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 20110821017499ABell 47G-4 · Los Banos, CAHalfway through a cleanup swath run of the first flight of the day the pilot hit a power pole with the rotor blades. The pilot had previously sprayed the field about a week ago and knew where the power poles were. He had shut off spray momentarilly for bee…Incident 20110821017119IPiper PA-31 · Mc Allen, TXDuring landing rollout tire went flat.Incident 20110821016959IBoeing 757-223 · Louisville, KYEvent # 100791LOUISVILLE, KY (sdf): AAL223, B752, bos-lax, diverted safely to sdf with a pax emergency. When it departed sdf for lax, it lost a wheel from right main gear assembly. The wheel damaged some approach lights and then went through a fence belonging…Accident 20110820022449ACessna 182A · Prescott, AZOn July 22, 2011 at about 0910(MST), a Cessna 182, N3723D, during taxi after landing the pilot lost control and the aircraft impacted a bank adjacent to the bravo 4 taxi way at Prescott, AZ (prc) airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right…Accident 20110820022199ACessna 172M · Titusville, PAOn August 20, 2011, at approximately 12:30 am eastern time (et), aircraft N13126, a Cessna CE-172-M, serial number 17262516, owned by the Titusville aero club incorporated, crashed in a wooded area, 1/2 mile south of the Titusville airport (6G1), located in…Accident 20110820021522AMitchell David N Lancair IV P · Hammonton, NJOn August 20, 2011, at approximately 1315 local time, N521BC, a yak 55, and N71DM, a Lancair, collided at the top of an aerobatic practice area established by an FAA certificate of waiver or authorization. The aerobatic box was adjacent to Hammonton municipal…Accident 20110820021512AYakovlev YAK-55M · Hammonton, NJOn August 20, 2011, at approximately 1315 local time, N521BC, a yak 55, and N71DM, a Lancair, collided at the top of an aerobatic practice area established by an FAA certificate of waiver or authorization. The aerobatic box was adjacent to Hammonton Municipal…Accident 20110820021379APiper PA-25-235 · Whitewood, SDOn August 20, 2011 at approximately 1139 hours a Piper PA-25-235 registered to [privacy data omitted] of spearfish, SD was involved in an accident. The pilot was conducting aerial insecticide application operations the morning of the event. The accident…Incident 20110820020969IPiper PA-24-260 · Factoryville, PAOn aug 20 2011 [privacy data omitted] and the two aircraft owners of N8603P [privacy data omitted] and [privacy data omitted] departed Seamans Airport to begin flight training in a PA-24-260. Each reported that when the landing gear was deployed via the…Accident 20110820020769ACano Dave Avid Flyer Mkiv · Smithville, TNOn becoming airborne after takeoff, the pilot's door came open and while trying to close it, he lost control of the aircraft and it swerved to the left, contacting the ground, damaging the aircraft.Incident 20110820020759ICessna 172C · Yeehaw Junction, FLOn August 20, 2011 at 1910 EDT a Cessna 172, N8370X registered to [privacy data omitted] and piloted by [privacy data omitted] made an emergancy landing on the Florida turnpike at mile marker 182 due to sudden engine stoppage (engine quit running). Visual…Accident 20110820020679AVertical Unlimited 12 · Kansas City, MODuring his airshow routine at the Kansas City aviation expo, the pilot exited a lomcevak in an inverted spin. He recovered to an upright spin in the opposite direction, which continued to the ground, impacting terrain near show center. There was a post-crash…Accident 20110820020639APitts Special · Bessemer, ALOn August 20, 2010 at approximately 1030 hrs local a Pitts Special aircraft landed on runway 05 at Bessemer, AL (keky). On rollout from landing the aircraft veered to the right and departed the runway striking the A2 taxiway sign. The aircraft sustained…Incident 20110820020549ISmith Dane E Zenith CH 701 · Piedmont, SCUpon take-off aircraft did not clear the trees at the end of the 700 foot Private runway and landed in the canopy of the trees. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot was not injured.Accident 20110820019839AAmerican Autogyro Sparrowhawk · Delaware, OH[privacy data omitted] Was departing runway 28 from dlz in route to vta when the accident occurred. [privacy data omitted] Stated he ran the pre rotate of the rotor up to 200 RPM then executed the take-off roll which appeared normal and rotated when airspeed…Accident 20110820019449ALindstrand Balloons 180A · Lewiston, MEEvent/location: Lewiston balloon festival, Lewiston Maine. It was reported while during the pre-launch, the pilot was in the process inflating the envelope when a fuel line became disconnected from a fuel cylinder. This resulted in propane leaking/spraying…Incident 20110820019399ICirrus Design SR22 · Alpine, WYNose wheel broke off during landing roll out. Welded attach point