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 20110704014559IBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Brainerd, MNImmediately after touchdown this aircraft struck two deer. Flap damage occurred on left inboard and outboard flaps. Damage occurred on main landing gear door.Accident 20110704013879ACessna 182A · Vancouver, WAPilot suspected banner was not hooked by the hook and asked tower if they could verify where it was hooked on the plane. Tower was unable to verify. In viewing of pictures tow rope appears to be wrapped around nose gear, main right gear and elevator. Upon…Accident 20110704013589ASkytrails Lsa Predator · Coldspring, TXN5358Z being piloted by [privacy data omitted], sustained substantial damage after crashing into a house on July 4, 2011 in Coldspring, Texas. Shortly after takeoff N5358Z struck a tree at the southern edge of the takeoff field while climbing on a southerly…Accident 20110704013459AFessenden Alfred Expermental RV-4 · Okeechobee, FL07/04/2011 This aircraft was involved in an accident while taking off from runway 11, a 3000' grass strip, located in indian hammock airport, in fort drum, Florida. The pilot stated that "as the aircraft gained altitude over the runway, at about 30' AGL, the…Accident 20110704013039APiper PA-28R-201 · Spanish Fork, UTPilot departed near max gross weight with 3 passengers in PA28. Density altitude was a factor. Flew to nearby airport and then around the valley for approximately one hour. During landing flare was high and aircraft hit hard and bounced on the bounce pilot…Accident 20110704012489AM-Square M-SQUARE Sport · Ririe, ID[privacy data omitted] Took off from a small field in this experimental aircraft for a brief test flight. While flying a small rectangular course he adjusted the throttle back and forth checking the operation of it. His airspeed decreased during this…Accident 20110704011939ACessna 172N · Walker Island F, ALAirplane departed foley, Alabama (0AL1) at 1355 CDT for banner tow instruction over st johns bayou. At 1430 CDT airplane engine began running rough and lost power. Airplane was unable to maintain flight and attempted an emergency landing on Walker Island…Accident 20110704011799ACessna 150L · Plymouth, MAAircraft departed from Plymouth muni. Airport and attained 500 hunderd feet in altitude when the engine began running very rough and lost power. The pilot saw a cranberry bog off to his left and headed for it. He made an emergency landing in the bog damaging…Incident 20110704011669IPutney Gordon A Putney Velcty LW/RG · East Troy, WIOn July 4, 2011 at 1845 CDT, pilot depart private airport in lake geneva, WI. The skys were clear and winds were calm. When pilot lowered landing gear he noticed he did not have green lights for gear down and safe condition. After landing at East Troy…Incident 20110703019879ICessna T210L · Woodside, CAAircraft lost power on an initial flight after an engine change and landed on a public highway.Accident 20110703013749AArrow Falcon Exporters OH-58C · Brentwood, CAAircraft sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain during agricultural aerial dispensing operations. Pilot stated he heard a loud noise before impacting the ground.Accident 20110703013699AKoen Lyle D Laser/Lancair IVP · Matagorda Bay, TXAn experimental amateur built Lancair IV-4 aircraft took off from Pierce Field (72TA) a privately owned airfield in port o'connor, Texas. Aircraft departed to the south over the gulf of Mexico, then turned back to the north climbing and crossed back over the…Incident 20110703013659IGulfstream Aerospace G-IV · Van Nuys, CAAfter landing on 16R and taxing north on twy a, the pilots contacted maguire FBO and were advised to taxi to maguire via twy A1 then to twy A2. During the taxi to maguire FBO on twy A1, the aircraft's left wing struck a chevrolet astro van parked outside of…Accident 20110703013639ASchweizer 269C · Fulshear, TXAt approximately 1215 CDT, aircraft impacted the ground in a rice field 5.5 miles nw of covey trails airport (X09). Pilot states that he was performing aerial rice pollination by flying 2-3 feet above the rice around 20 KTS, up & down the fields. After about…Accident 20110703013119AMooney M20S · Washington Isla, WIAircraft touched down on threshold of grass runway 14 at wasington Island airport and bounced twice. After second bounce, aircraft initiated a go around, aircraft settled under power with left wing low. Aircraft left wing struck landing light 1500 ft down…Accident 20110703012449ACessna 180D · Santa Paula, CAThe pilot was making landings at szp and departed the pattern to make a low pass over an adjacent riverbed. The aircraft severed a telephone communication wire with the right wing. After impacting the wire the aircraft rotated 180 degrees and pancaked onto…Accident 20110703012069ACondor Southern Powered Parach Raptor · Weyauwega, WIOn July 3, 2011 pilot [privacy data omitted] departed from a Private home in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. Operator [privacy data omitted] was flying his