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 20110723014179AMoyes Dragonfly · Ridgley, MDPilot made a steep climbing left turn to about 200', at that time the aircraft entered a left hand spin and struck the ground.Accident 20110723014139ACessna A188B · Mt. Hamil, IAThe pilot stated that he set up for the last run on his current load of chemical. He stated that he noticed the aircraft seemed too quiet. Once he confirmed the engine was not producing power, the pilot dumped the last 20 to 30 gallons of chemical. The pilot…Accident 20110723014119AStinson 108-1 · Moses Lake, WAApproximately 500 to 600 feet into the takeoff roll, the PIC lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft departed the runway to the left and encountered a gravel surface, the PIC was applying the brakes at the time. The tires, or a tire, dug into…Accident 20110722025929ASchleicher ASW-27 · Eden, UTThe pilot stated that he lost lift and picked a field to land in. However upon touchdown the pilot stated that he realized that the filed contain many large rocks. The aircraft came to rest in a rocky field and substanital damage to the aircraft's tail boom…Incident 20110722020519ICessna 182J · Johns Island, SCAbout 1320 on 22 July 2011 N47DU landed at jzi airport. While on the roll out [privacy data omitted], the pilot, reached over to raise the flaps, and at exactly that moment, a very strong crosswind caught the aircraft. The aircraft lurched sideways and…Accident 20110722020129AQuasar Acft 214SL · Fort Worth, TXAircraft engine quit between run-up area and take off position for runway 16. Engine was re-started or an attempted re-start and caught fire. Aircraft was pushed off the runway behind the hold short line and fire was extinguished. Aircraft sustained…Incident 20110722018409IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Chicago, ILSkywest flt 530, CRJ7, ord-aus, reported smoke in the cabin and a possible fire on the aircraft while awaiting departure runway 32L, ord. The 71 occupants deplaned the aircraft via the aircraft stairs while the aircraft was on taxiway t between T9 and T10.…Accident 20110722018259ASnow Joseph M Quickie 2 · Astabula, OHExperimental aircraft on first test flight was unable gain altitude after rotation. Pilot attempted to land aircraft but induced oscillation that caused the aircraft to hit hard on the runway breaking right wing/landing gear canard and tail, loosing control…Incident 20110722017819ICessna 550 · Trenton, NJOn July 22, 2011, flight 82, a Cessna-550 operated by corporate jet LLC, ran off the end of runway 16 at kttn (Trenton Mercer Airport). The flight was on a GPS approach in VMC conditions. The latest weather reports stated the sky was clear, yet the visibility…Incident 20110722017809ICessna 172D · Indian Trail, NC[privacy data omitted], Was practicing emergency procedures with a student. Upon reduction of power to simulate engine failure the student selected a dirt road to attempt emergency landing. On approach the aircraft struck a power line at approximately 30 feet…Incident 20110722017479IRonneberg Dave B E D · Santa Monica, CAOn July 20, 2011 at Santa Monica Airport (ksmo) a pilot and flight instructor were conducting a flight review in N91DR, a dave Ronneberg b.e.d aircraft. A complete pre-flight and run-up was conducted by the pilot with satisfactory results the pilot…Incident 20110722017209IPiaggio P180 · San Jose, CAAt approximately 1500 on July 22,2011, aircraft N140SL, a Piaggio P180 aircraft was executing a routine landing on runway 30 left at the San Jose International Airport. On final approach the pilot noted that the aircraft's throttles were split by one half…Accident 20110722017199AAir Tractor AT-802A · Ullin, ILThe aircraft lost engine power at approximately 1500 feet MSL. The pilot turned on auxillary fuel and the igniters. The procedures had no effect, so the pilot attempted an emergency landing touching down on a heading of 270 degrees. The aircraft bounced back…Incident 20110722016929IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Anchorage, AKTook off from mri rnwy 24 with instructor pilot and student. At 500 feet heard noise from engine, then loss of power, all engine gauges reading normal. Declared emergency was able to land at mri rnwy 7, engine stopped completely before landing .weather was…Incident 20110722016219IFairfax R/Johnson R Rans S-7S · Hailey, IDOn the landing roll out, as the tail wheel touched down, it caused the aircraft to shake. The pilot lost directional control and ground looped.Incident 20110722015779IJones Scott D Velocity Xlrg · Hartford, WILeft main gear partially extended on landingpilot had confirmed green lightAccident 20110722015679ACameron Balloons US A-210 · Steamboat, COOn July 22, 2011, at approximately 1120 MST, a Cameron balloon A-210, N2012J registered to wild