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 20120517028119ACzech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser · Shirley, NYStudent pilot-sport- pilot was on the upwind on climbout and lost control of the aircraft when canopy suddeny opened in flight. Pilot attempted a 180 degree turn back to the airport and struck the ground in the opposite direction of take off in the grass on…Accident 20120517012469AShort Bros Shorts SD3-60 · Houston, TXPilot stated the aircraft was loaded to maximum capacity and he had about 60 to 100 lbs of fuel to burn off before take-off. Pilot said he did not want to get behind his schedule so he choose to ride the brakes and run engines up in order to burn off fuel…Incident 20120517010859IPiper PA-32R-300 · Anchorage, AKPIC was on a straight in approach for runway 25 at mri, when landing gear handle was moved to select down the nose gear "down and locked" light failed to illuminate. PIC recycled the gear but the same condition resulted. PIC requested a low approach for the…Incident 20120517010559IChabal Joseph RV-8A · Shelbyville, INWhile the pilot was conducting taxi operations to assess aircraft electrical systems, the pilot was unable to maintain aircraft directional control due to brake system failure. The aircraft departed the taxiway and struck and damaged a steel fuel pump housing…Accident 20120517009199AShiver James H Tailwind W-10 · Pipe Creek, TXOn 05/17/2012 wittman tailwind N625JS was departing for a VFR flight when a deer ran in front of the airplane. The pilot was unable to stop, and struck the deer causing the airplane to lose control resulting in damage to the left wing, propeller and left…Accident 20120517008259APiper PA46R-350T · Springfield, VT[privacy data omitted] Was landing rwy 29 (3000 x 75) at vsf. The wind was reported to be 290 at 7 with gusts to 15. After touch-down, he reached over to bring up the flaps, just before the intersection (with rwy 5 & 23) the left wing suddenly came up, the…Accident 20120517008169ARotherwick HR Glasair III · Darby, MTPilot states the weather was changing rapidly, attempted to divert to kbzn but unable, turned to divert to 6S5 (hamilton, MT) but valley was blocked by a thunderstorm. Stated fuel consumption, according to gages, was considerably higher than performance…Accident 20120517007999AMarley Thomas Jay Kolb Firestar II · Cedar Fort, UTOn approach to land at Cedar Valley Airport, the pilot was attempting to land in very high winds with strong gusts for this light aircraft. He lost control and struck the ground resulting in substantial damage to aircraft and his person.Incident 20120517007979IBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Grand Canyon, AZDuring a practice autorotation, the instructor failed to roll on throttle in a timely manner in order to perform a power recovery to a hover. The aircraft touched down and rocked forward. The incident was not noticed at the time and the flight instruction…Incident 20120516009539ICessna 172RG · Anchorage, AKWhile at cruise the engine lost power, the pilot notified Anchorage approach of the situation and a emergency was declared. The pilot moved the fuel selector from left tank to both and power was restored. Merrill Field cleared the pilot for a straight in to…Incident 20120516008839ITaylorcraft L-2A · Fort Leavenwort, KSThe pilot reported loss of power at about 300 feet after takeoff from runway 34. He turned right 180 degrees with the intention to land in the grass adjacent to the runway. Having accomplished the turn, but before touchdown, the pilot slipped the aircraft to…Incident 20120516008159IQuartz Mountain Aerospace 11E · Waco, TXPilot flew 312 NM trip and miss calucated his fuel burn and landed 1 mile short with no fuel on board.Accident 20120516008019ABellanca 8GCBC · Elberta, ALPilot had been training with banner tow operator for the previous 9 days. Pilot had just completed a banner drop and then returned to field to land. Pilot and passenger, also a commercial pilot, both report that PIC conducted a normal final approach at 65 -…Incident 20120516007679IPipistrel Sinus 912 · Denver, COOn may 16, 2012 at approximately 17:50 hours mountain daylight time, N81028, an Pipistrel, model sinus 912, glider sustained minor damage during repositioning at Centennial (kapa) co. the two occupants on board were not injured. Weather at the time was VMC.Accident 20120516007499ACessna A185F · Crystal Falls, MIPilot was landing on the airport at dusk. The airport and surrounding forrest are heavly populated with deer. During touchdown, a pair of deer ran into the path of the aircraft. The pilot swerved to avoid the deer and ground looped, damaging the gear and left…Incident 20120515028829IPiper PA-28-235 · Moses Lake, WAPowerplant quit on roll out and the aircraft was stopped. Pilot was attempting a restart when he noticed smoke coming from the right side of the engine cowling. He exited the aircraft to investigate and discovered flames coming out of the cowling. The