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 20090325004439ICessna 337A · Norfolk, VA(-23) Pilot stated landing gear down was selected five miles out on final approach to runway 10, pvg, Hampton Roads Executive Airport, portsmouth, Virginia. A down and locked landing gear indication on the instrument panel was observed and the pilot had a…Accident 20090325004019ATitan T51MUSTANG · Lake Wales, FL(-23) On March 25, 2009, about 30 minutes into the flight, the aircraft, N332BC, an amatuer built T-51 mustang, sustained partial loss of engine power and crash landed in a field near Lake Wales, Florida. The flight originated from fort pierce, Florida, and…Accident 20090325003929AAmtr Kitfoxiii · Oakdale, CA(-23) Takeoff was initiated from runway 28 with ailerons adjusted to compensate for a right crosswind and was normal until just after liftoff (at approx. 5' AGL) when the plane was swept off the runway to the left by a sudden unexpected crosswind from the…Accident 20090325003749ACessna 182Q · Lexington, KY(-23) Southern region comm center 404-305-5180. According to FAA com ctr, a Cessna 182 on an IFR flight plan enroute from bwg to lex repaorted some type of electrical problem to ATC shortly after takeoff from bwg. While being vectored for the ILS runway 4…Incident 20090325002979IPiper PA24180 · Pueblo, CO(-23) On March 25, 2009, Piper-24, single engine airplane, N5173P, landed with a gear up incident at the Pueblo, Colorado airport. Pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 26L, during takeoff phase, at about 60 feet AGL. The aircraft lost lift and pilot…Incident 20090324005749ISkrsky S76 · Gulfofmexico, US(-23) At approximately 11:35 local on March 24, 2008, N792P, a SK-76A++ helicopter landed hard on ST-308, a helideck located in the gulf of Mexico. During the last phase of flight and at approximately 10 ft in altitude above the landing surface and as the…Incident 20090324005739IBeech B300 · Omaha, NE(-23) N300TM, BE-300, departed fremont, NE enroute to flying cloud field, minneapolis, MN. Sixty miles north of Omaha, Nebraska the crew heard a loud noise and saw the pilots' windshield had cracked. The aircraft diverted to Omaha, and landed safely.…Accident 20090324003159ARobsin R22 · Chowchilla, CA(-23) While conducting frost control operation, the aircraft struck a high tension power line with its main rotor. The pilot stated that he conducted a prior inspection of the field revealing there were 2 sets of wires. The helicopter was operating at dawn at…Incident 20090323018999IBeech B24R · Ravenna, OHThe aircraft landed at revenna/Portage County Airport (29G) on runway 27 with the main geaar down and locked. The nose gear was partially extended but was not locked in the down position. The aircraft landed on the main gear and veered off to the right after…Incident 20090323004259IEMB EMB145XR · Pittsburgh, PA(-23) Flight 2035, returned to field and landed on runway 10L following indications of the smell of smoke in the cockpit and cabin, as well as the illumination of the "lav smoke warning" indicator. Maintenance personnel determined that the smell of smoke was…Accident 20090323003849APiper PA28181 · Firebaugh, CA(-23) Pilot states she physically checked both fuel tanks as being topped off for a nonstop flight from palm springs, CA to sanjose, CA. She had been switching tanks to maintain fuel balance. She thought she had 30 minutes of fuel left in one of the tanks and…Accident 20090323003699ACessna T210L · Angel Fire, NM(-23) On March 23, 2009 at 8:35 am MDT, N59287, a Cessna T210L, departed the left side of the runway at Angel Fire, NM during an attempted takeoff in gusty crosswind conditions. There were no injuries to the pilot, the owner of the aircraft, or his passenger.…Accident 20090322009849ACessna 150D · Madison, IN(-23) On March 22, 2009 at approximately 1610 EST, a Cessna 150, N5920T, registered to [privacy data omitted], piloted by david pennybaker was in bound to the Madison Indiana airport (kims). During descent the pilot reported that the engine oil temperature…Incident 20090322005579IPiper PA28180 · Dunkirk, NY(-23) Pilot reported light winds while landing. Upon touching down, the pilot reported that the airplane was drifting slowly to the right. The pilot applied left rudder to stop the drift. As the nose wheel contacted the ground, the pilot applied brakes which…Incident 20090322004879IAmtr LANCAIR320 · Boca Raton, FL(-23) At approximately 1230 aircraft N670BS while enroute to deland Florida from Boca Raton, Florida experienced low hydraulic pressure as indicated by gauge in cockpit. Pilot decided to discontinue flight and turn back to Boca Raton. Pilot set landing gear…Accident 20090322004509ARemosa Remosgx · St Charles, MO(-23) During the final pattern of a training flight the second pilot in the right seat (instructor) initiated a simulated engine failure on downwind. During the maneuvering to final the pilot entered a steeper than normal turn resulted in a higher than…Accident 20090322004129APilats PC1245 · Butte, MT(-23) On