broke.Incident 20110820018929ICessna 207 · Silver Salmon C, AKOn 8/20/2011, aircraft safely landed on beach at Silver Salmon creek Alaska. After sightseeing excursion, during departure rollout, aircraft's right main wheel sunk into soft wet sand pulling nose of aircraft towards water. Aircraft propeller struck water…Incident 20110820018679IRaven Industries Rally RX7 · Lubbock, TXOn 08-20-2011, at 0849CDT, a balloon struck powerlines and landed in a field in northwest Lubbock, Texas. Police arrived at 0905CDT as an electrical lineman was replacing a fuse that had blown from the apparent contact of the balloon envelope. The balloon…Incident 20110820018629ICessna 172S · Grand Forks, NDStudent pilot on first solo cross country touched down not aligned with runway. Aircraft was observed to go off right side of runway with right main tire only then veer back onto runway. Tower instructed pilot to exit at taxiway charlie two. There was no…Incident 20110820018359IElliott Joseph R RV-10 · Morgantown, WV08/20/2011 Morgantown, WV (mgw) 1551 local time: N306JE, an experimental amatuer built aircraft, during take off from runway 18, the right cabin door unlatched and departed the aircraft, striking the right horizontal stabilizer. The aircraft circled the…Accident 20110820017549ACessna TU206G · Shawano, WIDuring landing on runway 35, a number of cranes flew across the runway. The pilot dropped the nose to avoid hitting birds. He landed hard with the nose of aircraft pointed to the right. The aircraft departed runway 35 into the tall grass. The pilot added…Incident 20110820016839IGrumman FM-2 · Camarillo, CAAfter performing at the Camarillo airshow,the aircraft while taxing, tipped up on the left side. This caused the right wing tip to strike the ground. Pilot stated that a cross wind caused the aircraft tilt over onto its right wing tip. The right wing tip was…Incident 20110819024259ICessna A188B · Lake Phelps, NCDuring takeoff, PIC let acft drift too FAR left on the runway. Left wingtip contacted corn adjacent runway resulting in groundloop to left. Right wing contacted ground, damaging wingtip, wing, flap, and spray boom apparatus.Incident 20110819022309IPiper PA-31T · San Juan, PROn August 19, 2011, [privacy data omitted],PIC of Piper cheyenne(PA31T) landed gear up at isla grande airport, San Juan, PR. Upon interviewing [privacy data omitted] he accepted the fact that he forgot/failed to lower the landing gear. Consequently landed…Incident 20110819021789ICessna 210C · Camden, TNOn August 19, 2011, at approximately 1315 CDT, N3668Y, a Cessna 210, piloted by [privacy data omitted], operating under 14 CFR 91, while attempting to land at Benton County Airport, TN (OM4), landed in the grassy area next to the runway with the landing gear…Accident 20110819020959ANew Piper PA-46-500TP · Manassas, VAOn touchdown, just after the nose wheel contacted the runway, the aircraft veered to the left. In an attempt to regain directional control the pilot applied right rudder but was unsuccessful. The pilot then attempted more right rudder, thrust reverser, and…Incident 20110819020249IBeech 76 · Livermore, CAStudent pilot raised landing gear lever instead of flap handle following landing rollout/taxi. Aircraft nose gear retracted. Main gear remained down.Incident 20110819019739IPiper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AKUpon touch down wind gusted and caused the aircraft to veer to the left, pilot corrected to the right then to the left as aircraft spun around. Large side loads on the wheel and tires caused the axles to snap folding them under the landing gear. No other…Accident 20110819019149ACessna 180A · Talarik Creek, AKPilot was taking off to the east on water, and the wind switched to a tail wind at rotation causing the aircraft to settle onto tundra and nose over. Pilot stated there was no mechanical problems and the engine was making power. Weather: pilot stated it was…Incident 20110819019139IRaytheon G36 · Paradise Lakes, CAPilot was on final to a private landing strip south of bakersfield at 2000 feet AGL when the engine began to run rough and the aircraft began to vibrate. Also, the engine lost oil pressure, RPM, and manifold pressure. The pilot set up a glide descent after…Incident 20110819017099IAerospatiale AS350 B2 Ecureuil · Port Isabel, TXPilot smelled smoke, but did not see any smoke. He then verifird the smell with crew and once they concurred that they smelled the smoke, the pilot completed a precautionary landing. Operator then ground ran the aircraft over 10 minutes with everything on…Accident 20110819017079AAviat A-1C-200 · Casper, WY[privacy data omitted]Accident 20110818021969APiper PA-22-108 · Monmouth, MEOn August 18, 2011, aircraft crashed in side yard of residents in Monmouth. Pilot was confronted by two witness of crash to see if he was alright. Pilot left scene of accident