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 20110108000569IMitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Salina, KSOn 1/8/2011, the pilot of a mitzubishi MU2, N3MA, departed Salina, KS airport (sln) and shortly after takeoff, at 2052Z, contacted the (sln) tower and reported smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft returned to the airport (sln) and made an emergency landing with…Incident 20110108000169IPiper Aircr PA 46-350P · Dfw Airport, TXPilot inadvertantly taxiied into two sign posts, damaging both left and right side wing deice boots. Pilot was unfamiliar with Dfw Airport and had requested progressive taxi instructons. Pilot was given taxi instructions to turn right on taxiway j, and hold…Incident 20110107002729IMcdonnell D MD-11 · Victorville, CACaptain [privacy data omitted]the PICWOA8504 and was the pilot flying (pf) during the approach and landing in vcv. According to the first officer [privacy data omitted], [privacy data omitted] was flying an unstabilized approach in that he was full scale…Accident 20110107000339AMaule M-4-180V · Elko, NVOn January 07, 2011, pilot had just initiated a full stall 3 point landing. As the aircraft started to slow the nose of the aircraft started a left turn and went into a full ground loop collapsing the right landing gear. Substantial damage was incurred to the…Incident 20110107000099IAerospatial ATR 72-212 · Pasco, WAEmpire airlines flight 8804 (N807FE) had a #1 engine fire warning on a 2 or 3 mile final to Pasco, Washington tri-cities airport (kpsc). The flight crew completed the in-flight engine fire emergency checklist, discharging both fire bottle suppression agents,…Accident 20110106002789APiper PA-22-150 · Thomaston, GAOn January 06, 2011 at 1530 local I was notified by the regional operations center that a Piper pa 22 lost power while departing runway 30 at Thomaston, GA. According to the pilot in commands statement, the PIC [privacy data omitted] executed a missed…Accident 20110106001129ACessna 208B · Kipnuk, AKPilot obtained weather prior to landing. The ASOS was calling the wind calm. The pilot flew over the airport looking for the windsock but did not see the windsock. The pilot stated he landed long intentionally to avoid a large bump at the approach end of…Accident 20110106000649AGates Learj 35A · Springfield, ILAircraft appear to have stalled on short final. Aircraft had ice on the airframe but proper procedures were not followed.Incident 20110106000559IPiper J3L-65 · Daytona Beach, FLOn January 06, 2011, while flying at an altitude of 1000 feet, aircraft N35252 collide with an hawk type bird. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the aircraft on runway 25 left at the Daytona Beach airport. The following damages resulted from the…Incident 20110106000509ICirrus Desi SR20 · Apopka, FLIn the flare for croswind landing on rw 33 at Orlando-Apopka Airport (X04), aircraft encountered mechanical turbulence and lost control, landing hard abeam wind sock, and scraping tail skeg and rudder. Aircraft became airborne again at slow speed. Pilot…Accident 20110106000499APiper PA-28-235 · Lancaster, SCPilot landed right of center line. Aircraft started to drift right. Pilot applied rudder to correct. Pilot then applied power to make a go around. When power applied, aircraft veered sharply left and of the runway about midfield. Aircraft hit ditch beside…Accident 20110106000369ABeech S35 · Chester, CAShortly after entering the downwind leg for landing on runway 34 at rodgers field, Chester, CA, for unknown reasons, the airplane crashed onto the snow covered, northwestern lakeshore of lake almanor. The accident occurred at night time in VMC conditions.Incident 20110106000329IBellanca 17-30A · La Porte, TXAt approximately 1230 on 01/06/2011 the houston FSDO was notified that an aircraft accident/incident had occurred at T41. The aircraft was reported to be on the runway and that there where no injuries. The aircraft was located on runway 30 approximately 150…Incident 20110105007129ICessna 172S · New Smyrna Beac, FLStudent pilot on first-ever solo landing touched down kevb rw 29 with longitudinal axis aligned right of centerline. Aircraft rolled out to right. Right wing strut struck taxiway "d" sign and broke the sign off its mounts before directional control could be…Accident 20110105001109AColumbia Ai LC41-550FG · Midlothian, TXAircraft was departing private airfield at Eagles Nest Estates Airport in Midlothian Texas. Aircraft lost power at approximately 300 feet, pilot attempted to turn back to the airfield and crashed into clump of cedar trees.Incident 20110105000619IPiper PA-30 · Seward, NEOn January 5, 2011, N7404Y, PA-30, landed gear up on runway 34 at Seward Municipal Airport, Seward, NE. Investigation revealed that the only marks on the runway were made from the belly of the plane and antennas mounted on the belly. Pieces of the antennas…Incident 20110105000259IPiper PA-28-161 · Nogales, AZOn 01/05/2011 N359ND was on the landing roll out when it exited runway 22 at kols, struck and broke a runway light, and came to a stop in the grass area between the runway and the parking ramp. The PIC was [privacy data omitted], a student on a cross country…Accident 20110105000179ABeech 58P · Birmingham, ALOn January 5, 2011, about 1845 central standard time, a Beech 58P, N48TS, was destroyed when it crashed during approach to Birmingham international airport (bhm), Birmingham, Alabama. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of…Accident 20110105000159APegasus 503 Sport · Cambridge, OHAt about 1520 local on 01/05/11, N456KL departed Hilltop Airport for a flight in the local area. The flight duration was about 40 minutes. During approach to landing on runway 02 at Hilltop, the aircraft impacted trees and the ground about 200 feet short of…Incident 20110105000019ISwearingen SX300 · Amarillo, TXOn January 5, 2011 at approximately 14:45 CDT, N74SX, a swearing SX300, piloted by [privacy data omitted], impacted the runway at Tradewind Airport (tdw) located in Amarillo, Texas. Pilot was intending to land on runway 35 when he realized that he failed to…Incident 20110104000399IMooney M20A · Hollis, OK[privacy data omitted]Incident 20110104000249IPiper PA-28-140 · Venice, FLOn January 4, 2011, at approximately 1710 EDT, a Piper PA-28-140, N4221T, serial no. 512022632, registered to elite flight academy, and operated by student pilot luca zaccardo, had the nose landing tire assembly break off during landing causing the aircraft…Accident 20110104000149APiper PA-32-300 · Platinum, AKThe airport manager at Platinum stated the pilot flew over head, and then landed on the closed runway. After landing the aircraft hit a snow berm and went off the runway.Accident 20110104000079APiper PA-28-181 · Wickenburg, AZDuring first solo cross country from deer valley airport (dvt) to deer valley airport (dvt) with landings in gila bend AZ, (E63) and Wickenburg, AZ (E25). The pilot completed a landing and full stop in Wickenburg AZ (E25). Pilot needed to exit the aircraft at…Incident 20110104000059IBeech A36 · Shreveport, LAAircraft conducted a gear up landing. On approach into dtn airman notice the landing gear failed to extend electrically and the landing gear motor circuit breaker had popped. Airman notified tower of the problem, then placed gear handle in the up position to…Accident 20110104000029AFerkin Mark Kitfox IV · Homedale, IDThe private pilot lost oil pressure and decided to make a precautionary off airport landing. A review of the landing area showed the mountain was snow covered but the pilot could see weeds sticking up through the snow and elected to make the landing. Upon…Accident 20110103001099ABeech E18S-9700 · New Stuyahok, AKAircraft attemped to land at New Stuyahok Airport and sustained substantial damage when the aircraft failed to gain airspeed and altitude after an aborted landing. The damage to the aircraft was as follows; both engines and landing gear were ripped off the…Accident 20110103000319ACessna 172H · Walnut Grove, MOATC radar data showed that the aircraft was in straight and level flight at 3,400' MSL, heading 254 degrees, for an extended time. Then, very suddenly, the aircraft began a left turn and a rapid descent, and within 10 seconds, the aircraft disappeared from…Incident 20110103000069IEclipse Avi EA500 · Fort Lauderdale, FLOn 3 jan 2011, aircraft N214MS departed houston, Texas airport (iws) for key largo, Florida airport (07FA), piloted by [privacy data omitted], certificate no.[privacy data omitted] (ATP). The acft an Eclipse, model EA500 developed a problem with the left…Accident 20110102001179APiper PA-28-161 · Jackson Townshi, PAAircraft impacted mountain top while on a night VFR training flight. Pilot descended below charted maximum elevation figure to aviod a scattered cloud deck.Incident 20110102000609IBeech A36 · Montgomery, ALThe aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 28, at Montgomery regional airport (kmgm) at approximately 1536 CST. After lift-off and gear retraction, a passenger noticed fuel streaming out of the right fuel cap. The pilot elected to place the aircraft back…Incident 20110102000489ICessna 150M · Lincoln, NEAircraft made normal landing on dry section of runway 35. Aircraft pulled to the left and pilot corrected with rudder and right brake. Aircraft stopped on the runway and pilot noticed left tire was flat. Pilot advised tower and was told to taxi off the…Accident 20110102000199ABellanca 14-19-3 · Clovis, NMA private pilot certificated the end of August 2010 with 58 hours of experience, purchased a Bellanca 260 (bl 1419-3) and obtained a high performance / complex aircraft endorsement after 2 flights in September 2010. With 28 hours of Bellanca experience…Accident 20110102000139APiper PA-18-150 · Shoshoni, WYAt about 200 feet AGL the engine quit. An