall wires striking another shorter set of wires (east of its…Incident 20130707014249IPiper PA-28R-201 · Ontario, CAPilot reported a gear problem while on 2 mile final to runway 28L. While executing a 360 turn, the aircraft lost electrical power ATC issued a landing clearance via voice and light gun signal and the aircraft landed safely.Accident 20130707014229ALuy Wayman KIT · Pine Mountain L, CAOn 07/07/2013 N94C a Luy Wayman Kit aircraft ( AC-102) lost directional control causing the aircraft to collide with a tree. At the time of the accident the pilot was attempting his second landing after he had made a go around due to high crosswinds. On the…Accident 20130707012909ADehavilland DHC-3 · Soldotna, AKThe aircraft departed with the pilot and 9 passengers with an intended destination of big bear lodge. The aircraft was also carrying food and supplies being delivered to the lodge. The aircraft crashed 2,300' down the runway in a small, compact debris field…Accident 20130707011599APiper PA-28-235 · Albany, ORAircraft impacted fence after landing on runway 34 at the Albany airport. The pilot lost directional during the landing rollout resulting in a runway excursion prior to where the aircraft impacted the fence. The pilot reported difficulty braking. It was…Incident 20130707011559IPiper PA-28-235 · Ocean City, MDAircraft landed at Ocean City airport (oxb) on runway 32. Pilot made hard landing, causing the propeller to strike the runway. There is no other damage to the aircraft. Consulted with the operation unit to confirm a 44709 is appropriate.Accident 20130707011469AFlight Design Ctls · Sandwich, ILThe aircraft departed creve coeur airport(1H0), near st. louis, MO on a pleasure Flight enroute to waukegan, IL (ugn). Pilot contacted ATC and reported fuel pressure problems. Pilot was unable to make aurora municipal airport (arr) and landed in a corn field…Incident 20130707011069IBenjamin William E Lancair 360 · New Smyrna Beac, FLUpon extension of landing gear, nose gear (NLG) did not indicate down and locked. Troubleshooting proved unsuccessful. Tower reported 3 down visually. Aircraft landed kevb rw 11 with two green and engine running. NLG collapsed on rollout. Minor damage to…Incident 20130707010739IPiper PA-28-181 · Ann Arbor, MIPilot stated that he forgot to move the fuel selector over to the other tank. He requested to land back at Ann Arbor due to aircraft losing power.Incident 20130707010389ICessna 150J · Guntown, MSAircraft lost power after 35 to 40 minutes after departing tupelo, MS. Pilot landed safely on highway without damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was loaded onto a rollback wrecker and taken to the Booneville/baldwin airport. The highway patrol placed…Incident 20130706017249ILet L-23 Super Blanik · Franconia, NHStudent pilot during landing rollout impacted tree with left wing resulting in minor damage to the leading edge approximately 5 feet in from the tip. The student pilot was counseled on the need for additional training and revalidation for solo flight.…Incident 20130706014149IHuff Peter C White Lightning Wlac · Kansas City, MOWhile enroute from ktki to kmkc, pilot noticed smoke in the cabin which dissipated within 15 minutes. On approach to rwy 19 at kmkc the pilot selected gear down. The gear unlocked but would not transition to the down and locked position. He selected flaps…Incident 20130706013409IPilatus PC12-45 · Bismarck, NDOn approach into Bismarck ND the pilot after selecting flaps to 40 and heard the turbine stop running. Pilot verified loss of power feathered engine and attemped an air start. Engine would not re-light so pilot made decision to glide to runway. Landing was…