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 20121124028069AChristen Industries Pitts S-2S · Grain Valley, MOAfter 30 min of flying in the practice area, the PIC returned for landing. At touchdown on rwy 9 with a right x/wind, he applied aft stick to "pin" the tail wheel; however, he stated it's probable that the main gear touched 1st, and acft then pitched up…Incident 20121124028059ICessna 210N · Omaha, NEAt approximately 00:00 CST, Saturday morning (midnight), 11/24/2012, N4637Y, a Cessna 210N, departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha NE. The aircraft was being operated by flight express, air carrier certificate fpia, as a cargo operation. During climbout, the pilot…Accident 20121124026839APiper PA-18-150 · Lake Havasu, CAAirman was performing instruction. Landing was hard with considerable sideload.Incident 20121124026449IAircraft Mfg & Design CH650LS · Lovelock, NVOn down wind at the destination airport on her first solo cross country flight, the student pilot selected half flaps, reduced the power and pitched the nose down to an approach speed of 70 mph. On short final, the student pilot realized she was too high and…Accident 20121124026429APiper PA-30 · Phoenix, AZPA-30, N8747Y departed Deer valley airport (dvt) enroute to prescott (prc) during takeoff, when gear up selected aircraft lost all electrical power. Pilot tried to reset alternators using various combinations without success. He then made a cell phone call to…Incident 20121124025679IPiper PA-28-180 · Augusta, GAOn November 24, 2012, there was maintenance performed on N2156T in which an alternator was removed and replaced. That alternator subsequently didn't work. It was again replaced with a new unit with the same results. After the pilot consulted with his…Incident 20121124025189IAeronca 65-CA · Brodhead, WIOn November 24, 2012 pilot departed beloit Wisconsin airport (44C) on a pleasure filght to Brodhead Wisconsin (C37). Pilot was performing wheeled landings, bounced on touchdown then on subsequent touchdown and rollout propeller contacted ground and aircraft…Accident 20121124025179AScott Ironsides XS-1 · East Troy, WIOn November 24, 2012 pilot departed from WI69 (Air Troy Estates) to the north on a pleasure flight. At approximately 1500 local time pilot return to WI69 and touched down within first 1/3 end of runway, landing to the north. On rollout all of a sudden…Incident 20121123028049IPiper PA-30 · Liberty, MOThe airman approached to land on runway 36 at Roosterville Airport (0N0). He elected to go around. He re-entered the traffic pattern after retracting the landing gear and flaps. On the second approach to landing, he failed to extend the landing gear, causing…Accident 20121123026819ASater Vernon D Coot A-AMPHIB · San Andreas, CAWitness reported the aircraft turned rt base for rwy 31, nosed down and the wings appeared to seperate prior to impact.Accident 20121123026489APiper PA-28 · Yuma, AZ11/23/2012ON 11/23/2012, the subject aircraft departed taxiway d from tucson international airport without ATC clearance. On 11/28/2012, the accident aircraft was located approximately 30 miles south of interstate 8 and about 15 miles north of the U.S./Mexico…Accident 20121123026439AAmerican Eurocopter AS350B3 · Nogales, AZOn 11/23/2012 while conducting a drug interdiction support flight (public use), pilot landed the helicopter in a remote desert area. After landing pilot set friction on both the collective and cylcic controls. Pilot did not recall setting collective spring…Incident 20121123025669IBeech F33A · Bloomington, INThe event occurred on November 23, 2012, during a flight operated under part 91 emanated from newcastle Oklahoma (76OK) to the dayton international airport (kday). Approximately 3 hours into the flight while operating at 9000 feet AGL, the pilot reported a…Accident 20121123025459ARadley Vincent Quicksilver Sport 2S · King George, VATaxi for local flight. Gust of wind (was gusty here at ric and state trooper confirmed there too) lifted aircraft , pushed over edge, went down embankment into trees.Incident 20121122026189ICessna 210D · Orlando, FLUpon approaching korl for landing, the pilot accessed and listened to the current ATIS broadcast and the prevailing winds were 020 degrees@15G13KTS. The pilot then requested a wind check while on short final and the winds were 030 degrees @ 15G23KTS for…Incident 20121122026019IPiper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AKEngine lost oil pressure. Pilot called mayday and put down on tanana riverAccident 20121121027679APiper PA-28-180 · Hillsdale, MIInspector's arrived at the crash scene on November 21, 2012 at approximately 2200 local. The aircraft was found in a wooded area lying on the left side. The fuselage and empennage section were primarily intact with the left wing lying severed from, but lying…Incident 20121121027419IPiper PA-28R-200 · Englewood, COOn 11/21/2012 at 1740 MST, N5031T, a Piper PA-28R-200 landed gear