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 20090201002359AAmrgen AA5 · Payson, AZFlight originated from chandler, AZ. And was to be a round trip cross country flight to Payson and back to chandler. The pilot approached the Payson Airport from the south, over flew the airport, and entered right hand traffic for runway 24. The pilot states…Accident 20090201001889ARobsin R22BETA · Lexington, KYOn 02/01/2009 the pilot of N2620C a R-22B departed georgetown (27K), KY and landed Lexington (lex), KY on a taxiway in front of a private hangar adjacent to air 51 and shut down the helicopter. At 23:50 gmt the pilot started the aircraft and went through his…Accident 20090201001429ACessna 172S · Union Mills, IN(-23) Instructional flight originated at vpz with instructor andprimary student. Instructor was simulating an emergency landing at the 4C1 airport. Instructor stated that he cleared the engine several times during the approach. Instructor allowed aircraft to…Accident 20090201000679AMooney M20C · Kiowa, COOn February 1, 2009 at approximately 1130 mountain standard time, a Mooney model M20C single engine airplane, N7774M, was destroyed on impact with terrain following loss of control while over Kiowa, CO. The private pilot was fatally injured. The weather at…Accident 20090201000379ARobsin R44II · Kaysville, UTPilot was giving family members a helicopter ride and decided to fly up a canyon. The required power to climb exceeded the available power. The pilot reduced pitch and attempted to land and hit the terrain with the tailboom seperating it from the aircraft.Incident 20090131006989IPac 750XL · Hollister, CA(-23) A female parachutist appear to have lost control while in a right hand spiral at approximtely 3000 ft and impacted the ground in an open field 7 miles southeast of Hollister airport (3O7). She suffered fatal injuries. Parachutist had logged a total of…Accident 20090131002462ANamer T6G · Cypress, TXA north American T-6G aircraft was departing on runway 27 at Weiser Air Park (eyq) Cypress, TX. A Robinson R-22 helicopter was performing hover autos and a quick stop on the parallel taxiway. The parallel taxiway is very close to the runway. The helicopter…Accident 20090131002451ARobsin R22 · Cypress, TXA north American T-6G aircraft was departing on runway 27 at Weiser Air Park (eyq) Cypress, TX. A Robinson R-22 helicopter was performing hover autos and a quick stop on the parallel taxiway. The parallel taxiway is very close to the runway. The helicopter…Incident 20090131002209IBeech G35 · Williamson, GA(-23) The pilot landed his 1956 BE-35 at Peach State Airport (GA2) with the landing gear retracted. The pilot stated that he forgot to lower the gear before landing. The aircraft appeared to have sustained only minor damage. When the airplane was raised, the…Accident 20090131001989ACamron V90 · Lajunta, CO(-23) Balloon launched from a field west of Colorado springs airport at 0730 on jan 31, 2009. It climbed to altitude of approximately 8500 MSL and drifted with the wind to the east. Balloon flew for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Pilot descended to prepare for…Accident 20090131001819AQuicks Mxiisport · Caroleen, NCSummey Airpark, 8NC2, pilot departed runway 14 and made an immediate hard left turn and flew between hangars and crossed a dirt airport access road and struck powerlines with the left wing of the uncertificated aircraft. Aircraft stalled at a high left bank…Incident 20090131001769ICessna 152 · Philadelphia, PA(-23) After starting aircraft, pilot taxied aircraft to hard surface tiedown area. Pilot exited aircraft while it was still running. He then chocked the wheels and tied the aircraft down. After completing this, he then walked away from the aircraft to get his…Accident 20090131001529ABbavia 8KCAB · Moscow, TNOn January 31, 2009, at approximately 1510 local, a Bellanca/8KCAB departed olive branch airport (olv) on a local flight. At approximately 1525 local, the aircraft crashed in somerville, Tennessee, located at 35°06’64” n latitude 89°06’66” w longitude. A…Accident 20090131001299ARobsin