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 20110407010079IBeech 76 · Gainesville, GAStudent pilot and instructor completing pattern work and took off from RW29. Shortly afterward they lost power in left engine. Instructor took over and turned back to airport to land on RW23. Landed hard on left gear and just to left of runway. The left gear…Incident 20110407007719IPiper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FLThe solo-instruction student pilot landed on runway 11R and was taxiing back to the school ramp, when the engine reportedly started to idle rough and shut down as the airplane turned onto taxiway a.the student reported that she made two unsuccessful attempts…Accident 20110407007339ACessna 172R · Fort Pierce, FLWhile on solo cross country flight, student pilot experienced a hard landing at Fort Pierce airport, causing substantial damage to the aircraft firewall. Student pilot was not aware of damage to aircraft and continued cross country flight. A subsequent…Incident 20110407007269IAeronca 7GC · Gwinn, MIPilot stated that he had a normal landing, touched down and floated up a little bit. The left wing had dipped low due to correction for a crosswind. When he came back to level the acft continued to the right and the right wing tip hit the ground, followed by…Incident 20110407007189ILearjet 60 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe primary flight display (PFD) shut off 20 minutes after take-off from ft Lauderdale executive airport (fxe). Aircraft returned to fxe for troubleshooting. While enroute returning to fxe, the PFD came back on line. The aircraft landed safely at fxe.…Accident 20110407005589ABeech A36 · Monaville, TXPilot was on an IFR flight plan enroute from lakeway, TX. (3R9) to sugarland, TX. (Sgr) on 04/07/2007 at approximately 12:00 local time when given instructions to descend to 3,000'. When required altitude of 3,000' was attained, the pilot stated, "the…Accident 20110407005179APiper PA-32-300 · Oklahoma City, OKAircraft performing touch and go's at Sundance Airpark. Upon completion of the second touch and go, with full power in a climb at an altitude of approximately 15 feet, the nose of the aircraft pitched down abruptly. The aircraft's nose gear contacted the…Accident 20110406010149ARichards David Stanley III Z701 · El Centro, CAN128CF zenith 701 lost partial power after takeoff from ipl, pilot made an emergency landing in a muddy wheat field nosed over and came to rest inverted.Accident 20110406009659ACessna 172K · Trenton, MEFirst pilot was current and acting as PIC. Second pilot (CFI) was administering a flight review as required by FAR part 61.56 to first pilot. Upon landing runway 35, just as the aircraft entered the flare first pilot reported aircraft was hit by a wind gust…Incident 20110406007909ICessna 310C · Winnemucca, NVOn 04/02/2011, a rebuilt engine was installed in the left hand position. On 04/03/2011, a test flight was performed that involved three takeoffs and landings. A test flight was again performed on 04/06/2011; however, during landing the pilot was unable to…Accident 20110406007559AMooney M20K · New Orleans, LAOn April 6, 2011, airman found aircraft battery dead on his aircraft, a Mooney M20K. A local maintenance technician removed battery and placed on charge for about two hours, battery indicated 23.6 volts on charge. The technician then reinstalled battery in…Incident 20110406006699ICessna 152 · Kahului, HIN94401, Cessna C152, instructional flight, departed runway 2, and at 300 feet, lost partial power and made an emergency landing in a grass area 1,500 feet from departure end of runway 5 at 052100PDT. No injuries or damage reported. Contacted the owner of the…Accident 20110406006399ABell 47G · Torrance, CA04/06/2011 13:54 PST, N9FK, Bell 47G, on lift off in the non-movement area on the west side of Torrance Airport tipped over on right side for unknown reasons at 061354 PDT. Substantial damage and minor injuries to sole occupant.Accident 20110406005719ACessna 172N · Snohomish, WANose tire went flat during taxi after flight. Pilot elected to continue to taxi although he knew there was a problem. During attempt to park in taxi spot, hit left wing into hangar corner.Accident 20110406005579AAviat A-1C-180 · Laramie, WYAccident aircraft was following another similar make and model aircraft on a flight from fnl to 46U. Pilot of trail aircraft reported to lead aircraft that trail aircraft was, "on the edge of a stall". No further transmitions reported. Reliable eye witnesses…Accident 20110406005189ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · West Jordan, UTDuring flight training at salt lake city - south valley regional(U42) the engine quit while the helicopter was on extended downwind leg to runway 16. The flight instructor entered an auto rotaion immediately to a field that was off airport. After making a 180…Accident 20110405030309ACessna 172RG · Okeechobee, FLUpon landing, flight instructor stated gear down, light went from yellow to green (single light), touchdown, main