west ballon adventures while conducting sight seeing tours landed fast in an open field near Steamboat springs co. visual meteorological conditions prevailed at…Accident 20110722015599ACessna 210-5(205) · Darby, MTOn July 22, 2011, at 1225 MDT, a Cessna 210-5, N8427Z, registered to [privacy data omitted], struck a tree while executing a forced landing approximately 25 miles sw of Darby, Montana, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorologicalconditions prevailed at…Incident 20110722015499ICessna 152 · Sarasota, FL[privacy data omitted] Received his taxi instruction, started to taxi from the Cirrus aviation ramp to runway 14 via alpaha. He inadvertantly mistook the perrimeter road for taxiway alpha and struck stop signs on either side of the runway. No injuries. Minor…Incident 20110722014829IMaule M-5-235C · Kingfisher, OKPilot stated he was flying at 500 feet AGL over the cimmaron river when the engine started running rough. After attempting a restart and determining that he didn't have enough power to remain aibourne, he landed the aircraft on a dry sandbar by the river.…Incident 20110722014149IBeech G35 · Perry, GAForgot to extend landing gear for landing.Accident 20110721019729AMills Jerrell L GS-2 · Jamestown, NDThe personal flight with the flying pilot in the right seat over flew the destination airport in order to determine wind direction and velocity. He saw a flag by the airport terminal which he described as "limp". During the landing the airplane ground looped…Accident 20110721016019APiper PA-32-260 · Bolivar, MOThe aircraft was landing on runway 36 at Bolivar Municipal Airport (M17), Bolivar, Missouri. As the aircraft flared and just before touch down, a deer ran in front of the aircraft and was hit by the propeller and the left wing. The engine was at idle RPM when…Accident 20110721015299AAir Tractor AT-502 · Fergus Falls, MNPilot stated that he lost partial power along with drop in fuel presure. Turned on fuel pump with no result. Was 3-4 mile from ffm airport at 700-800 feet. Attempted emergency landing on road when truck got in way. Veered off road into a pond.Incident 20110721014809IAdam Aircraft Industries A500New Mexico state police training flight in the Adam A-500. First flight of the day, VFR saf to aeg for landing practice. First landing was to be a short field landing. Pf crossed the threshold at 97 KTS and touched down. Pf applied brakes and began to lose…Accident 20110721014349ACessna A188B · Devils Lake, NDPilot reported that he was "behind the power curve" while manuevering the agricutural aircraft during application of chemical product. This resulted in a stall, during which he jettisoned the load of mixture. Aircraft struck ground with left wing and main…Accident 20110721014159AGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · North English, IAThe pilot stated he was landing into the setting sun and his vision was obscured by chemical on the windscreen. The pilot said he was not sure of the details because "it all happened so fast." He further stated that on landing, the aircraft bounced, and nosed…Incident 20110721014099IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Sanford, FLInstructor and student, from embry riddle, doing RNAV approach, transitioning from IFR to VFR flight instruction, landed at Sanford and failed to lower landing gear.Incident 20110720026279IPiper PA-28R-200 · Farmingdale, NYWhile taxing onto RUNWAY19 from taxiway G7, the pilot struck the G7/19 location/taxi-runway sign with the left main gear causing it to collapse. The pilot apppeared to be using the left boundary marking of the G7 taxiway, and not the taxiway centerline. This…Accident 20110720021079ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · South Brunswick, NJWhile hovering at approx 500' the aircraft experienced settling with power, and near simultaneously, loss of tail rotor effectiveness. While the pilot attempted to take corrective action, insufficient altitude existed to recover. The pilot cannot remember…Incident 20110720020699IGrumman American Avn. AA-5B · Naples, FLPilot lost control of aircraft during stop and go night landings at apf. On 2nd takeoff, aircraft veered to the left at approx 60 KTS, departed the runway into the grass and collided with a 5 foot chain link fence causing damage to the prop, wings, struts and…Incident 20110720019689IBeech G35 · Oscoda, MIThe pilot stated that the gear was selected down. He did not recall verifying the gear was down with the wingtip mirrors but there was no warning horn and the gear down indicator light was on. He realized there was a problem when the propeller hit the runway.