powered parachute following the wolf river southbound. At the area described as train trestle [privacy data…Accident 20110703011679ABoeing B75N1 · Greenwood, COAt 1545 on 07/03/2011, aircraft N4473N, a Boeing B75N1 stearman, impacted ground in mountainous terrain near Greenwood, CO. Aircraft was destroyed. Pilot suffered fatal injuries. Passenger sustained minor injuries.Accident 20110702025089AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Sugar Land, TXThe PIC was landing rwy 17 at Sugar Land regional airport (sgr) in a conventional gear aircraft. After landing and on roll out the pilot stated that the tail of the aircraft was swinging to the right. The pilot responded with right rudder but could not stop…Incident 20110702023729IPiper PA-28R-200 · Queensbury, NYOn July 2, 2011 a Piper arrow ii, PA28R-200 piloted by [privacy data omitted], departed kldj airport in linden new jersey. While flying north and approaching albany, NY the pilot experienced symptoms of an electrical system failure. Having established…Accident 20110702022139ABinkley Richard 2 Place · Calhoun, GAOn July 2, 2011 this office was notified that aircraft N6PX crashed at 10:27 local time by the FAA roc. The aircraft involved was a Binkley-richard experimental amateur built 2 seat airplane (sn 566). The aircraft crashed approximately one mile south east of…Incident 20110702018489IBeech B19 · Shandon, CAPilot stated aircraft RPM would not increase above 1200 rpm's. while performing acrobatic maneuvers and after performing a 2nd aileron roll, the aircraft engine went to idle and did not recover power. Pilot made a precautionary landing on a road in paso…Incident 20110702016869IMooney M20C · Rapid City, SDOn 7-2-11 pilot was approaching to land on runway 14 at Rapid City, SD. Aircraft was sequenced ahead of an inbound regional jet and the pilot said he was too fast to extend the gear. He said he brought the power back, put down flaps and was attempting to get…Accident 20110702016549AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Hayti, SDThis accident occurred at about 2115 CDT about 5 nw of Hayti, SD. The pilot and two juvenile male passengers were on a pleasure flight when the aircraft struck power lines and crashed, fatally injuring the pilot and his two passengers. The aircraft was…Accident 20110702015939APiper PA-32R-301 · Louisville, KYPilot states: while landing at Louisville, KY (lou) rnwy 24, he was high and that his rate of descent was above normal... 800 fpm. When the aircraft touched down, it bounced. When it touched down again, the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft…Accident 20110702013889APiper PA-18 · Enumclaw, WAPilot stated on landing approach gust of wind and down draft caused a/c to vear to right of runway and touch down in gravel area heading aaprox 60DEGREES to runway. Hit the gaurd rail shearing off landing gear ,coming to rest on the road 90 degrees to runwayAccident 20110702013609AArion Lightning LS-1 · Garden City, KSThe pilot was making practice takeoffs and landings, in winds of 18 knots, aligned with the runway. On his final landing, the pilot got slow and stalled the aircraft at roughly 10 feet above the runway. The aircraft landed hard, and the right main gear and…Accident 20110702013089ASchleicher ASW-20 · Lone Pine, CAOn above date and time airman [privacy data omitted] was involved in a fatal accident while he was piloting Schleicher ASW-20 glider, N838KS in the vicinity of the mountain range located adjacent to and west of the Lone Pine Airport. Aircraft impacted the…Incident 20110702012779IPiper PA-18-135 · Vega Baja, PRAircraft N2875D, a Piper PA-18, crashed in Vega Baja, PR, while attempting to land at a private landing strip. Commercial pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that on July 2, 2011, he departed from fernando luis ribas dominicci airport (sig) to pick up a…Accident 20110702012079AWingtip To Wingtip Panzl S-330 · Battle Creek, MIAircraft was part of an airshow at kbtl airport. During a snap roll the pilot heard a loud bang and the left aileron departed the wing. Part of the aileron hit the canopy. Pilot was able to control the aircraft without the left aileron and a broken canopy.…Incident 20110702012059ICessna 177RG · Anderson, INAt 0835 EDT on 7/02/2011 a Cessna 177RG landed on runway 12 at Anderson municipal airport, IN. (Aid) with the landing gear up. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the lower fuselage and propeller. The pilot stated that he was distracted and forgot to put…Accident 20110702011949ACessna 150C · Weirsdale, FLWeirsdale, Florida (lake county): N1953Z, Cessna, CE-150 was taxing to runway at Love Field Airport, a private uncontrolled fly-in community, when aircraft's left wing struck a utility trailer attached to a pick-up truck that had pulled over to allow the…Accident 20110702011509ATemco GC-1B · Sparta, TNRight rudder cable copper oval sleeve stock failed, causing loss of rudder effectiveness. Directional control was lost, and aircraft departed runway at angle causing substantial damage.Accident 20110701025099APiper PA-28-180 · Yellville, AROn July 1, 2011, at approximately 1219 CDT, N56417, a Piper PA-28-180 aircraft, operated by a private pilot near Yellville, Arkansas experienced decaying engine RPM, loss of oil pressure, and loss of engine oil with subsequent engine stoppage while in flight.