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 20100917052459IRintamaki P Super T · Ketchikan, AKApproximately 5 miles from the Ketchikan airport (pakt) the engine began to lose power, pilot turned back towards the airport. The engine, while still running, wasn't producing enough power to reach the airport. The pilot picked a muskeg to land in. During…Incident 20100917047699ICessna 177RG · Appleton, WIDuring preflight, CFI discovered the gear selector switch in the "up" position. He put it in the "down" position, then turned on battery power and observed the indicators showing "down." The student performed five takeoffs and landings withou incident,…Incident 20100917047059ICirrus Desi SR20 · Miamisburg, OHPilot states while landing on runway 20 he landed hard bounced and came down on the nose wheel then continued with touch and go. Came around and landed then after taxi in and shut down the pilot noticed that the propeller had struck the ground and damaged the…Accident 20100917046689AAir Tractor AT-301 · Atkins, AROn sep 17, 2010, 1445 local, AT-301, N2309F, serial # 310-0354, was conducting aerial application operations over a wheat field 5 miles south of Atkins, AR. Air temperature was about 85 degrees and winds were calm. The aircraft was loaded with about 1500 lbs…Accident 20100917046489ARobinson He R44 II · Duluth, MNThe pilot conducted a night takeoff from a beach and initiated his climb out over water. The sky/water reference line was poor due to few ground lights, minimal starlight, and no moon. Shortly ater takeoff, the aircraft was observed to impact the water in a…Accident 20100917046349ASoaring Con SKY Trek · Olathe, COThe aircraft impacted powerlines and came to rest next to a fence. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the tubing around the propeller. The airman had a broken thumb and stated he had compressed vertebae. Airman stated that may have been electrocuted from…Incident 20100917046279ICanadair CL-600-2B19 · NYOn climb out from bradley, CT, itt on #1 engine exceeded limitations. Reduced thrust and diverted to Albany , NY and landed on runway 1. ARFF responded, aircraft taxied to the gate without incident.Incident 20100917046269ICessna A188B · Roanoke, VAAt 0332Z (11:32 pm EDT Friday, September 17, 2010) Cessna 172R, N4732R, inbound to roa on a night training flight, reported an unsafe nose gear indication. An instructor pilot and student were on board. The instructor and student followed the emergency…Incident 20100917046029IBoeing 757-2G7 · San Francisco, CAUs airways, flight 432 from phoenix, AZ (phx) to maui, hi (ogg) diverted to San Francisco, CA due to smoke in the cabin and flight deckaircraft at cruise just prior to equal time point when both pilots noticed an acrid smell in the cockpit. Flight attendants…Accident 20100917045799ACostruzioni P2004 Bravo · Mason, MIAircraft had departed runway 28 at Mason Jewett Field, Mason, MI. Visibility was clear and the wind light and variable. After takeoff, the aircraft climbed to an altitude between 75 and 150 feet AGL when the engine was heard to have stopped running. Witnesses…Accident 20100917044559AAerospatial AS 355F1 · Manatou Springs, COOn September 17, 2010 ar aprx 0700, ac N5802W an AS355 helicopter impacted the terrain aprx one mile sw of the summit of pikes peak, CO at 14000' MSL. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Four sob's. all received minor injuries. VFR flight rules prevailed.Incident 20100917044509IColumbia Ai LC41-550FG · Riverside, CADuring landing on rwy 27, the lt main tire blew on landing. Pilot was able to maintain control and taxi off rwy. Damage: lt tire blown, lt wheel fairing cracked, NLG fairing crack.Accident 20100916049409APiper PA-18-150The pilot stated he was approaching to land at galvins strip, an unimproved 600 foot landing strip. On his first attempt he went around, on his second approach he touchdown and bounced back into the air. He touched down again with the brakes locked and the…Accident 20100916048519ARobinson He R44 II · CAAfter landing in a meadow, for personal reasons, PIC [privacy data omitted] attempted to take off for his destination of truckee, CA. The helicopter was raised to a 3 or 4 foot hover, turned 45 degrees to the left, and began to follow the descending terrain.…Incident 20100916047569ICessna 152 · Mosby, MOMr. Kumaran was on his 5th solo training flight, unsupervised. He stalled in the landing flare, landed hard, breaking the nose gear in the process. Witnesses reported the conditions were 1900 overcast, 10 miles visibility and wind down the runway at 8 knots.