…Accident 20110720019679ABeech C35 · Medina, OHAircraft lost power on takeoff.Incident 20110720019369ICessna 172P · Zelienople, PAZelienople Municipal Airport, PA. N96573 a Cessna 172 drifted left during flare and made contact with a runway light. Aircraft taxied back onto runway. No injuries, minor damage.Accident 20110720017929ACessna 182S · Lillington, NCOn approach into harnet county (hrj) aircraft descended into tree and broke up .6 miles from airport. Notes:1. Location: 35:22.038N; 078:44.747W; elevation 102 ft.2. Wreckage path oriented about 055 degrees 3.id'd by paint chips, fuel blight, l wing strut,…Accident 20110720017189ABell 47G-5 · Watsonville, CAWhile conducting agricutural spraying operations pilot misjudged distance from an electrical power line pole. Main rotor struck power line pole.Accident 20110720016469ACessna T210L · Columbia, MOAfter a flight from cape girardeau (kcgi), Missouri, to Columbia (cou), Missouri, the pilot could not get a landing gear down and locked indication. After several attempts to extend the landing gear and obtaining a positive observation from the tower, the…Accident 20110720016329ABellanca 8GCBC · Kantishna, AKPilot stated that while performing a wheel drag (off airport runway inspection) that the aircraft tires dug into the tundra and the aircraft flipped onto its back. The landing site turned out to be deep soft tundra.Accident 20110720015369ASchleicher ASW-27 · Preston, IDThe aircraft was unable to land back at the airport. The aircraft came to rest in a field. The left and right wings contacted crops that were located on either side of the glider's landing roll. The left wing engaged the crops more fully than the right wing…Accident 20110720015109ADewee'S Island, SCOn Wednesday, July 20, 2011, an experimental amateur built polaris flying boat with no registration number or airworthiness certificate, crashed approximately 20 miles NE of charleston, SC just off of dewees Island, (a private Island), which is fairly close…Accident 20110720014799AAviat A-1C-180 · Fryeburg, MEN52LK made a go around on rwy 14 at Fryeburg me (izg) do to what felt like a tail wind. Landed on rwy 32. On rollout the aircraft "ground looped" to the right and exited the rwy. The aircraft came to rest in a ditch approximately 100 ft from the rwy. No…Accident 20110720014749AAero Commander 100 · Llano, TXPilot had 10 hours in aircraft, just purchased. Hired flight instructor for check out, performing to/go at the grass strip in Llano, both pilot and flight instructor are aware of the tires that mark the threshold of RWY13, on approach right tire hit tire,…Accident 20110720014649ACessna 150M · Elizabethtown, KYWhile conducting banner towing operations, the pilot of N8576U departed from ekx and attempted to pick up the banner that he was scheduled to tow. After unsuccessfully attempting to hook the banner, the pilot initiated a climb consistent with standard banner…Accident 20110720014589ACirrus Design SR20 · Battle Creek, MIOn July 20, 2011, approximately 1516 EDT, a Cirrus SR-20, N93TA sustained substantial damage when the airplane performed a hard bounce followed by another hard bounce landing on runway 23L. After the second bounce, in an attempt to go around, the pilot stated…Incident 20110720013939ITemco GC-1B · Sparta, TNAircraft in route to swift foundation. Pilot made a precautionary landing due to a perceived fuel burn. Rt landing gear strut developled a leak at landing site. Aircraft had been sitting for a number of years, aircraft was on special flight permit for…Incident 20110720013479IAerostar International S-57A · Linville, PABalloon landed normally, but a woman passenger complained that her arm hurt after she got out of the basket. She was taken to the hospital to have it checked and they determined that she had a hairline crack in her arm.Accident 20110719023799APiper J3C-65 · Waterford, MIPrior to the accident take-off, the accident pilot landed on williams lake and let a front seat passenger out of the aircraft then took off again to do some water landings. While maneuvering to perform a full-stop water landing he performed a 180 degree…Accident 20110719019829ACessna 120On roll out from landing the pilot lost control and the aircraft flipped over onto it's back with substantial damage and there were no injuries to the only occupant the pilot. The accident occurred at a grassy knoll near pendleton, Oregon.Accident 20110719017219ACliff Starduster II SA300 · San Jose, CAPilot stated he had landed at reid hillview airprt (krhv), on runway 31 right. After landing the aircraft turned off the runway at taxiway echo. The pilot stated he turned too sharply and struck the runway sign adjacent to taxiway echo. The aircraft damage…Accident 20110719015589ACessna 182S · Meeker, COThe aircraft impacted terrain and trees near Meeker, Colorado. The pilot was able to fly the aircraft to Meeker airport (keeo). There were no injuries to the pilot and passenger. The aircraft damage was substantial to the right stabilizer, right wing, and…