gear retracted, nose remained down and locked, aircraft settled near edge of runway. Submitted form, investigation not complete.Incident 20110405007209ICessna 414A · Miami, FLHeavy weather around the entire area, aircraft got into an updraft and deviate from altitude, however ATC assigned a block altitude +- 2,000 feet to protect traffic from potential conflict.Incident 20110405006369ICessna 340A · Myrtle Beach, SCWhile taking off on runway 36 at Myrtle Beach, SC, the main cabin entry door light came on. The pilot initiated an aborted landing. While braking on the runway, the airplane went off the runway and into the overrun. The airplane contacted the runway lights…Incident 20110405006189IPiper PA · Blue Ash, OHWhile conducting flight training Mr. Kloesz (flight instructor) failed to verify that Mr. Foote (student) had lowered the landing gear in preparation for landing. The error went unnoticed by either pilots until the aircraft settled onto the runway. All the…Accident 20110405005299ACessna 177RGWhile in cruise at 8500' the pilot heard a loud pop sound followed by a loss of engine power. Pilot said he attempted to restart the engine without success. Pilot was forced to land the aircraft along side interstate 8, as he felt there were too many vehicles…Incident 20110405004629IJarrett D/Jarrett Y Rans S-6S KIT · Addy, WAMinor damage occurred when a sport pilot operation an experimental rans S-65 kit airplane mishandled the flight controls and landed on the nose gear. Aircraft damage was limited to the nose gear, and propeller. The 75 year old sport pilot was the sole…Incident 20110404028369IAirbus Industrie A320-232 · New Orleans, LAOn April 4, 2011 at approximately 0725 central daylight time (CDT) (UTC -5), an Airbus A320-232, registration N409UA, operated by united airlines, inc., as united flight 497 (UA497) failed to stop within the confines of the runway while attempting to land on…Incident 20110404007079ICessna 182Q · El Monte, CAOn April 04, 2011 at approximately 1805 local time, Mr. Hovannes sarkissian, private pilot number [privacy data omitted] was conducting an engine run-up on N735QT, a Cessna 182 at hanger row c located at El Monte Airport (kemt). Mr. Sarkissian was trying to…Incident 20110404006689ISonex Sonex · Oceanside, CAPrivate pilot walsh said he worked on the carburator with a non-a&p mechanic all weekend prior to his incident. Walsh said that he and the mechanic friend (auto mechanic) installed a replacement carb on his experimental aircraft, and the throttle linkage was…Accident 20110404006629APiper PA-28R-180 · Ridgely, MDAircraft was on a training flight with one flight instructor, a flight instructor student, and an observer. They attempted to land at rjd (Ridgely Airpark, MD). Aircraft crashed approximately 200 ft from rwy 12.investigation found left wing tip struck the…Incident 20110404006619IBeech C90 · Burlington, NCPilot attempted to land at buy and was distracted by a 33 knot cross wind and forgot to put the gear down. Right prop struck runway at about 1000 foot marks. Right prop continued to strike runway until 3000-foot mark. At that time, the left prop struck the…Accident 20110404006099ACirrus Design SR22 · South Bend, INAccident still under investigation. Recoverable data module and chips from the garmin 1000 were sent to Washington NTSB lab for analysis.Incident 20110404004769IPiper PA-28-161 · Rockaway Beach, NYJason maloney departed republic airport in farmingdale, NY and flew westbound along the south shore line. Approximately 14 miles east of john f. kennedy airport (jfk), Mr. Maloney established radio contact with jfk tower and was approved to operate at or…Incident 20110403011519IEmbraer EMB-135KL · Dubuque, IAWith the wheels facing forward, the jet bridge was retracted away from the aircraft to its normal retracted length. The wheels were then turned 90 degrees to the left, and the jet bridge was moved to the position normally used to ensure that the departing…Accident 20110403007069ANorth American Navion A · Oakland, CAAircraft taxied to runway 33 for departure with current ATIS code. Intended destination was the nut tree airport (vcb). Local control cleared the aircraft for takeoff. Engine lost power during climb out and local control observed the aircraft go down after…Accident 20110403007029ATomei ED S12 XL · Pleasant Grove, CAAircraft operated light sport airplane initial: crashed under unknown circumstances in a grassy fiels shortly after take-off from a grassy field at approx. 