up on runway 35L at Centennial Airport. There were two (2) persons on board and neither was injured. The aircraft received minor damage. The weather at the time was VMC.Accident 20121121027409ABrian P North RAF SE5A Replica · Watkins, COOn October 21, 2012, at 14:58 MDT, aircraft: N17SE, model: SE5A replica (experimental aircraft), impacted the ground shortly after take-off, at the Front Range Airport, Watkins, Colorado. The aircraft took off and the pilot reported that he was having a…Incident 20121121027389IPiper PA-31-350 · Baton Rouge, LAWhile executing a go around, the pilot advised the tower that he had no indication his gear was down. During the go around while downwind the pilot hand pumped his gear down and landed. It became apparent after the aircraft taxied to parking, that on his…Incident 20121121026459ICessna 402C · Hyannis, MASouth bound to ack (nantucket) pilot in the left seat and pilot monitoring in the right seat conducting ioe. Aircraft leveled at 2000 feet. Pilot in the right seat saw a flock of 7-10 birds above. The aircraft was coming up underneath the flock. One bird…Incident 20121121026139ICessna 421C · Aurora, OR4 Ea engine cylinder base studs sheared in flight. Pilot shut down engine due to vibration. Overboost/over torque not suspected. Engine removed; sent to ram engines for analysis. SDR filed #2012FA0000810.Accident 20121121025169ACessna 310B · Mancelona, MIPilot departed Wednesday November 21, 2012 at approx 17:15 LCL. It is presumed that shortly after takeoff, the aircraft came to rest in the woods 30 degrees off center line and within 1.5 miles of the airport. Aircraft wreckage was found on Friday November…Incident 20121121024769IDehavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter · Williamstown, NJAt approximately 1434 hours a call was received from a farmer to the monroe township, NJ police department. The farmer found a skydiver in his field. The jumper was making a skydive in Williamstown, NJ at skydive cross keys. According to the police officer on…Incident 20121120028239IAeronca 7EC · North Platte, NEThe airman had recently purchased the aircraft in Michigan and was flying it home to Oregon. In the airman's pilot log, an entry shows an aircraft checkout with 2.o flight time and 6 takeoffs and landings. The airman who did the check out was not a CFI. On…Accident 20121120027759ACessna 150F · Red Oak, IAThe accident happened on the student pilot's first solo cross country flight. Upon landing, the aircraft veered left off runway 17 then became airbourne and settled into a harvested bean field. The aircraft skidded left and caught the right wingtip and…Accident 20121120026809ABoeing A75L3 · San Antonio, TXPilot believes that the aircraft lost power on takeoff. The aircraft had become airborne approximately 20'. Pilot attempted to land in the remaining runway, but was unable to stop and struck trees past the departure end of runway 34. Pilot and one passenger…Accident 20121120026789ACessna 210D · San Rafael, CAOn November 20, 2012 at about 11:00 am PST, N3919Y, a Cessna 210, performed a forced landing due to a power unit failure during take-off climb out. The sole occupant a certified commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from the San…Incident 20121120026499IBell 222U · Santa Maria, CA*Note - date hired block unavailable. Date hired is 09/20/2010*N222RX, a Bell 222-UT, s/n 47561, had a rotor blade end cap top strike with an unknown object (possibly a bird) during a flight originating from and returning to Santa Maria, CA, with a stop in…Incident 20121120026009ICessna 152 · Talkeetna, AKPilot reported aircraft engine started running rough approximately 10 minutes after departure from Talkeetna (tka). Pilot applied carburetor heat and the engine roughness worsened followed immediately by a decrease in engine RPM to propeller stopping…Accident 20121120025979ABeech C90A · Roanoke, VARight main gear failed to indicate down and locked upon "gear down" selection. Crew was unable to obtain a safe down and locked indication (green light) using the emergency procedure, hand pump felt hard, as if gear was already locked down. Unable to cycle…Incident 20121120025649IBoeing 737-8Q8 · Minneapolis, MNThe aircraft was parked at gate H3 of the msp airport terminal 2 (humphrey terminal). Deicing operations to remove frost were in process when a portion of the deice truck struck the #2 engine shroud. The incident occurred while the aircraft was stationary and…Incident 20121120025149IButner Vl/Butner MD Zenith CH701 · Beloit, WIWhile attempting to conduct a full stop landing on runway 25 at the Beloit Airport, the mishap pilot was correcting for an overshooting crosswind. Winds were reported as 320 at 7KTS. He had already gone around twice, and was on his third attempt. After…Accident 20121119027219APiper PA-28-180 · Canton, CTAcft lost from radar and communication by bdl TRACON at 1830 local, 800 ft MSL and 5.8 miles from simsbury airport the