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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Accident 20100509035899APiper PA-28-151 · Webster City, IAOnce over runway 32 for landing pilot realized he was too high and too fast. Pilot elected to land, was able to put the aircraft on the runway and began to apply brakes. Pilot knew he was going too fast and applied more left rudder thinking that he was…Accident 20100509034519ASchleicher ASW-20C · Altoona, PAPilot was ridge soaring, encountered a downdraft, was unable to arrest the rate of descent. Attempt to arrest the rate of descent resulted in an aircraft stall. Aircraft landed in the trees.Accident 20100509033889AHiller UH-12A · Sarasota, FLOn may 09, 2010, at 1900 eastern time, a Hiller UH-12A, aircraft, registration N116S, experienced the loss operational control during cruise flight near Sarasota, Florida. The pilot stated that he was distracted and loss control of the aircraft, which…Accident 20100509033389AJorritsma J Berkut · Loveland, COOn may 9 2010 at approximatly 1000 hours, a single, turbine engine powered Berkut, serial number 054 (N3255U) was substantially damaged during a crash landing after making an attempted landing at fort collins/Loveland airport (kfnl). The attempted landing was…Accident 20100509033349AGross Thoma Cozy · Pine Bluff, AROn may 9, 2010, at approximately 1545 CDT, N144TJ, an experimental amateur built Cozy, was operating under FAR 91, near Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The private pilot reported the canopy latch system failed, followed by the failure of the canopy safety latch, which…Accident 20100509033309AMoynahan Moynahan PI · Newnan, GAIn a telephone interview on 05-10-2010, the pilot, Mr. Tom f. Moynahan (770) 304-4000, stated that he checked the fuel in the tank with a stick and was satisified that he had enough fuel for a few touch and go landings. After several takeoff's, from runway…Incident 20100509005049ICessna 172S · Mayville, NDWhile conducting a dual flight lesson the aircraft sustained minor damage due to a tail strike. The CFI failed to initiate coorective action of excessive sink rate. Mr. Scott received 4.3 hours of refresher training in both a flight training device and…Accident 20100509004909APiper PA-28-235 · Livermore, CALivermore, CA (lvk): N56626, PA28-235 was flying under VFR conditions and lost radio/radar contact with northern California TRACON at 2,800FT and crashed under unknown circumstances in rough terrain 8.3 miles north of the Livermore, CA airport (lvk). There…Accident 20100508055749APiper PA-24-260 · Carrollton, GAPilot in command with 2.5 hours in make and model was receiving instruction from a certified flight instructor. During a simulated engine out approach to runway 35 at ctj, the aircraft developed an abnormal sink rate and touched down short of the threshold by…Incident 20100508037679IGulfstream AA5AUpon reaching 11,500' enroute mce-smx the pilot felt lethargic, dizzy, and saw stars (with eyes closed). Diverted to Harris Ranch (3O8). The aircraft veered of rwy 32 striking the right wing tip and prop tips on the dirt shoulder and came to a stop in an…Incident 20100508034059IBoeing 767-322 · Dulles, VAUnited airlines (uala) flight 950, a Boeing 767, departed iad runway 01R at 21:44 hours (UTC). Uala operations received call that something had fallen from the aircraft. Airport operations performed a check of the runway, finding a pothole in the runway and…Incident 20100508034009IMooney M20C · Zephyrhills, FLOn may 08, 2010, at 1200 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M-20C, N5549Q, experienced a gear up landing at the zepherhills municipal airport, in zepherhills, Florida. The flight was conducted as a personal flight under the provisions of title 14 of the code of…Incident 20100508033999ICessna 210L · Blythe, CAAircraft ran out of fuel. Pilot induced.Incident 20100508033929IDiamond Air DA 20-C1 · Denton, TXOn may 8, 2010, at 0820 a DA-20, N939AF, owned by us aviation group LLC. And operated by daniel hicks was in an incident during touch down on runway 35 at the Denton airport (dto) during his first solo flight. Visual flight conditions prevailed and no flight…Accident 20100508033919APiper J3L · Six Miles North, SDOn may 8, 2010 at approximately 1700 MDT, N24502, a Piper J3 cub, was on a landing roll-out in a soft, muddy farmer's field approximately 6 Miles north of kyle, SD. After landing and on roll-out the pilot realized that field was too muddy to land in and lost…Accident 20100508033669APiper PA-28-235 · Lake Havasu Cit, AZOn 5-8-10 at 1020 hours MST N918JR, a Piper PA-235 aircraft, piloted by student pilot ricki-lee halling, was landing on runway 32 at Lake Havasu City Airport. The approach was unstable, a go-around was initiated, and the aircraft pitched up, banked 90 degrees…Incident 20100508033589IPilatus Air PC-12/47 · Murrieta, CABoth main tires blew upon landing on rwy 18. Plt able to maintain control and taxi off rwy and park acft at taxiway intersecting rwy 36.Incident 