fire…Incident 20120515010839ICessna 207A · Dillingham, AKN6908M departed runway 19 at Dillingham (dlg) Alaska on take off roll out, a noise from the pilots left rudder pedal was heard, and the aircraft attempted to veer right of centerline, pilot lifted the nose and completed the take off. In flight the pilot…Accident 20120515009149ATaylorcraft BC-12D · Marion, AROn may 15, 2012, at 14:50 CDT a Taylorcraft BC-12D, N43635 impacted a soybean field while conducting an emergency landing approximately 2 miles north of Marion, Arkansas. The engine lost power at a low altitude and the flight instructor turned steeply back…Incident 20120514014719ILehi, UTHang gliders main beam supporting the pilot broke. Pilot had no control and plunged to the ground with the hang glider.Accident 20120514012489APiper PA-24-250 · Shawnee, OKThe event occurred as follows from statements and collected data. The Piper comanche 250 N7171P [privacy data omitted] departed form pwa (wiley post) at just after 12:30 CDT after having the engine removed, overhauled and reinstalled at pwa. The aircraft was…Incident 20120514011709IBoeing 767-432ERWhile dal 120 was en route from sgbr to kjfk, about 1.5 hours after takeoff, the captain became sick. After conferring with delta flight control and medical personnel, dal 120 declared an emergency and diverted to mia where it landed without further incident…Accident 20120514010849APiper PA-22-150 · Talkeetna, AKStudent was landing runway 36 at Talkeetna,Alaska (tka). Upon touch down, the aircraft drifted to the right. The student overcorrected, lost control of aircraft and aircraft ground looped coming to a stop in the gravel off the runway.Accident 20120514009609ABellanca 7GCAA · El Dorado, KSAirman was landing the aircraft in El Dorado, KS, on runway 15, lost control, then departed the west side of the runway and into a drainage ditch, shearing the right landing gear. The aircraft came to rest facing south. The airman stated he was performing a…Accident 20120514009499ATroyer Dan D 3 · Elm Creek, NEOn 14 may 2012, aircraft N7199T, owned by gothenburg leasing LLC, was involved in an accident at approximately 1550 hrs. The aircraft made an off-airport landing approximately 2 miles west and 6 miles north of Elm Creek, NE. Location of accident was reported…Incident 20120514009289IDehavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter · Lodi, CAOn 5/14/2012 a brazilin foreigner [privacy data omitted] skydiver at the Lodi Airport (1O3) parachute center landed/hit ground very hard. N97DZ twin otter aircraft use and [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted] was the pilot in command. Video from the…Accident 20120514008149AHunter John A-20 Vista Cruiser · Mololla, ORDeparted lenhardt airpark (7S9) attempted Off Airport practice landing on a logging road. Hard landing during rollout left wing appears to have struck rock causing aircraft to yaw to the left causing shearing of under carriage. LH and RH wing damage during…Accident 20120513026929AMaule M-7-420AC · Hanover Twp, MIOn may 13, 2012, at 1903 eastern daylight time, the pilot attempted to make a forced landing on pine hill lake in Hanover township, Michigan, after experiencing a loss of engine power. During the emergency descent, the airplane clipped two trees with the…Accident 20120513010889AMaule M-4-220C · Sterling, AKAirman stated that he operated the aircraft with the fuel selector in the "off" position and the engine quit shortly after takeoff.Accident 20120513009939ABeckert Bruce A RV-6 · Au Gres, MIOn may 13, 2012 at approximately 0946, while flying low level maneuvers along the lake huron shoreline near Au Gres, MI., an amature built RV-6 with a sole occupant on board, impacted the water during a left turn manuver. Witness reports stated that prior to…Accident 20120513008959APiper J3C-65 · Lake Ariel, PAPilot stated that aircraft was not developing speed while on the ground roll. And it took him longer to achieve rotation speed, he rotated the aircraft at a spot that was further down the runway than normal, after rotation he stated that he was not going to…Incident 20120513008809IAmerican General Acft AG5B · Sugar Grove, ILStudent pilot during second solo flight, completed 3 takeoffs and landings with his instructor. Instructor deplaned and told student to do three takeoffs and landings to a full stop with taxi back. On first solo landing, student pilot touched down on mains…Accident 20120513008439ABeech F33A · Mobile, AZOn may 13, 2012 during a take off roll, N5521A departed the runway at Mobile AZ during full stop taxi back landing practice. Mobile is a privately owned airport 26 miles southwest of phoenix sky harbor (kphx).Accident 20120513008249ASchweizer 269C-1 · Hillsboro, ORCFI [privacy data omitted] was instructing private pilot [privacy data omitted] on performing off airport "pinnacle" landings in this helicopter. Density altitude was high with hio METAR temperature of 83F on departure from hio at 1400 PDT. At 1430 