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 20091204025759ACarmi, ILFuel cap was not secured prior to flight and the aircraft ran out of fuel. Aircraft nosed over during attempted emergency landing in muddy field causing substantial damage to the aircraft.Incident 20091204025729IPiper PA-28-235 · Siler City, NCPilot landed on runway 4. As the aircraft touched down the nose veered hard to the left. The pilot braked hard but the aircraft continued to go left. Pilot released brake pressure as the aicraft left the runway and continued onto the grass. The aircraft then…Incident 20091204022659IBeech B50 · Osceola, ARPilot departed Osceola, AR 12-04-09 enroute to covington, TN. During landing approach when selecting gear down, landing gear malfunctioned. Followed aircraft flight manual instructions to manually lower landing gear. Indication of gear down was evidenced by…Accident 20091204022189AUnivar 1083 · Clarksburg, CAAircraft N6649M was flown from hayward, CA to the Borges-clarkesburg airport on 12/4/09. The aircraft crashed on landing at Clarksburg. An eyewitness stated that the aircraft was very high coming in from the east. He said the aircraft touched down very long…Incident 20091203054149ICessna A185F · Oxnard, CAMr. Koff was giving instruction to a student working towards a tail wheel endorsement. On landing roll, after touchdown, student tried to make a minor correction with the rudder, but accidently applied pressure to the left toe-brake as well. This caused the…Accident 20091203053909APiper PA-28R-200 · Nogales, AZThe scottsdale flight standards district office (sdl FSDO) was notified on 12-04-2009, 1730 MST that a Piper PA-28R-200, N2085T and s/n 28R-7135029 had sustained substantial damage to the left wing upper skin. The damage was discovered during a post flight…Incident 20091203052679ICessna 208B · Rome, NYAircraft departed syracuse new york (syr) enroute to plattsburgh (pbg) new york. At approximately 15 miles to the north of Rome NY (rme) as the aircraft was climbing through 7500 AGL, pilot in command (PIC) reported that the engine made a very loud grinding…Incident 20091203052609IBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Atlanta, GAFlaps failed in flight at ). Flaps were retracted after takeoff-thats when they failed at 0.[emergency declaired]performed ground maint. Test iaw fim 27-50-00 paragraph 21. All lru's passed. Operated flaps up and down no fault messages noted at this time {SDR…Incident 20091203052249IBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Lincoln, NEN944SW, CL-600-2B19, being operated as flight 5900, enroute from denver, CO, to Lincoln, NE, made a no flap landing. The aircraft landed without incident. The crew reported they received a flaps fail caution message. The flaps had failed at zero degrees. The…Incident 20091203052149IHawker Sidd BH.125-400A · Miami, FLAircraft took-off from tmb, climbed-out to 25,000 ft. 30 minutes into flight. Pilot noticed a fuel heat indication light. 2-3 minutes after light indication nr 1 engine flamed-out. Pilot declared an emergency to tmb and returned to airport. Pilot had an…Incident 20091203051909IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Omaha, NEDelta comair flight 5088 departing Omaha Nebraska at 1838 CST was climbing through 3000 feet MSL when a bird strike occurred to the aircraft. Emergency was declared at 1852 CST and aircraft was routed back to Omaha Nebraska, landing at 1903 CST. No injuries…Incident 20091203051889IMooney Airc M20K · Moneta, VAPilot reported at touch down that he ran off the runway to avoid a deer. No aircraft structural damage, only on propeller.Incident 20091203025719ICessna 170B · Anchorage, AKPilot started her takeoff roll on runway 13 at lake hood strip. The wind was gusty from 220 degrees. At the start of the takeoff roll a gust caught her and she slid into a runway light causing a 1/2 inch minor dent in her ski. The PIC taxied clear of the…Incident 20091202051949ICessna 172P · Fort Pierce, FLThe student was landing the aircraft in a medium strength crosswind. The aircraft bounced slightly on touchdown. The student applied slight power to cushion the airplane descent to the runway. The airplane bounced again and was tracking left. The CFI took…Accident 20091202051939APiper PA-38-112 · Patillas, PRWhile departing runway 10, VFR conditions in a Piper PA-38-112, sn 38-79A0677, registration number N2539K on or about 0905 local, December 2, 2009 Mr. Carmelo vazquez de jesus (pilot in command) with one passenger on board was about ¾ down of the 2000FEET run…Accident 20091202051839ACessna 172S · Greenfield, INOn December 2, 2009, at 1030L a Cessna 172S, N6036Y registered to krughoff aircraft leasing LLC veered off of the runway during landing at mount comfort airport (mqj), Greenfield, Indiana. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The student pilot was not…Incident 20091201857329ICirrus Desi SR20 · Morrisville, NCPilot admitted he landed long, had a hard landing, went around, retracted flaps to soon, lost control, hit wing tip and landed on taxiway.Accident 20091130052809APilatus Bri BN-2B-26 · Pago Pago, ASOn November 30, 2009, at 0000 gmt, a britten-norman BN-2B-26 airplane, N27BN, sustained substantial damage to the right wing assembly when the aircraft performed a hard landing on runway 26 at the Pago Pago International Airport in American samoa. Inter…Incident 20091130023419IAmtr SA300 · San Luis Obisp, CAThe pilot states that while taxiing from his hangar he noticed a twin otter turbo prop taxiing to a tie down space ahead and to his right. His aircraft is a conventional gear aircraft so he was s turning while taxiing. He says he was making an s turn to the…Incident 20091130023199IUrocop EC130B4 · Kahului, HIMade a precautionary landing in a field 18 miles east of Kahului Airport due to an engine mgbp light. POB: 6 injuries: none, damage: none, operator removed and replaced pressure swpob:7, injuries: none, damage: none.Accident 20091129053239ATail Feathe Searey · Sanibel, FLDuring a day VFR flight in the Sanibel, FL area, N969TF, a experimental amateur built aircraft crashed into the ocean. An eyewitness that did not observe the actual crash notified the coast guard who responded to the accident. No further details could be…Accident 20091129052979ACox Busby Musta · Plant City, FLN72PC, an experimental amateur built busby mustang ii was on a day VFR flight in the Plant City, Florida area. According to several witnesses in the immediate area, the aircraft was flying low and the engine was sputtering. Eyewitnesses reported that the…Incident 20091129052419IPiper PA-23-250 · Avon Park, FLAircraft engine failed during descent, pilot seccured engine after a passenger noticed a fire under right wing aft of the engine. The pilot requested to ATC to deviate from flight plan and land at the airport (avo) nearest to his position and landed without…Accident 20091129052309APiper PA-32RT-300 · Memphis, TNThe aircraft was attempting to fly the mem ILS 18L approach and crashed approximately one mile northwest of runway 18C. Radar tracking showed the aircraft was unable to maintain localizer centerline and glide path. The weather at the time of the crash was…Incident 20091129052259IBombardier CL-600-2D24 · Atlanta, GAOn climbout received l eng bleed caution msg. Complied with qrh. No fault srecorded on the mdc. Ran l eng and performed ops ck of the l prsov iaw crj 900 amm 36-12-01. Ops ck good.Incident 20091129052139IBoeing B-747 · Chicago, ILDuring ground handling at ord, left wing out board aileron was damaged by swissport ground service company employee when he towed the aircraft tail stand under the wing and not around it. Repair is time limited to February 28, 2010GREAT wall B-2433 has done…Incident 20091129052042IBoeing 737-7H4 · Salt Lake City, UTOn 11/29/09, at approximately 07:09 MST, a fedx DC-10 taxiing north on h clipped the right winglet of a swaa B-737. The top half of the winglet was severed off of the 737 and the DC-10 incurred minor damage to the leading edge of the left wing slat…Incident 20091129052032IDouglas DC-10-30F · Salt Lake City, UTOn 11/29/09, at approximately 07:09 MST, a fedx DC-10 taxiing north on h clipped the right winglet of a swaa B-737. The top half of the winglet was severed off of the 737 and the DC-10 incurred minor damage to the leading edge of the left wing slat…Incident 20091129051779IGrumman Ame AA-1C · Cape May, NJUpon landing the student claimed that the aircraft just dropped to the ground over the runway and hit the nose wheel, he then tried to initiate a go around by adding power the aircraft again hit the ground a second time he then started to lose control and…Accident 20091129051699ACessna 150L · Pompano Beach, FLAircraft departed Pompano air park climbing to 1500 ft at a heading of 080. The engine started to run rough, pilot thought it might be carburetor ice. Pilot pulled the 'carb heat' on but it had no effect on the engine performance. Pilot added more power but…Accident 20091129051669AMahre Starduster · Zillah, WAOn November 29, 2009 Mr. David r. Mahre was acting as pilot in command of N480DM, an experimental SA300 Starduster airplane. Witnesses at the bend field remote control aircraft airfield observed N480DM perform a low level high speed pass over the rc airstrip…Incident 20091129025809IPiper PA-28R-200 · Akron, OHFlight originated 11/29/2009 from new haven, CT (hvn) at 1545 EST. ' pilot stated cruise altitude of 4500'MSL and approximately 75% powersetting. Intended destination of lima, OH. 50 miles east of akr, he elected to land at akr for fuel. Twice during the…Incident 20091129022699IPiper PA46310P · Cibecue, AZAircraft was enroute from falcon field (ffz) to lubbock TX. (Lub). Aircraft had cliimbed to FL190 to clear weather and overcast, and was cruising when the engine began losing RPM. Pilot statemant was that