…Accident 20110701019869ASchempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus · Stonewall, TXPilot was conducting 14 CFR part 91 operations in the local area. Pilot was not able to to maintain altitude due to loss of thermal lift. Pilot initiated an off airfield landing. Landing site chosen was the top of an earthen dam. Directional control was lost…Accident 20110701014519ACouvillion Rickey J S17 · Millbury, OHOn July 1 2011 [privacy data omitted], pilot in command of N433GC was preforming his first test flight of his amature built rans S17 stinger ultralight. [privacy data omitted] Performed a preflight of his aircraft and everything was reprortedly functioning…Accident 20110701014019ACessna 172S · Cambridge, MDPilot bounced aircraft on landing. On the second bounce the nose came down hard and the prop hit the runway. The firewall was damaged and the forward belly skins were wrinkled.Accident 20110701014009ACessna A185F · Yabucoa, PROn July 3, 2011, a call was received form the federal aviation administration (FAA) southern region operations center (roc) indicating that aircraft N8436Q, a Cessna 185 model was reported missing after departing benjamin rivera noriega airport (cpx) on…Incident 20110701013569ICessna TU206G · Medford, ORPart 91 flt departed redding, CA at 1900, arrived Medford, OR at 2000 (approximate) wx and runway were not a factor. Pilot states that he was making a straight in approach to runway 32 in Medford and believes he landed a little too fast and at too steep of an…Incident 20110701013049IMynster Thomas O Starduster II (2) · Grain Valley, MOThe aircraft landed on runway 27 at East Kansas City Airport (3GV), located in Grain Valley, Missouri. Upon landing, the aircraft's left wheel went off the runway into the grass. When the aircraft returned to the runway surface, the steering inputs caused the…Incident 20110701012819ICessna 180E · San Jose, CAThe pilot of N2657Y was performing a three-point landing at Reid hill view airport, CA. During touchdown the airplane swerved sharply to the left. A ground loop began to develop. The propeller struck the runway surface. The pilot taxied to parking and…Incident 20110630028819ICurtiss Museum Curtiss A-1 Repro · Hammondsport, NYOn June 30, 2011, at approximately 1840, pilot [privacy data omitted] attempted take off from the waters of Keuka lake near Hammondsport, NY, in a Curtis A-1 traid and over-rotated the aircraft. In an attempt to recover the pilot struck the water in a slight…Incident 20110630023029IPiper PA-32R-301 · Norwich, NYDuring cruise flight, the pilot experienced a complete electrical failure. Executed an emergency gear extension and landed at Eaton warren airport (oic). Upon landing, the nose landing gear retracted and the aircraft nose and prop skidded on the runway…Accident 20110630021989ACessna 182K · Stevensville, MDDuring a test flight after annual inspection engine lost power at about 400' on second climb-out.Accident 20110630014979ASchaffer Gary W Lancair · Yukon, OKPilot was to ferry newly purchased aircraft to the new owner. Aircraft departed wiley post airport (pwa) in bethany Oklahoma where witnesses reported the engine seemed to be running "rough". Shortly after takeoff the pilot reported he was entering a left base…Accident 20110630014619APowrachute Airwolf 912ULS · Oconto, WIThe aircraft reportedly stalled during a maneuver and decended, impacting thr ground tail first. The pilot in the front seat sustained serious injuries and the passenger in the rear seat received no injuries.Incident 20110630014539ICessna 150L · Mansfield, OHWhile simulating a power off 180, the second pilot (non-current pilot) stretched the glide out in an attmpted to make runway 32, at which point the aircraft clipped the runway end identifer light prior to touchdown.Incident 20110630014459IFairchild SA227-AC · Dickinson, NDOn taxi out pilot noticed nose wheel steering intermittent - then caused a hard left turn, which caused the left hand propeller to contact a taxi light. Damage limited to propeller which requires a engine gear box inspection.Incident 20110630014209ICessna 550 · Destin, FLAircraft departed taxiway and hit taxi sign while exiting runway 32 at Destin, Florida. PIC [privacy data omitted] was at the controls and SIC [privacy data omitted] was completing the after landing checklist at the time sign was contacted. The aircraft…Incident 20110630014049IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Charlotte, NCN725PS was operating as flight JIA263A from clt to avl on June 30, 2011. The aircraft was number one in line for departure when there was a report of smoke in the cabin. Crew and passengers evacuated aircraft via main cabin door and over wing exits. Upon…