…Incident 20100916046509IMcdonnell D DC-9-51 · Atlanta, GA[privacy data omitted]Incident 20100916045389IBeech 1900C · Milwaukee, WIOn approach to Milwaukee the pilot selected the gear down. The left and right main gear down and locked indicator lights illuminated but the nose gear light did not. After landing while on roll out the nose gear collapsed.Incident 20100916044569INavion Navion G · Casper, WYAirman approahed runway 21 at Casper, WY for landing. Upon touch down the nose gear collasped causing minor damage to aircraft and no injuries to the pilot.Accident 20100915054499ACessna T310R · Nome, AKAircraft on special VFR clearance to ome. Fss lost radio contact. Pilot phoned in special VFR cancellation. Fss notified approximately 1630 that plane had crashed.Accident 20100915049471APiper PA-18A · Dillingham, AKPilot reports seeing other aircraft (N9699P) circling on the water, but does not hear the other pilot make any radio calls. [privacy data omitted] The pilot in command of N2FD, clears the departure path visually and initiates a normal takeoff and climbout.…Accident 20100915049451APiper PA-18-150 · Dillingham, AKPilot reports seeing other aircraft (N2FD) circling on the water, and does not make a radio call for takeoff due to inoperative equipment. Pilot clears the departure path visually and initiates a normal takeoff and climbout. N9699P climbs out and makes a…Accident 20100915048329AMooney M20J · Hazard, KYWhile taxiing to parking, aircraft collided with fuel farm. Aircraft substantially damaged. No post event fire.Accident 20100915047709APiper PA-34-200T · Inverness, FLPilot was practicing take-offs and landings. On the last landing the pilot said he heard a loud thump. Shortly after the loud thump, the nose landing gear collapsed and the propellers struck the runway. The aircraft skidded to a stop without further incident.Accident 20100915047189APowrachute Airwolf 912 · Pleasent Garden, NCOn September 15, 2010, at about 1610 EDT. An airwolf 912, N377JA experimental light sport powered parachute, registered to [privacy data omitted] experienced a loss of directional control after encountering a wind gust on takeoff from a pasture behind a…Accident 20100915046869AAerolite Bearcat NO · Minneola, TXMr. England, a non-certificated pilot, took off in a Aerolite bearcat, an unregistered aircraft at about 0800 on September 15, 2010. The weather was clear and calm. After about 15 minutes, he experienced an engine failure and attempted to land at an open…Incident 20100915046669IBoeing 717-200 · Pittsburgh, PAOn September 15, 2010, at approximately 16:52 eastern time, aircraft N915AT, a Boeing 717-200, conducted under 14 CFR part 121, operated by airtran airways (zzda), flight number 896, flying from the indianapolis international airport (kind) to the laguardia…Accident 20100915046469ACessna 172P · Stow, OHPilot stated that they were high on final and slipped the airplane to lose altitude. She stated that she must have picked up some airspeed and was fast but didn't float and hit the runway very hard, bouncing high. The airplane bounced several times before she…Incident 20100915045569IPiper PA-18-150 · Fryeburg, MEUpon touching down on a farmer's field (using a wheel landing technique), aircraft nosed over due to extremely soft soil.Incident 20100915045409IVicari Vict Challenger · Carbondale, ILThe pilot was conducting a landing maneuver at the Carbondale-Southern Illinois Airport. He reported that he had touched down on runway 18R when a gust of wind lifted the aircraft which then began to drift to the left of the runway. As the aircraft settled to…Incident 20100914055539ICessna 172G · Fruitland Park, FLWhile desending from 9500 feet, pilot pulled back throttle and engine quit. Emergency procedures followed as per POH with no success. Performed emergency landing in a large open field. Investigation revealed fuel starvation.Incident 20100914051709IBell Helico 206L-4During departure from an oil rig in the gulf of Mexico, the aircraft experience a compressor stall and vibration. The pilot inflated the helicopter floats and made a emergency onto the water. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft and was picked up shortly…Accident 20100914047529ACessna 150M · Bethel, AKThe PIC [privacy data omitted] was completeing his . Third landing for his night currency. On short final to runway 19 at the Bethel arport the aircraft decended below the the VASI and he did not add sufficient power to correct his flight path. The aircraft…Incident 20100914045769IBell 407 · Nogales, AZOn 9-14-2010 at 1645 N467PH was flying at 1000' AGL, 135 knots gs when a vulture struck and shattered the rightside windscreen. The vulture then struck the aft portion of the pilot's instrument panel. It then struck the pilot in the chest before ending up at…Incident 20100914044749IHawker Airc