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 20100804043089ICessna 335 · West Palm Beach, FLOn August 4, 2010, aircraft N6595C, a Cessna 335, owned by r&r aviation inc., piloted by a Mr. Mitchell n. bobowski, departed albert whitted airport (spg), saint petersburg, Florida, with 183 gallons of fuel enroute to tampa (tpa) and from tpa to treasure…Accident 20100804042969ARobinson He R44 II · Blairsville, GAN34JS, R44, refueled at 52A. While enroute from K52A to kdzj, struck a large tree limb on blood mountain, then crashed, rolled, and burned down the 60 degree inclined stone face.Accident 20100804042899ASchweizer 269C · Jacksonville, FLThe pilot stated while in a hover the tail began to whip around to the right. He corrected by adding left pedal but it did not stop rotating. The helicopter then contacted the ground on the right hand side and rolled over.Incident 20100804042839ICessna 414A · Champaign, ILWhile in cruise flight the aircraft lost power in the right engine. During decent the engine was feathered. The aircraft landed without incident.Accident 20100804042359AKirkpatrick Buzzard 1 M · Lincoln, CAAfter take off the pilot lost control and crashed into a field next to lhm airport. It was later discovered that the lt aileron push pull tube bold fell out. The bolt was found in the lt wing bay.Incident 20100804042289IBeech H35 · Calaveras, CAPilot approached san andreas airport (cpu) for a landing on runway 31. At the time of the landing one witness states the winds were squirly and gusty but the pilot states there were no unusual wind conditions. The pilot states that he touched down at 80 mph…Incident 20100804041269IBell Helico 407 · San Luis, COPilot departed raton, NM (krtn) and landed aircraft in a confined area at his residence in San Luis, CO. Aircraft tail rotor contacted small tree in the vicinity of parking pad, resulting in minor trailing edge damage.Accident 20100804040869ACirrus Desi SR22 · Phoenix, AZPreliminary data indicated that a Cirrus SR22 registration number N146CK had crashed during an approach to landing on runway 7L at deer valley. Miller and the aircraft had crashed in the parking lot of a local pest control company, [privacy data omitted]. The…Accident 20100804040589ABeech C35 · Tolland, COPilot departed boulder airport (kbdu) Colorado for a destination in Utah with two passengers and 60 gals. Of fuel on board. Aircraft collided with terrain at 10,200 feet MSL in mountainous, wooded area near rollins pass, CO. Aircraft was destroyed and the…Incident 20100804040569IBoeing 767-322 · Chicago, ILDuring landing rollout rwy 27R the number two (2) front brake caught fire. Aircraft exited rwy onto rwy 22R where they initiated a passenger (pax) evacuation. Pax evacuated right side exits 1R, 2R and both overwing exits. A total of 3 slides were deployed.…Incident 20100804040331IBoeing 747-400F · Los Angeles, CAChina airlines flt. 5117, B747-400F, while being pushed back by a tug for departure, the left wing tip (winglet) struck the left wingtip (winglet) of an air china cargo, B-747-400F, being loaded for flight. Minor damage to both aircraft. No injuries reported.Incident 20100804039889IBell 430 · Venice, LAOn first start of day, had 7 paxs loaded for sp 57 crew change, using check list started nr 2 engine, end of start turned gen on and bus interconnect on, was putting headset on while waiting for gen load to reduce when collective went to full up position,…Incident 20100803055509ICessna 172P · Kenai, AKStudent pilot flew into IMC conditions, contacted ATC, received radar assistance back into VMC conditions and landed safely.Accident 20100803046249APiper PA-28-161 · Blossvale, NYAircraft departed K16 VFR. At approx. 100 AGL engine began to loss power pilot announced he was switching fuel tanks and boost pump was on, engine had quit by this time so he held wings leval and nose slighly high as the aircraft begain to contact tree tops.…Accident 20100803042851APiper J3C-85 · Auburn, INN93927 (Cessna-C152) was holding short of runway 27 for landing traffic on taxiway A3(south) when N98022 (Piper-J3C) taxied into the right wing of the Cessna from behind. The Cessna received substantial damage to the right wing. The Piper received substantial…Incident 20100803039809IPiper PA-34-200T · Lehighton, PAPilot departed Lehighton Airport (22N) to fly some time on the aircraft (left engine was worked on, test flight) and when returned to airport the nose gear shown unsafe condition (2 green lights and no nose gear light), pilot tried to manual gear extension…Incident 20100802050139IPiper PA-28-161 · Fort Worth, TXWhile practing takeoffs and landings the pilot experienced a vibration when the nose of the aircraft was lowered to the runway. The airman elected not to attempt a takeoff and noticed the aircraft began to drift of the runway. He