4/3/11 12:47, single pilot: poc was unconscious, damage was substantial. Arpil 20, 2011 NTSB teardown…Accident 20110403006659APiper PA-28RT-201 · Cherry Valley, CAWitnesses report seeing the aircraft flying low and in between mountain ridges. Aircraft right wing scraped mountain ridge and eventually cartwheel into the mountain. Aircraft exploded on contact. Pilot was thrown from aircraft while on fire, resulting in…Accident 20110403005709APiper PA-30 · Ruidoso, NMOn April 3, 2011, at approximately 1320 MDT, N7849Y, a Piper PA-30-160, s/n 30929, registered to dale a. mccombs departed srr on a VFR flight to 2TS6. The pilot reported - after takeoff on RUNWAY24, PIC determined both engines were producing only partial…Accident 20110403005309AXtremeair Sbach 342While in level flight, the pilot experienced a loss of elevator control. The pilot controlled the pitch of the aircraft using elevator trim. A landing was made at the Springerville, AZ airport (D68), but lost control after touchdown resulting in damage to the…Accident 20110403004839ACessna 172N · Colorado Spring, COOn 4/3/2011, aircraft N3484E, a CE-172N, piloted by ryan t nelson, pilot [privacy data omitted] sustained substantial damage. Pilot landed at kcos, on 35R. Strong, gusting, wind conditions were present. During roll out, estimated to be approximately 300 feet,…Accident 20110403004719AReplogle Tom 360 · Chesapeake, VAAircraft was seen taking off on runway 23, and when it reached about 250 ft altitude, the engine was heard backfiring several times, and then stopping altogether. The pilot was seen initiating a sharp turn to the right, as if attempting to return to the…Accident 20110402007249ACessna U206C · Bridgeport, CTIFR flight from kaig to kbdr, aircraft turned from left base to final on runway 29, pilot noticed sun was directely off the end of rwy 29 and low on the horizon, the pilot used the VASI lights on the left side of rwy so he did not have to look into the sun,…Incident 20110402006949ISchweizer SGS 2-32 · Parkdale, ORAircraft landed on highway 35 near Parkdale, Oregon due to deteriorating weather conditions. Upon landing, the aircraft's wings impacted road signs resulting in minor aircraft damage.Accident 20110402006639APiper PA-38-112 · Somerset, NJAircraft was in the pattern for landing at Central Jersey Regional Airport (47N) and the engine quit. The pilot performed an emergency landing striking power lines and coming to rest on weston canal rd. near the intersection of schoolhouse rd.Incident 20110402006609IPiper PA-28-180 · Concord, NC04/02/2011- Aircraft, N3663R departed fernandina beach (kifb) airport for Concord airport(kjqf) on VFR flight. Pilot attempted to land on runway 20 at Concord airport, encountered crosswind gusts up to 28 knots at 270 degrees. Pilot then elected to do go…Accident 20110402006199AGulfstream Aerospace GVI · Roswell, NMAircraft was conducting aircraft certification testing to determine proper V1 speeds for flaps 10. The aircraft rolled to the right immediately after take off and crashedIncident 20110402005929IEmbraer ERJ-170-100SU · Denver, COOn 2 April, republic flight 1436 was enroute to omaha, NE from Denver, CO when the aircraft diverted back to Denver for a hydraulic failure. The aircraft landed without incident, however an emergency was declared. The following text is the pilot's narrative…Accident 20110402005359AReeves Jimmy W Avid Mark IV · Brookfield, MOPilot was practicing hard surface landings on runway 36 at the Brookfield, Missouri, airport (MO8). After touchdown, the tailwheel developed a severe shimmy and the aircraft began drifting to the left. The pilot could not regain directional control with…Incident 20110402005289IPiper PA-28-181 · Deer Valley, AZOn April 2, 2011 approx 0955 PDT a Piper PA-28-181, N428PA had a prop strike during landing sequence on runway 7L and Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (dvt). Sole occupnat of the aircrat was a solo student pilot. During landing aircraft bounced 3 times. On 3rd…Incident 20110402005129IGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Wisner, LAAircraft experienced loss of engine power on takeoff and was forced to make an emergency landing in a cornfield at the end of the runway. Pilot stated that heavy smoke was coming out of the engine exhaust as it lost power. Aircraft engine continued to idle…Accident 20110402004819ACessna 172RG · Wellington, COOn 4/2/2011, N4914V, a CE-172RG landing at Owl Canyon gliderport, a private pilot, marie a boom, [privacy data omitted], acting as pilot in command, failed to maintain proper control of the aircraft. The commercially rated pilot with her, gregory j boom,…Accident 20110402004739ACessna 150A · Factoryville, PAPilot approached runway 4 at Seamans Airport but went around because of wind. On second attempt he came in too high and lowered the nose to dive at the runway. The aircraft hit the runway very hard causing it to bounce into the air and then hit the runway…Incident 20110402004579IPiper PA-28-181 · Indianapolis, INThis newly licensed private pilot and owner stated he was on a flight from Georgia to appleton, Wisconsin with two passengers aboard. He made a fuel stop at jeffersonville, Indiana (jvy). He explained that as the flight continued, about an hour north of jvy,…Accident 20110401010069ACessna 177 · Columbia, SCThe airplane was on the landing phase when at approximately 20 feet above the runway a gust of wind forced the airplane down hard on the runway. The airplane bounced twice before the pilot stopped the airplane. Major damage had occured to the forward fuselage…