final destination. TRACON reported to ops center and instigated a search and rescue. Wreckage found at top of onion mountain at…Accident 20121119026419APiper PA-32-300 · I Fadang, CMOn November 19, 2012 at approximately 0618 local saipan time, N4267R, a Piper pa 32-300, s/n 32-40641 on a 14 CFR part 135 on demand flight crashed and was destroyed while taking off from runway 7 at the saipan international airport (pgsn). Visual…Incident 20121119026199IBeech E33C · Billings, MTOn November 19, 2012 a Beechcraft bonanza E-33-C, N7927R, was damaged after coming into contact with the runway with the landing gear retracted. Minor damage to antennae, step, and flaps were sustained. PIC and student failed to extend the gear or execute a…Accident 20121119025829ARedd Tom Quicksilver GT 400 · Oak Grove, LAAt approximately 08:30 local time N4031Q lost power to the engine, struck a tree, and crashed. There was one witness who said he saw the aircraft flying in a northerly direction towards the owners landing strip. The witness lost sight of the aircraft but…Incident 20121119025159IBell 206-L4 · Pflugerville, TXThe pilot of N207MY, while executing a high hover taxi, backed into a parked a-star helicopter (N79FX) causing minor damage. The pilot stated that he knew that there was an aircraft parked behind him, but was distracted by another helicopter parked to his…Accident 20121118026069ACessna 172K · Savannah, GAInspector jd kearby received a call on November 19, 2012 at 0015 local EST and was notified of an aircraft that crashed around 1855 from unknown circumstances near Savannah, GA. The usgc informed inspector kearby that they had been looking for N78304, a…Accident 20121118025839AJabiru USA Sport J250-SP · Jacksonville, TXA student pilot initiated a go around after bouncing during landing and proceeded to climb. The aircraft started a left hand turn and subsequently crashed into a hanger on the airport.Accident 20121118025589AGrumman American Avn. AA-1B · Burlington, WIPilot was attempting to land on runway 11 at buu(Burlington, WI) airport. Witness statement indicated he had overshot final to runway and had entered a steep bank in an attempt to get back on proper runway alignment. Aircraft was witnessed spinning at least…Accident 20121118025139ACessna 172N · Poplar Grove, ILPIC of N4811G was conducting touch and go crosswind landings in the pattern at C77. On his third landing, he stated the aircraft began veering to the right during roll-out - wind component was 5O degrees from the right at 10 knots. The PIC attempted to bring…Incident 20121117028929IPiper PA-24-260 · Owosso, MIOn Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 2:00PM eastern time, a 1964 Piper PA-24-260 ?comanche?, N8610P, s/n 24-4063 (fixed wing single engine land aircraft) experienced a landing gear retraction and subsequent collapse during the landing rollout on runway 11 at the…Incident 20121117026689ICanadair CL-600-2B19 · Dulles Airport, VA1702 Et: ramp tower reported that an aircraft at gate A1F backed into a baggage cart; no injuries reported. Ops responded and frd dispatched. 1710 et: asq 5719 struck a bag cart while being pushed back from gate A1F. No injuries. Minor damage to right wingtip…Accident 20121117026562ABell OH-58A · Altadena, CA11/17/2012: Received call at approximately 1654 hours from region operations center/ diane reporting 2 pasadena police helicopters colliding at pasadena police heliport, [privacy data omitted]. Collision occurred at 1600 hours. Reported one on ground waiting…Accident 20121117026552ABell OH-58 · Altadena, CA11/17/2012: Received call at approximately 1654 hours from region operations center/ diane reporting 2 pasadena police helicopters colliding at pasadena police heliport, [privacy data omitted]. Collision occurred at 1600 hours. Reported one on ground waiting…Incident 20121117026549ICessna 172S · El Cajon, CAStudent pilot ling-yao chen was on a second supervised solo in a part 141 training course. The first solo was uneventful. On this date, chen did three supervised takeoff and landings with his instructor on board and another student pilot in the back seat.…Accident 20121117026109ACessna 182D · Bondurant, WYOn 11/17/17 at approx 1345LCL, N61LN, a C182 impacted the ground approx 12 miles sw of Bondurant, WY. The aircraft was destroyed and the sole occupant was fatally injured.Incident 20121117025779IBeech A36 · Marshfield, MAPilot reports having a three green, down and locked landing condition. Witnesses on ground state that the aircraft landed with gear in the down position and was observed rolling out after landing. Pilot reports that gear began to collapse during rollout and…Accident 20121117025449ACessna 550 · Greenwood, SCShortly after touch down a deer ran on to the runway and struck the aircraft mid way on the left wing. The impact caused left wing fuel tank to rupture resulting in a fuel leak and subsequent fire. The aircraft was destroyed by the resulting fire. The two…