attempted to correct with…Incident 20100802044319IPiper PA-28RT-201 · Englewood, COAircraft landed gear up. No major injuries noted. When aircraft was recovered it was raised with a hoist and power was applied. Landing gear immediately went to down and locked position. Pilot states that he was having electrical problems and had lost the use…Accident 20100802042999ATurck G L/D SEA REY · Winter Haven, FLWitnesses stated Mr. Taylor was in the traffic pattern at 400 feet with a very nose high attitude. The left wing dropped and the aircraft spun to the left impacting the water nose first. Witnesses stated this was Mr. Taylor's first flight alone in this…Accident 20100802042989AWing Harold Kitfox Mode · Park Rapids, MNThe pilot stated that there was a drop in engine RPM and was unable to maintain altitude. The weather report at the time of this incident indicates there was a potential for carburetor icing. This aircraft was not equiped, nor is it required to be, with…Accident 20100802041449ACessna 180B · Burnet, TXUpon landing the airplane made a small bounce and then settled in a three point attitude. During roll out the rudder pedals had severe vibration resulting in a ground loop to the right of the runway into sloping ground. The left wing, horizontal stabilizer…Accident 20100802041229AMaule M-7-260 · Bourne, MAPilot landed approximately 1 NM from Bourne bridge on the cape cod canal. Aircraft was escorted out of the canal by the us army corps of engineers boat. Once out of the canal, the pilot elected to takeoff. Video of the event indicates the takeoff and initial…Accident 20100802041219ACessna 177B · Falmouth, MAPilot operated aircraft in VMC conditions conducive to induction icing for approximately 1-1/2 hours. As pilot was preparing for final approach to Falmouth airpark, pilot selected carb heat. On selecting carb heat, the engine RPM fluctuated. Pilot immediately…Accident 20100802040859AAdvertising Velocity SU · San Diego, CAN444YP a velocity amature built aircraft departed montgomery field San Diego, CA. (Myf) enroute to fullerton California after take-off the pilot reported an open door and was returning to myf. Pilot then made an attempted emergency landing on admiral baker…Incident 20100802039769ICessna R182 · Albuquerque, NMOn August 2, 2010, at 0900 mt, a Cessna R182, N9851C, registered to bode aviation inc., made a gear-up landing at Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico, during a part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight…Accident 20100802039579APiper PA-12 · Wild Rose, WIOn August 2, 2010 at 0630 CDT a Piper PA-12 super cruiser operated by alan frazier on an intended flight from Wild Rose, Wisconsin left runway 27 during the takeoff roll and impacted the adjacient trees. The aircraft sustained substanitial damage. The runway…Incident 20100802039429ICessna 402C · Warwick, RIRight main gear axle cracked during taxi prior to departure.Accident 20100802039419APiper PA-12 · White Sulphur S, MTPilot was flying in general area of airport and was practicing touch and go's landing on the grass strip on runway 31 for the first part of the morning. Pilot was on his last flight of day, on left down wind leg for the approach for a landing on runway 31. As…Accident 20100801055459ACessna 177B · Middlebury, VTInvestigation revealed that the pilot performed a normal run-up which indicated all of the airplanes systems were functioning normally. Pilot overlooked two items on the checklist: proper position of wing and cowl flaps. Pilot selected the following (wing…Incident 20100801050189IPiper PA-32R-301T · Mount Pleasant, TXOn August 1, 2010, the pilot of a Piper PA-32R-301T aircraft, N4184X, reported an incident to the national transportation and safety board (NTSB) that the aircraft experienced a total loss of aileron control prior to landing at the Mount Pleasant municipal…Accident 20100801049759ACessna A185F · Newfane, NYDuring rotation at lift off on a parachuting flight, the jump door, located on the right side of the aircraft opened. The pilot was not concerned with the door which would not have impacted the airplanes performance. One of the parachutists attempted to…Incident 20100801049619IFranklin, MEWhile flying at approximately 200 feet over lake abrhams, unlicensed pilot from Maine heard a snapping sound when passenger's shoulder harness wrapped around the propeller shaft. Engine lost power. Pilot nosed over to increase airspeed. Pilot manually shut…Accident 20100801047039ALuscombe 8C · Zelienople, PAThe pilot lost control of the aircraft on the take off roll. The aircraft veered to the left at approximately 40 mph. The pilot over corrected and the aircraft turned violently to the left and almost came to a complete stop. Inertia caused the right main gear…Incident 20100801045619IRobinson He R44 II · Odebolt, IAOn