the engine “just rolled back like a turbine engine…Accident 20091129022459AAmtr LANCAIR235 · Torrance, CAThe pilot of travelair, N8700, taxied into the accident aircraft. N8700 was taxiing to reposition for fuel from hangar 2781-B. The pilot of N88700 stated he did not intend to fly. He was taxiing north on the taxiway between the hangars and was performing a…Accident 20091129022169ACurtis TRVAIR4000 · Torrance, CAThe pilot of the travelair, N8700, stated he was taxiing from his hangar, 2781-B, at the east t-hangars to refuel his aircraft with no intention to fly. He was taxiing north on the taxiway between the hangars 2781 and 2785 and was performing a limited s-turn…Accident 20091128051769AKrusmark Da Searey · St. Paul, MNShortly after departure from runway 32 at lake elmo airport, the pilot executed an on-airport forced landing upwind of runway 32. According to the pilot, the powerplant failed to produce takeoff power after breaking ground. During the forced landing, the main…Accident 20091128051679ARobinson He R22 · Indian Key, FLPilot took off from backyard of his house at mile marker 88 in islamorada, FL and flew at 500' along the ocean shoreline to approximately mile marker 75 when he noticed the clutch light seemed to be blinking a little more than normal. He turned around and…Accident 20091128024389APiper PA18150 · Stockton, CAOn Saturday 11/28/2009 the weather condition at 2100Z, wind:34021G30. Visby:10, temperature 19, dew pont M03, altimeter: 29.88. Pilot requested to land on taxiway bravo at juliet intersections and instead landed right of the taxiway in the grass, while…Accident 20091128023119APiper PA25235 · Middletown, CAMidair collision between tow plane pa 25-235, N7023Z and glider ASW-27, N127AL while turning onto final approach. Glider was in right traffic and tow plane was in left traccic. Both were wings up when collision occurred. Tow plane right wing up and glider…Accident 20091128023109ASchler ASW27 · Middletown, CAMidair collision between tow plane pa 25-235, N7023Z and glider ASW-27, N127AL while turning onto final approach. Glider was in right traffic and tow plane was in left traffic. Both were wings up when collision occurred. Tow plane right wing up and glider…Incident 20091127857469IRaytheon Hawker 800XP · Farmingdale, NYWhile taxiing into a parking spot on the atlantic aviation ramp. The PIC misjudged the clearance between the perimerter fence and a parked aircraft. Resulting in the left wing of N417TM contacting the perimiter fence.Incident 20091127053109ICessna 172M · Rockport, TXThe pilot rented the aircraft at corpus christi (kcrp) for a sight seeing flight over the bay area to Rockport,TX (krpk) about a 30 min. Flight. Visual inspection of the fuel tanks showed fuel up to the tabs which should have allowed for approximately 2.5…Incident 20091127051589ISchott Dani Lancair 4P · Sturgeon Bay, WIPilot was doing take offs and landings at sue and had just completed 5 and took off again to do #6, in pattern, down wind, base then final and landing and pilot failed to extend the landing gear on approach.Accident 20091127023199APiper PA25260 · Llano, CA[privacy data omitted] (Pilot of N9600P) briefed Mr. Dale masters (glider instructor) prior to the tow about the wind conditions. [privacy data omitted] Stated the wind was from the south at about 15 knots and that it was gusting but he could not tell how…Incident 20091127022679IPiper PA31310 · Dallas, TXDuring decent whil on an approach to addision airport (kads) at approximately 4000', the emergency exit hatch departed the aircraft. The hatch departed at the aircraft near sorne intersection (331030.04N, 0964915.83W) over a residentail area. Aircraft landed…Incident 20091127022469ICessna 182Q · Kingfisher, OKDuring a simulated power off landing to Kingfisher municipal airport (F92) the pilot under instruction stated he was going to land short. The instructor pilot instructed him to apply full throttle. When the pilot under instruction applied full throttle the…Incident 20091126023259ICessna T206H · Southwest Orla, CAReported that another aircraft got too close to his aircraft while performing speed control flight along interstate 5 at 1500FT.AGL.Incident 20091126023249IAmtr RV4 · Southwest Orla, CADeparted from chico, as he clombed out saw traffic moving from left to right slightly below him. Initially he initiated a slight right tun untill the Cessna started to turn towards him.Incident 20091126022419IBoeing 767322 · Denver, COFirst officer experienced severe pain due to kidney stones. F/o was removed from the flight deck to the disabling pain. The purser assisted the capt during the divert and landing by reading appropriate checklist. Uneventful landing, fo transported to hospital…Incident 20091125053389ICessna 182J · Johnson City, TXDuring cruise flight, engine started to shake and lost power. Pilot landed aircraft on soft field causing minor damage to nose wheel and left wing tip.