emergency landing in difficult snow covered terrain was made resulting in substantial damage.Accident 20110102000129ARardin Will Kitfox III · Carlisle, AROn January 2, 2011, at 1300 CST, a Kitfox, N876KF, registered to [privacy data omitted], had the left gear collapse on landing at Carlisle Airport, Carlisle, Arkansas, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a…Incident 20110102000119IFritschle J Challenger · Tokeland, WAThe pilot had departed elma, WA for a flight out to the coast and was planning on returning to elma, WA where the aircraft is based. The pilot stated that during cruise flight the engine began to run rough. Pilot added full power and engine roughness cleared…Accident 20110102000049AAmerican Le AL3 · Mckinney, TXOn January 2, 2011 approximately 0900 central standard time, an American legend AL3, N102PJ, registered to shell air, LLC and operated by four winds aviation, inc, was substantially damaged during landing rollout on runway 35 when the aircraft bounced several…Incident 20110101007239IB-767On 01/01/2011 AEY474 requested ATC a diverted landing to mdpc due to low fuel. Aircraft landed without further incident. The dominican republic caa (idac) investigation revealed that the crew never declared an emergency. Therefore there was no records kept of…Accident 20110101004179AEurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Albert Lea, MNOn 1/1/11 approximately 1700 local time omniflight dispatch contacted [privacy data omitted] with a request to reposition from rochester MN to Albert Lea memorial hospital to pick up a patient. [privacy data omitted] Checked the weather and found the weather…Accident 20110101000269AGiorgio ANT RV4 · Torrance, CAAfter landing runway 29R, during rollout, the aircraft veered to the right into the grassy area adjacent to the runway and ground looped, causing damage to the landing gear.Accident 20110101000089ACessna 310F · Orange, MAThe private pilot departed keen for a local flight with a passenger during daylight hours (approx 1630L). The pilot attempted to perform a touch and go landing at kore after dark (1757L).during his approach, to runway 19 at kore, the aircraft struck trees…Accident 20101231055959AQuest Kodiak 100 · Reedsport, OROn December 31, 2010, about 1055 pacific standard time, a Quest kodiak 100, N702FW, impacted a power line strung across the smith river about five miles northeast of Reedsport, Oregon. The commercial pilot and his two passengers were not injured, but the…Accident 20101231055661AEurocopter EC 135 P2 · Weyers Cave, VAOn December 31, 2010, about 1426 eastern standard time, an Eurocopter EC-135-P2 helicopter, N312PH, operated by petroleum helicopters incorporated as aircare 5, and a Cessna 172H, N2876L, collided in midair approximately 1/2 mile northwest of the Shenandoah…Accident 20101231055651ACessna 172H · Weyers Cave, VAOn December 31, 2010, about 1426 eastern standard time, an Eurocopter EC-135-P2 helicopter, N312PH, operated by petroleum helicopters incorporated as aircare 5, and a Cessna 172H, N2876L, collided in midair approximately 1/2 mile northwest of the Shenandoah…Accident 20101231055099ACessna 152 · Wimauma, FLOn December 31, 2010, at 1430 EDT, a Cessna 152, N28BA, serial no. 15285381, registered to Cirrus aviation flight school, and operated by [privacy data omitted], had an engine failure during initial climb-out from Wimauma Air Park, FD77, Wimauma, Florida. The…Accident 20101231054849ACessna 180 · Flagstaff, AZAircraft landed on runway 21. Runways was reported by aircraft authorities as clear and dry however the temperature was below freezing and patches of ice were reported at the taxiway entrances. After landing the aircraft began sliding on the runway with the…Accident 20101231054809ACessna 172L · Dublin, NC[privacy data omitted] Stated that the airspeed indicator on the aircraft became inoperative on the base leg to NC-82 airport. [privacy data omitted] Reported that the aircraft floated during the landing phase more than expected. [privacy data omitted] Was…Incident 20101231054309IMcdonnell D 369E · Eugene, ORThe helicopter was descending out of 2400 feet, seven miles from the airport of intended landing. Suddenly the aicraft rolled to the right (starboard) approximately between 110 and 130 degrees of roll (inverted). The aircraft shuddered with a severe…Incident 20101231053989IMooney M20F · Corona, CA30 Minutes prior to takeoff, pilot stated that his aircraft engine was running rough. Inspected engine for loose or wet spark plugs. He removed two spark plugs, inspected and clean and reinstalled. Operated engine for a few minutes for maintenance check…Incident 20101231053979IMooney M20FThe pilot was on an instructor approved solo flight. He practiced takeoffs and landings. During this pattern he intended to practice an engine out approach and landing. He lowered the gear midfield and subsequently reduced power to idle. On short final he…