and came back within a few minutes with a large industrial fork lift and removed…Incident 20110818019969ICessna 207 · Harlingen, TXDuring cruise pilot lost throttle control of engine, engine shut down and pilot performed emergency landing into a grass field. No damage to aircraft or injury. Discovered throttle cable broken.Incident 20110818019919IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Tulsa, OKPilot was performing a 180 degree turn on a taxiway when the nose tires departed the pavement.Incident 20110818019179IMiller John Paul RAF 2000 GTX SE · Shell Lake, WIWhile taxiing back to park the aircraft, the pilot failed to reduce the engine speed which caused the aircraft to tip over on its right side when he attempted to turn to the left, damaging the propeller and rotor blades, rudder, vertical stabilizer, and…Accident 20110818018869APiper PA-18-150 · Forsyth, MTOn August 18, 2011 at 0900 MST, a Piper PA-18-150 collided with the ground while performing aerial observations of wildlife on the ground. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the timethe aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and the passenger were…Incident 20110818018859IBoeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-311 · Asheville, NCThe aircraft returned to the gate with a maintenance problem when a ramp agent noticed smoke coming form the number one engine. He notified the flight crew and it was then determined to deplane the passengers. The crew made an announcement to de-plane the…Accident 20110818018719ACessna 170B · Jefferson, ORDuring approach to landing in a field at the farm where the pilot and owner of the aircraft resides the aircraft struck an electric transmission line at a height of approximately 50 feet above the surface. The transmission line was obscured by a row of trees…Incident 20110818018689ITubbs S/Performance Air PA18WB225 · Hailey, IDUpon landing at "sun" the pilot extended the landing gear and verifyed down and locked position by means of mirrors and tabs. During roll out the aft main gear retracted and the floats came to rest on the runway. Airport personal arrived and assisted the…Accident 20110818018589ABriegleb BG-12B · Moore, IDThe pilot performed his first flight in the accident glider on 08-13-2011, the approach and landing were normal. According to witnesses, on 08-18-2011, the pilot had been out flying for about 2.5 hours, then on approach to landing made a pass over the…Incident 20110818018119IPiper PA-28-161 · Bedford, MAPilot was intent on performing a night proficiency flight. At a taxiway/runway intersection he mistook a runway edge line for a taxiway centerline. Susequently the propeller made contact with a runway edge light. The pilot stated the area was poorly lit. He…Accident 20110818018049AJuneau Tim Stol CH 701 · Snohomish, WAOff-airport landing: landed short of intended td area. Hit rough terrain, bounced and nosed over, damaging nose gear, propeller, and left wing tip.Accident 20110818017739AGrumman G-164A · El Campo, TXOn 08/18/2011 at 09:36 CDT, N6567 a Grumman G-164-A departed a dirt strip near El Campo Texas with intentions of conducting agricultural operations at an adjacent field. After a successful lift off and climb to approximately 100 feet, the aircraft lost a…Incident 20110818017719IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Houston, TXStudent pilot took off from Ellington Airport at approx. 11:30 a. m. and preceded to gls to do some touch and goes. Upon touch down (mains) at gls he became suspicious of a nose gear problem. (Fixed gear) he gave the aircraft full throttle and climbed back…Accident 20110818017579ABeech B19 · Whitesburg, GAOn August 18, 2011 at 12:30 LCL this inspector was requested to respond to an accident reported in Whitesburg ga. The roc was contacted and patched into [privacy data omitted] of carroll county. [privacy data omitted] Gave the location and initial…Accident 20110818017059ACessna 172N · Winnsboro, LAStudent pilot practicing operations out of F89. Pilot had completed landing for touch and go. During take off and as the aircraft began to lift wind gust from 5-8 knots influenced control of the aircraft. The aircraft with power on drifted left of runway and…Incident 20110817022429ICreus Ruben Velocity SE-FG · White Plains, NYWhile taxing for takeoff, the windscreen became obscured by dew and/or mist. Pilot continued the taxi with obscured vision and the aircraft departed the taxiway and into the grass where the aft mounted propeller struck a taxi light causing damage to the…Accident 20110817021099APiper PA-31-310 · Perryton, TXOn August 17, 2011, at approximately 15:42CDT, N46TB, a Piper PA-31-310, serial number 31-67, was operated by the owner, who holds an FAA private pilot certificate and a third class medical certificate. The accident occurred as the aircraft was taxing for…