20100508033479IBellanca 17-31A · Brigeport, TXOn may 8, 2010, at 1257PM. A Bellanca 17-31A owned and operated by janet bro was involved in an incident after touchdown on runway 35, at the bridgeport airport (xbp) in Texas during a part 91 personnal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for…Accident 20100507055589ASwezey T/Mo Vans RV-10 · Ridgeland, SCOn 05/07/2010, aircraft N110TD, was on final approach for landing when the pilot noticed a fuel odor in the cabin. After the aircraft landed and exited the runway an explosion occurred which blew out the windows and door. The pilot and passenger exited the…Incident 20100507041769IPiper PA-23-250 · Chattanooga, TNN779KW was on an IFR flight from avl to cha. Upon arrival to cha the gear did not indicate down and locked after gear down selection. The pilot elected to cancel IFR and fy around for approximately 1 and 1/2 hors to burn off fuel. The pilot did a fly by to…Accident 20100507039459APiper PA-18-150 · Cape Yakataga, AKAircraft crashed on landing at Cape Yakataga. 2 POB, no injuries. Pilot is not owner of aircraft. Owner stated he had no idea what happened or where aircraft is. Pilot stated to a local observer that the brakes had locked. The passenger said they had hit a…Incident 20100507034459IMooney M20B · Chino, CAAircraft departed cno runway 26L for a commercial license instructional flight. Pilot made normal approach with smooth landing. Johnson bar (gearhandle) was locked down and green light illuminated. In Mooney aircraft, a green light does not indicate that gear…Incident 20100507034139IPiper PA-24-250 · Grand Junction, COLanding gear motor failed before the gear completed its cycle to down and locked. The gear linkages locked when the pilot performed the emergency procedure. The result was the gear collasped, causiing minor damage to the aircraft.Accident 20100507034039ACessna 305A · Fort Pierce, FLOn may 07, 2010, at 1900 eastern daylight time, a Cessna CE-305 aircraft, N5312G, experienced the loss of directional control, immediately after landing, at treasure coast airpark, in Fort Pierce, Florida. As a result of the loss of directional control, the…Accident 20100507033639APiper PA-31-350 · Bethel, AKAircraft was in cruise flight, enroute from emmonak to Bethel when it was struck by two birds. One strike damaged the right wing leading edge causing wing structural damage. Another strike impacted the RH cockpit windshield, going through the windshield and…Accident 20100507033579ACarlesimo L Glasair III · Lansing, ILOn may 7, 2010, N713MJ, a glasair was operating in the traffic pattern at kigq when the engine quit. The aircraft had to land in a cornfield near the airport. No injuries or fire resulted.Accident 20100507033499AMooney M-20G · Benton, AROn may 7, 2010 at 7:05 pm local, Mooney M20G, registration number N9221V, attempted a take off from Benton regional airport (suz) located in Benton, Arkansas. The aircraft operated by a private pilot took off gaining only 20 feet altitude and struck the left…Incident 20100507033119IBoeing 747-422 · SydneyOn may 7, 2010, a united airlines B-747-400 aircraft departed Sydney australia on a regularly scheduled passenger flight. During takeoff rotation on runway 34L the aircraft tail contacted the runway surface. The flight and cabin crew were unaware of this…Incident 20100507004959IMooney M20R · Fairfield, NJAfter an uneventful approach to runway 22 at kcdw airport the aircraft veerd to the left and onto the grass north of taxiway bravo just pass the 3000 ft remaining marker. The aircraft taxied to the t-hanger's without further incident. The aircraft sustained a…Accident 20100507004589ARobsin R22BETA · Logan, UTInstructor pilot was teaching autorotations with power recovery. The student started the autorotation and the engine quit. The instructor took the controls and attempted a restart, which failed. Landed the aircraft on a rough field and the aircraft rolled to…Accident 20100506034159ACessna U206G · Yuma, AZAt about 0545 MST the aircraft collided with terrain 6 miles west of the Yuma international airport, Yuma AZ. The airplane was engaged in agricultural operations under 14 CFR 137, releasing live moths over fields. The aircraft normally flies at 500 feet AGL…Incident 20100506034109IHawker Airc Hawker Hunt · Nas Ventura Cou, CAOn may 6, 2010, N330AX, a Hawker hunter, landed gear-up on the runway at nas Ventura county (ntd). The aircraft sustained minor damages to the left and right external wing tanks. Additionally, a VHF antenna located on the belly of the aircraft sustained minor…Incident 20100506033839ICessna 525B · Ft. Lauderdale, FLOn a cross country trip from Oklahoma city to exhuma Bahamas the PIC received a gear unlock warning light while attempting to extend the landing gear to land the aircraft at exhuma . The PIC decided to return to Florida and landed the aircraft at ft…Incident 20100506033679IBoeing 747-451 · Narita JapanAn outboard engine of a delta air lines B-747-4 made contact with runway 16L at Narita International Airport (rjaa); minor damage was sustained to the engine cowl. On a visual approach approximately 5 miles in trail of a heavy Boeing 777 and carrying a 3 knot…Incident 20100506033539INorth Ameri F-51D · Curtis, NEWhile at cruise on a VFR cross country flight from mckinney, Texas, to sidney, Montana the pilot heard a bang and a vibration followed. He reduced power and completed a precautionary landing at Curtis, Nebraska. The aircraft taxied to the ramp under its own…Accident 20100506033379AAviat Aircr A-1B · Moab, UTThe pilot started a flight knowing the wind conditions in the area were gusty and not aligned with the runway. He lost dirictional control on rollout and crashed into the bushes adjacent to the runway. The aircraft rolled over on it back, damaging the wings…Incident 20100506033229IMooney Airc M20K · Lubbock, TXOn may 6, 2010, at approximately 1636 CDT, the pilot and only occupant of N261BB, a Mooney M20K, executed a landing on runway 26 at Lubbock Preston Smith international airport (lbb).the pilot experienced a gust of wind during landing and elected to add power…Accident 20100506033189AHughes Heli 369E · West Palm Beach, FLBerlin was giving flight instruction to marcus head. On the second auto rotation they flared and impacted the ground. The rotor blades struck the tail boom and severed the tail.Accident 20100506033099AHager Clint Vans RV-8 · Prague, OKPilot states acft at approx 3000FT when prop blade seperated from acft. Pilot shut down engine attempted to land at Prague arpt. At 800 ft realized would not make arpt and landed in pasture. Acft nosed over and came to rest on canopy and tail. Substantial…Accident 20100506004919APiper PA-18-150 · Cold Bay, AKWhile turning left to land at a remote gravel strip, the pilot stated the aircraft failed to turn and then stalled. The aircraft crashed short of the landing strip. The aircraft is now stuck in the mud in very marshy terrain. The aircraft sustained…Incident 20100505034372IGrumman FM-2 · Breckenridge, TXOn may 5, 2010 aircraft NL5HP operated by the owner taxied into aircraft N29374 while parked on the Stephens County Airport ramp resulting in substantial damage to aircraft N29374, propellor damage and engine sudden stoppage to aircraft NL5HP.Incident 20100505033619IPiper PA-24-250 · Longmont, COOn may 5, 2010 at APPROXIMATELY1630 MDT a single engine Piper comanche PA24 was damaged (minor) when it departed the runway on landing. The pilot and instructor pilot both stated that the gear indicated down and locked on approach to lmo. The pilot stated…Incident 20100505033259IMcdonnell D DC-9-82(MD- · Bronx, NYReference log page 11084174: left engine failed after takeoff. Engine failed right after selecting climb power and a loud bang. Flight time from off to on was 7 mins and 5 mins on single engine. Debris was reported showering down over hunts point, Bronx, NY.…Accident 20100505033249ARemos Aircr G-3/600 · Fort Worth, TXThe student pilot and flight instructor where conducting touch and go's at kafw .the student pilot departed runway 16 left at Alliance Fort Worth airport while under flight insturction with conditions of winds at 260 degrees and 8-12 knots. The aircraft…Incident 20100505033159IEurocopter AS 350 BA · Kahului, HIMade a non-emergency precautionary landing on runway 2 due to a hydraulic problem. Helicopter shut down on runway. The four passengers were shuttled to the company facility and the helicopter was towed to a hangar. Spline on pump and drive coupling worn.…Incident 20100504041399IAir Tractor AT-301 · Plains, KSDuring the landing rollout on the east/west runway of the Plains Municipal Airport (2KS5), Plains, Kansas, a city owned and operated restricted use private airport, the aircraft struck a metal stake placed in the runway by a county road crew engaged in a road…Incident 20100504033949IMooney M20J · Tracy, CAPilot was landing the aircraft at Tracy airport (ktcy) on runway 26AIRCRAFT was landing with high engine RPM on approach because of the strong crosswinds encountered and no gear up warning horn could be heard. Just before touch down pilot realized gear was…Incident 20100504033599IDassault/Su FAN JET FAL · Omaha, NEOn may 4, 2010 at approximately 17:52 CDT, a dassualt falcon, N24TW, operating as ameristar jet charter flight AJI929 departed Eppley airfield located in Omaha, Nebraska. The flight crew contacted ATC requesting clearance to return to the airport, due to a…Incident 20100504033399IDean Leslie Highlander · Ann Arbor, MI"I was cleared to land on rwy 24, but did go around and asked tower for rwy 30 because it had less crosswind angle. The twr cleared #2 aircraft behind me to land rwy 24 and called my base to rwy 30 and cleared me to land. The other aircraft landing before me…Incident 20100504033359IPiper PA-28R-200 · Yankton, SDOn 5-4-2010, the pilot and owner of the PA-28-200 was receiving instrument dual instruction from a CFII in preperation for a checkride scheduled the next day. The winds were gusty from the west. The pilot had completed his last instrument approach and was…