Hawker Hunt · Port Hueneme, CAThe right main landing gear strut failed after touch town. This caused the gear to collapse. The aircraft then skidded off the runway.Accident 20100913054509APiper PA-12 · Mcgrath, AKInitial report was that the tail wheel broke off when pilot added power in an attempt to get main wheels out of a rut. One wheel popped out causing the tail to whip around with great force until it contacted an inmovable object which tore the fuselage tail…Incident 20100913047719ICessna 182T · Omaha, NEPilot stated that he landed long on rwy 12. The last runway exit was barricaded, and instead of back taxiing to taxiway z, he taxied accross the grass to exit the runway. An airport maintenance employee told the pilot that he had hit a tempory taxiway light…Incident 20100913046429IPiper PA-28-161 · Waterloo, IAAfter landing the engine quit. During the restart, the engine caught fire. The induction fire occurred during an attempt to restart the engine after it quit during the landing rollout. The pilot continued cranking the starter in an attempt to extinguish the…Accident 20100913044919ACessna 182S · Toms River, NJOn 13 September 2010 at approximately 19:55 N313MA Cessna 182-S left wing tip struck a parked construction truck located on taxiway e at mjx (Robert J. Miller Airpark) located near Toms River, NJ. The sole occupant, david c. abrams, owner/operator of the…Incident 20100913044489IMeyers MAC-145 · Billings, MTOn September 13, 2010, at 7:20AM mt. , a Meyers MAC-145, N551, registered to [privacy data omitted] pilot loss directional control of the aircraft while commencing a take off roll at about 10 to 15 mph, when he lost control of the airplane, veered to the left…Incident 20100913044049IDehavilland Otter DHC-3 · Juneau, AKAircraft on landing, gear collapsed, Juneau, AKAccident 20100912052799ALewis Brand Exterminato · Auburn, ILPilot waited until everyone at the airport flew out for breakfast. He then had the airport to himself. The weather was calm. He was practicing lifting off and landing in his amatuer built gyroplane. He would lift off to about a 5 foot height and then land. On…Accident 20100912049419ACessna 185A · Paxon, AKPilot stated that he took off from the water, got airborne with a headwind and reteracted the flaps. At 200' started a left turn at 70 mph. The a/c was hit with a gust of wind that put a/c on its side in a 40 to 50 degree bank angle. Pilot stated that he…Accident 20100912047129APiaggio Ava P180 · St Petersburg, FLPilot reported hearing a bang on rotation. Thought he had a blown tire. When he lowered the nose gear to abort the takeoff, the gear retracted. Initial aircraft slide 1000 ft causing damage to the structural pressure vessel. The landing gear handle was found…Accident 20100912047089AHead Balloo AX8-88 · Fort Wayne, INOn September 12, 2010, at approximately 0745 local time a hot air balloon registered to windswept aeronauts, inc. of Fort Wayne Indiana launched from riverside park just north of Fort Wayne, IN., on a sight seeing tour with the pilot and two persons on board.…Incident 20100912046769ILindstrand 120A · Frisco, TXThe sightseeing aircraft took off from kittyhawk airport, allen, TX with 4 passengers. The pilot attempted to land at an open field ajacent to carroll elementary school north of throne hall drive off of legacy drive, in Frisco, TX. The aircraft encountered…Incident 20100912046679IPiper PA-44-180 · Macinac Island, MINose gear collapsed during after-landing rolloutIncident 20100912046229IBeech 77 · Slocomb, ALThis was a personal flight from dothan airport (dhn) to freedom field (AL1). While in cruse the engine started to run rough and the pilot turned on the electric boost pump and added carb heat with no effect. The pilot selected the most suitable landing area…Accident 20100912046209AGoodman Rob RV-4 · Gainesville, GAAircraft N311U, an experimental home built model RV-4, was flying low over lake lanier, Georgia when the right main landing gear struck a power line resulting in the landing gear being detached from the aircraft. The aircraft continued on to Gainesville…Accident 20100912045299APiper PA-46-310P · Farmington, NMOn September 12, 2010 at 1204 MDT, N24WW, a Piper PA-46-310P, malibu, registered to avionta, LLC landed with its gear up on runway 25 at the Farmington four corners airport (fmn), Farmington, new Mexico. The aircraft slid to a stop in the safety area off the…Accident 20100912044949ACessna A185F · Rushville, NEAt approximately 1900, MST pilot was departing an off-airport field. Take-off run started behind a small hill. As the aircraft cleared the first rise of the hill, pilot stated he was blinded by the setting sun and lost ground reference. Aircraft ground track…