August 1, 2010, at approximately 1200 CDT, the aircraft was maneuvering during spraying operations and struck a small wire connected to a pump station near the field. The wire did minor damage to the mast cover and scratched the pitch rods. No other damage…Incident 20100801044771IGrumman Ame AA-5 · Fort Washington, MDOn August 1, 2010, at approximately 1040 EDT, N24WF, a Grumman American AA-5 was involved in a ground taxi incident at Potomac airfield airport (vkx). The pilot and owner was identified as john wulff, certificate number [privacy data omitted]. There were no…Accident 20100801044019AHolmgreen J RV8A · Crlsbad, CAOn 8-1-2010 at approximately 1630 hours local time, dickson clark took off from runway 24 at Palomar airport in carlsbad, California. Clark, a private pilot, was flying an experimental vans RV-8A (tricycle gear) tail number N525JH.moments after clark…Accident 20100801043859AFairchild C-123K · Denali Park, AKAircraft was observed flying north west bound over Denali national park entrance when it pitched up and rolled to the left coming down vertically and subsequently impacting the ground. A post flight fire occured and the aircraft was destroyed.Incident 20100801042909ILancair Com LC42-550FG · Tuscaloosa, ALPilot landed hard on runway and aircraft began to porpoise. Pilot push stick foward which subsequently caused the nose wheel to shear off the aircraft.Incident 20100801042879IDobson Rich Buccaneer I · Lady Lake, FLOn August 1, 2010 at APPROXIMATELY1810 EDT, an experimental amaeur built aircraft, (1994 Dobson richard o), buccaneer ii B2B, registration number N429RD, s/n B2B-K041, piloted by william s. Garrett had just taken off from Loves Landing (97FL) in weirsdale,…Incident 20100801040979IAir Adventu AIR N-34 · Indianola, IAPilot was attempting to land in an open field when the balloon contacted power lines causing a suspension cable to contact a power line. The suspension cable was melted in half and dropped into the gondola causing a minor burn on the arm of a passenger.Incident 20100801039949ICessna 402C · San Juan, PRPilot failed to extend landing gear. Aircraft landed with landing gear retracted on sju rwy 10.Accident 20100801039779ACessna 172P · Santa Fe, NMOn 8/01/2010 aircraft departed saf enroute to aeg. Shortly after take off, the pilot reported the engine oil pressure guage dropped to zero, then noticed the engine was running very rough. He attempted to return to the airport but noticed smoke coming from…Accident 20100801039269ACessna A185F · Rockwood, MEOn the morning of August 1, 2010, mr telford moore allen jr. certificate number [privacy data omitted], departed the rangely Maine airport (8B0 in N369E, a Cessna 185F that was equipped with amphibious floats, besides the pilot there was a female passenger in…Accident 20100731053502ABoeing PT-13B · Santa Rosa, CAOperator reports having pressure washed the engine in preparation of repainting. During engine run-up the operator noticed an unacceptable RPM drop of 300 on the magneto. After working the discrepancy the aircraft was taxied to the runway 14 run-up area. Upon…Accident 20100731048589ACessna 172M · Newton, KSWhile performing an annual inspection on Cessna 172, N13013, maintenance personnel discovered that the aircraft's engine firewall, floorboards and upper wing skin had damage consistent with a hard landing. After becoming aware of the damage, the…Incident 20100731044259IAirbus A321231 · San Francisco, CACaptain gallinoto suffered from kidney pain that incapacitated him. The aircraft landed safely. Paramedics met the aircraft. The captain was transported to the hospital.Incident 20100731043329ICessna 310R · Greenfield, INThe pilot made a normal landing on runway 30 at mqj. During the rollout the pilot raised the flaps and then he inadvertently selected gear up and subsequently the main gear collapsed, followed shortly thereafter by the nose gear. There were no injuries and…Incident 20100731041239IPiper PA-32R-300 · Chadron, NEThe commercial certificated pilot made a normal VFR approach and landing at the Chadron, NE (cdr) airport. During the landing rollout the pilot reported that he could feel his right main tire going flat. He was able to keep the aircraft on the runway surface…Incident 20100731040849IMooney M20C · Hesperia, CAThe aircraft landed gear up. On approach to Hesperia Airport (L26) RUNWAY21, the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear. Damage consisted of: bent prop and scrapped acft belly. No fire or injury to pilot.Accident 20100731040539AGarlick Hel OH-58A+ · Kountze, TXOn 31 July 2010 at approximately 1200 hours, a oh -58 helicopter was operating under CFR part 137 aerial application, near Kountze Texas when it experienced a loss of power. The pilot reported that he was spraying pine trees and had turned back for another…