March 22,2009, at approximately 1430 mountain daylight time (MDT) a Pilatus PC-12/45, N128CM, registered to eagle cap leasing, inc., enterprise, Oregon, was destroyed after crashing into a catholic cemetary about 1/2 mile west of the Bert Mooney…Accident 20090322003909ABeech 200BEECH · Las Vegas, NV(-23) On March 22,2008, about 1905 pacific daylight time, a Beech 200, N257A, collided with a tree while taxiing after landing at Henderson Executive Airport (hnd), Las Vegas, Nevada. Southern Nevada jet charter was operating the airplane as an on-demand air…Accident 20090322003239AAirtrc AT602 · Vidrine, LA(-23) The pilot attempted to fly under transmission lines while spraying a rice field. The rudder contacted the power lines causing the pilot to crash in a field near the transmission line. The pilot had made several passes under the transmission lines…Incident 20090321011579IBeech F90 · Athens, GA(-23) Pilot reported that shortly after departure, indications in the cockpit showed nose gear down and locked, but main gear not down and locked. Gear in transit annunciator illuminated. He attempted to cycle the gear and local ATC was notified to request a…Incident 20090321005309IBeech B19 · Minneapolis, MN(-23) The student pilot was practicing solo flight and was making a landing on runway 10R. The aircraft bounced on initial landing, and began "porpoising" with increasing oscillations until the nose gear collapsed.Accident 20090321005009ABeech A36 · Laredo, TX(-23) Flight iinstructor [privacy data omitted] was giving instructions to aircraft owner, [privacy data omitted] in [privacy data omitted] Beechcraft A-36 aircraft at the Laredo International Airport. While they were on the downwind leg for runway 17, the…Incident 20090321003449IPac 750XL · Minden, NV(-23) Parachutist [privacy data omitted] departed the aircraft at FL175. At about 5,000, AGL a fully functional main canopy was deployed. The jumper believed that upon landing he was going to strike a barb wire fence and initiated a turn. Shortly thereafter,…Accident 20090321003229APiper PA18150 · Jackson, WY(-23) During roll out after landing in gusty winds pilot lost control of aircraft resulting in a ground loop. The lateral loads induced by the ground loop caused the landing gear to fail, substantially damaging the right wing.Accident 20090321002429ACessna 150E · Columbia, MS(-23) During final approach to runway 5 at the Columbia airport (0R0) the aircraft lost power short of the runway. Visual inspection of the fuel tanks at the scene revealed the right tank was dry and the left tank was wet with only a trace of fuel. Fuel tanks…Accident 20090320857319APiper PA-32-301T · Merritt Island, FLPilot stated that she was doing stop and go's for currency. As she touched down for the third time the rudder pedals became "mushy" and the aircraft would not respond to control inputs. Aircraft departed runway 29TO the right side. Aircraft went thru the…Accident 20090320009169ABeech A36 · Charleston, MO(-23) On March 20, 2009 [privacy data omitted] was conducting a personal flight in N451S at his home airport of Mississippi County Airport (kchq). Upon making his final landing and taxiing to the end of the runway to secure the airplane,[privacy data omitted]…Incident 20090320005449IPiper PA28R201 · Stephen, MNFlight instructor and student pilot were on a cross country practice flight, landing on runway 17 at the Stephen Minnesota municipal airport. The aircraft was landed without extending the landing gear.Incident 20090320004689IBeech 76 · Pine Bluff, AR(-23) On March 20, 2009, at 09:30 CDT, a Beechcraft duchess BE-76, N184ER landed on the Pine Bluff, Arkansas, municipal airport runway 36 with the landing gear retracted. The commercial pilot/flight instructor and student were not injured and the aircraft…Accident 20090320004219APiper PA28151 · Dover/Cheswold, DE(-23) Pilot stated that he departed summit airport (kevy), middletown, DE, without a weather report and was practicing landings at K33N. He had made one landing on runway 27, but it was gusty and did not like it so he decided to make another landing on the…Accident 20090320004069ARobsin R22 · Skull Valley, AZ(-23) Pilot was circling a house for a real-estate agent to photograph house when he said he lost lift. He had just turned downwind and was approaching rising terrain that, from the photos taken during the flight, appeared to have trees rising to the level of…Accident 20090320003969APiper PA32300 · Corona, CA(-23) Aircraft collided with terrain within two minutes of takeoff from Corona (ajo) airport. Weather was low fog and less than 1 mile visibility, 200 ft overcast. Aircraft never flew more than 1100 feet above sea level.Accident 20090320003709ACessna 172A · Anchorage, AK(-23) On 03/20/2009, at 1405 CST, a Cessna C-172, N7326T, registered to [privacy data omitted] was destroyed by post impact fire at corsicana municipal airport, Texas, (kcrs). Visual meterorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no…Accident 20090320003689APiper J4B · Sheridan, CA(-23) Pilot