PDT, pilot…Incident 20120513007649IEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Honolulu, HITrash on taxiway was ingested into the tail rotor of the helicopter. Pilot aborted take off and completed an emergency landing. Upon shut down the pilot evacuated passengers and the aircraft was grounded until maintenance inspected the aircraft.Accident 20120513007429AStinson SR-7B · West Ossipee, NHPilot departed Ossipee lake, NH (home) he was in flight and returning home when engine quit. Pilot determined he would be unable to land aircraft at (wsv) windsock airport. Pilot decided to land on logging road with piled logs on each side. Aircraft struck…Incident 20120513007419IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Chicago, ILAs aircraft departed den enroute to ord, crew in aircraft behind the sima jet notified the tower if looked like a tire burst on takeoff. During inspection at ord no.2 main tire was blown and substantial damage to the left flap, left fuselage area and left…Accident 20120512021879ABeech A36TC · Erwin, NCOn may 12, 2012, a Beechcraft bonanza, N2WZ, piloted by [privacy data omitted], departed Harnett county airport (khrj) at approximately 12:45 p.m. using runway 23. VFR conditions existed at the time. There were 5 passengers on board the aircraft plus the…Accident 20120512012939AStaudacher Hydroplanes S300X · Ephrata, WAThe pilot was on a flight to practice aerobatic flight and was returning to the Ephrata airport. He was landing on runway 3 he bounced the aircraft up on subsequent landing discovered the brakes had failed. He departed the right side of the runway and struck…Incident 20120512011859IAeronca 7AC · Schoharie, NYAircraft was reported striking power lines while in flight.Accident 20120512010949APiper PA-32-260 · Lexington, MIOn 5/12/2012, N4727S departed kagc for 7MI. The pilot followed the GPS to the intended location, circled the field and lined up for a landing on 27. He made an uneventful landing and taxied to the west end of the field at approx 1200 local time. The pilot…Incident 20120512009739ICessna 150L · Crockett, TXDuring landing attempt on unapproved grass strip, nose gear impacted a large gofer hole. Nose gear support structure failed at engine mount attach point and nose gear folded under the aircraft. Aircraft came down on lower engine cowling and slid to stop. The…Accident 20120512009339AWoolery Lloyd M Squared · Whitewater, CAAircraft N51336, an experimental light sport aircraft, flown by a certificated sport pilot, impacted terrain near Whitewater, CA, on the evening of may 12, 2012, at approximately 1915 PDT, resulting in fatal injuries to the pilot and substantial damage to the…Accident 20120512009269ABeech 3NM · Pope Valley, CADuring the take off roll, after rotation and a few feet above the ground, pilot lost power on right engine which was confirmed by mechanic sitting in right seat. Pilot did not have enough runway to land, he decided to crash the aircraft in a vineyard straight…Accident 20120512008919ABeech B90 · Savannah, GAOn may 12, 2012 a Raytheon Beech king air B90, (registration number 275LE serial number LJ-373), sustained substantial damage during a taxi maneuver in which the pilot, [privacy data omitted], struck a hanger door with the right wing of the aircraft he was…Incident 20120512008789IBeech J35 · Tangier, VAAircraft lost power on takeoff due to fuel mismanagement. The aircraft impacted the runway before the landing gear cycled down, causing minor damage.Incident 20120512008759ICessna 182D · Chatham, MAAircraft was operating in a skydiving operation. Pilot was new hire and was on his check ride for skydiving operations with another pilot. After dropping jumpers, pilot was on descent, returning to field, engine was at idle with carb heat applied. Pilot tried…Accident 20120512008749ALuttenbacher Kurt Bushby Mustang 2 · Kingstree, SCThis aircraft was purchased disassembled. It was transported to Williamsburg county airport (cki) in Kingstree, SC by the pilot. A local A&P mechanic who holds an inspection authorization, assembled the aircraft performed a condition inspection and weighed…Accident 20120512008609APiper PA-12 · Idaho Falls, UTOn may 12, 2012, when the winds were at 5 knots and 30 degrees left of rwy 35 at Idaho Falls Regional Airport, the pilot landed after following a Cessna 182. On landing, the pilot mismanaged the controls resulting in a ground loop. During the ground loop, the…Incident 20120512008549IBeech F33A · Somerville, NJPilot reported that while enroute to beltsville from Somerset he experienced a complete electrical failure. He then returned to Somerset for landing. He extended the gear manually using the emergency gear extension handle. He reported the gear handle stopped…Incident 20120512008409IStemme S6 · Erwinna, PAOn may 12, 2012 at approximatly 1200 hrs, [privacy data omitted] flying a Stemme Ag S6T owned by a friend, [privacy data omitted] landed on rwy 23. On roll-out the aircraft hit a rut and the nose gear sheared off.