reported engine quit running on flight from myv to lhm. Made forced landing on highway 65 north of lincoln, CA. While avoiding cars on highway, aircraft swerved and rolled onto side. Owner/mechanic inspected fuel system and carburator, found minor…Incident 20090319047099IPiper PA-23-250 · Stuart, FLOn March 19, 2009, aircraft registration number N654MD, Piper PA-23-250, departed Stuart, Florida (ksua) with a destination of great harbour cay, bahama islands (mybg). During descent to destination mybg, pilot experienced loss of power of left engine. Pilot…Incident 20090319022619ICndair CL6002C10 · Pittsburgh, PAN506AE, a Bombardier, inc. CL6002C10, diverted and landed on runway 28L after reporting an unknown vibration somewhere in the nose section of the aircraft.Incident 20090319005589ICessna 172K · Grantsburg, WIIn November of 2008, [privacy data omitted] experienced difficulties in obtaining static power above approximately 1700 RPM. The aircraft sat idle until February of 2009 when he had an IA perform an annual inspection. The IA troubleshot the engine's lack of…Incident 20090319004509IPiper PA44180 · Atlantic City, NJ(-23) [privacy data omitted] stated that he was destracted by the inoperative ILS identifier signal on the approach. When he broke out of the clouds at 800 ft above the runway, he said he just forgot to lower the landing gear.Accident 20090319003999ARobins S6SRANS · Cartersville, GA(-23) Aircraft took off to the south. Shortly after take off, the engine lost power and the pilot attempted to return to the airport for landing. Aircraft crashed on the southwest side of the airport property, away from the runway. Pilot [privacy data…Accident 20090319003199ACessna C162 · El Dorado, KS(-23) During experimental flight testing, the aircraft was undergoing a spin test profile. The pilot was unable to recover from one of the spins and deployed the ballistic recovery system (brs) installed in the aircraft. The deployed chute stopped the spin…Incident 20090319003119IBeech 35B33 · Bowling Green, KY(-23) Pilot stated he was conducting a pleasure flight at hometown airport of bwg with a friend onboard. Pilot stated to airport manager and to FAA inspectors that he failed to extend the landing gear and subsequently landed with the landing gear in the full…Accident 20090319002529ACessna 152 · Ellensburg, WA(-23) Student pilot lost control of aircraft during initial solo flight landing, 2nd landing of the solo flight. During the second landing the aircraft ballooned up away from the runway during the landing flare. The student's reaction was to apply forward…Accident 20090319002389AEnstrm 280FX · Wendover, UT(-23) On March 19, 2009 whirly bird helicopter instructor [privacy data omitted] and private pilot [privacy data omitted] departed ogden, UT on a commercial training flight from ogden, UT (ogd) to windover, UT (env). The flight departed ogd at 1440Z following…Incident 20090319002269ICessna 152 · Portland, OR(-23) Pilot-in-command - (PIC) of N80CT, upon landing on runway 30, locked up the brakes and skidded to the side of the runway into a taxiway light at A7 and into the grass. PIC then taxied out of grass back onto runway 30 and taxied via runway 20 to taxiway…Incident 20090319002189IUrocop EC135T2 · Appleton, WI(-23) At 1801Z atw received a call from grba on N877RCR, 65 miles ene of atw. The helicopter had a bird strike and had declared an emergency. N877CR was inbound to atw. At 1802Z atw cleared N877CR for the ramp in front of the tower and acquired rest of…Accident 20090318009189AAmtr RV6 · Paulden, AZ(-23) On March 18, 2009, at approximately 1800 MST, N6383W, an experimental homebuilt RV-6, with [privacy data omitted] performing as pilot-in-command, experienced a loss of engine power and collided with terrain while on a VFR cross-country flight from…Accident 20090318006819ADiamon DA40 · Waleska, GA(-23) During cruise from calhoun, GA to gwinett airport, GA aircraft engine began running rough and eventually lost power causing loss of altitude. Pilot was forced to make emergency landing. Aircraft landed, tail first, into lake arrowhead lake in the lake…Accident 20090318006259APiper PA39 · Manassas, VA(-23) Flight instruction was being given to a non-rated multi-engine pilot. A short field landing was being conducted for training when the aircraft flared too high, the airspeed got to slow, and the aircraft stalled resulting in a hard landing. During the…Accident 20090318005089ACessna 310K · Ocala, FL(-23) Aircraft departed Ocala on a training flight, landed at williston and fueled aircraft. Aircraft departed williston for dunnellon and performed one touch and go landing and one full stop landing. After departing dunnellon pilot noticed that he did not…Accident 20090318004779ACessna 310Q · Mobile, AL(-23) PIC preflighted aircraft noting the battery was in a low state of charge. PIC used ground start unit to start aircraft and performed normal after start checks. Aircraft departed mob for fuel stop at 1R8. In final approach PIC selected landing gear to…