R22BETAII · Piru, CAHelicopter destroyed in impact with dry river bottom. Red paint transfer on rotor blades indicate rotor tip contact with aircraft tail boom at the “danger” decal. Tail boom severed section located in excess of 400’ feet from main wreckage site.Incident 20090131001069IBeech F33A · Merced, CA(-23) The pilot in command mistakenly retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps on landing rollout. The result was minor damage to the left wing tip and engine and propeller. Good attitude and counseling was given.Incident 20090131000779ICessna 182E · Lubbock, TXPilot used full flaps and extra airspeed when landing on a runway with a 50 degree left crosswind of 14 knots, gusting to 26 knots. Pilot used a left crabbing approach, then attempted to establish a left slip just before touch-down. With the excess airspeed,…Accident 20090131000739AHall Lancairlegay · Longmont, COOn January 31, 2009 at approximately 1730 mountain standard time a Lancair legacy model LEG2 single engine airplane, N939CB, was substantially damaged on landing at Longmont, CO. Vance Brand Airport (klmo). The private pilot was not injured. The weather at…Incident 20090130025039ITaylorcraft BL-65 · Anchorage, AKA collision occurred in a non-movement area of the Anchorage airport between a blue 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65 taxied by pilot stephen e. keegan iii, and a black ford F250 pickup operated by pegasus, inc., driven by employee [privacy data omitted]. The airman was…Incident 20090130025001ICessna 207 · Kwigillingok, AK[privacy data omitted] Was taxiing his aircraft, N23CF for departure on a confined, slippery ramp when his right wing tip struck the right side of another Cessna 207 that was parked on the ramp.Incident 20090130005199IBbavia 7KCAB · Long Beach, CADuring taxi on taxiway bravo, pilot applied brakes too hard and aircraft came up on the nose. Minor aircraft damage and no injuries to the pilot. Note: investigation is ongoing due to difficulties contacting pilot/owner. During taxi on taxiway bravo at night,…Accident 20090130001939APiper PA34200T · Huntington, WVN8047C departed lake in the hills airport, IL (3CK) on January 30, 2009. N8047C contacted Huntington tri-State airport, WV (hts) shortly after 1300 declaring a low fuel emergency requesting to land. The aircraft was cleared to land and ATC was assisting the…Accident 20090130001409ACessna 421C · Benton, KS(-23) On January 30, 2009, at approximately 0810, shortly after departure from jabara airport (aao), while climbing through 3000 feet, Cessna 421C, N345JB, experienced loss of engine power from both engines. The pilot declared an emergency and landed with the…Incident 20090130000559IPiper PA28R200 · Plymouth, MAPer [privacy data omitted] statement, he was practicing a power-off 180 degree accuracy landing. [privacy data omitted] Left the landing gear in the up position while performing this maneuver to prevent “the drag and sink created by lowering the gear”.…Incident 20090130000539IPiper PA46350P · Louisville, KYOn January 30, 2009 at approximately 1530 local time, Piper malibu, N921GG, piloted by [privacy data omitted], landed on runway 24 at Bowman Field (klou) in Louisville KY. The reported wind was 280 degrees at 11 knots. After touching down the aircraft drifted…Incident 20090129003169IBeech A36 · Honolulu, HI(-23) While taxiing the right wing tip of a Beech bonanza, N3115W, struck the left aileron and wing tip of a Piper archer, N288HP, causing minor damage to both airplanes.Accident 20090129002729ACirrus SR22 · Moncks Corner, SC(-23) On January 29,2009, about 1450 eastern standard time inspector [privacy data omitted] and I were at the Berkeley County Airport for a routine surveillance. After several ramp inspections a pilot came over and stated that an aircraft had just crashed off…Accident 20090129001209ABbavia 7AC · Half Moon Bay, CA[privacy data omitted] Departed reid hillview airport in san jose, CA with less than full tanks. The previous airman, [privacy data omitted], flew this aircraft the afternoon of January 28th (.6 hobbs) in the traffic pattern at reid hillview airport. At the…Accident 20090129000599ACox Bearhawk · Anahuac, TXOn 29, January, 2009 at 1420 central standard time, a experimental amateur built Bearhawk (N3WC) aircraft impacted the ground. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces. Visual meteorological…Incident 20090128002829IWiza RV6A · Orlando, FLOn January 27, 2009 at approximately 1715Z a us registered experimental RV6A aircraft N56SE s/n 24682, operated by [privacy data omitted] and owned by plane club. Com LLC squawked (7700) approximately 8 north east of Sanford international airport (sfb). The…Accident 20090128001369AMrchti SF260C · Santa Monica, CAN688C, a sai marchetti 260-C certificated as an experimental exhibition aircraft operating under FAR part 91, crashed on departure from runway 21 at the Santa Monica Municipal Airport, (smo) after a complete loss of engine power. The power loss occurred at an…Incident 20090127015799IPiper PA31T · San Francisco, CA(-23) The pilot had received his clearance and taxied to 28R via charlie and echo taxiways. After being cleared to take-off he taxied into position for take-off. During the take-off rol he felt something hit the aircraft and aborted the take-off. After shut…Accident 20090127013469ACessna 210A · Las Vegas, NV(-23) Aircraft was on a maintenance test flight at khnd for landing gear maintenance performed, engine driven hydraulic pump had been changed, and aircraft had been in maintenance pereviously for landing gear problems. The pilot extended the gear and did not…Incident 20090127002839ILear 35A · Lawrenceville, GAOn the night of January 27, 2009 my first officer, [privacy data omitted] and I, [privacy data omitted], returned from orl. The reported weather was three miles visibility and overcast at 900 feet. We were cleared for the ILS 25 approach by atlanta approach…Accident 20090127001639AAerosp ATR42320 · Lubbock, TX(-23) On January 27, 2009, at 0437 CST, N902FX, an aerospatiale ATR42-320, operating as empire flight 8284 was destroyed when it collided with terrain short of the runway while executing an ILS approach to runway 17R at Preston Smith international airport,…Incident 20090127000569IKolbfirefly · Lake St. Clair, MIEngine quit during flare to landing resulting in a hard landing and damage to ski.Incident 20090126003659ICessna 208 · Boulder City, NV(-23) On 01/26/2009, N9727F was piloted by [privacy data omitted]. The pilot, employed by skydive las vegas at Boulder City Nevada airport (61B) used reverse thrust of the propeller to back up the aircraft in an attempt to have one of the main wheels miss a…Accident 20090125004319ARemosa Remosgx · Sebring, FL(-23) This was to be the a photo shoot for remos aircraft involving two aircraft. Both aircraft involving two aircraft. Both aircraft had their left wings folded the previous night and the pilots assisted each other with unfolding the wings for flight as is…Accident 20090125004309ACessna 182Q · Clinton, AR(-23) On January 25th 2009, at 1500 CST a Cessna 182Q, N759YH registered to [privacy data omitted] made a hard landing at Holley Mountain Airpark (2A2) in Clinton, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and VFR flight plan was not…Incident 20090125002849ICessna 335 · Atlanta, GADuring approach to runway 31, selected gear down and observed 3 green down and locked gear indications. This was also confirmed by passenger. Accomplished normal landing with no abnormal indications or sounds. At approximately 15 to 20 knots, the right main…Accident 20090125002739AAerocd 112 · Everglades, FL(-23) On January 25, 2009 an aerocommander, N1006J, registered to [privacy data omitted], a private pilot, [privacy data omitted] on takeoff roll, lost power and crashed at end of rwy 33. Pilot, states that upon departure from Everglades Airpark (X01) rwy 33,…Incident 20090125001029IBeech B19 · Tucson, AZ(-23) Pilot landed at kryn and went off runway 6R. As the aircraft departed the runway, the right main gear separated from the aircraft. As the gear separated, it punctured the lower skin of the right flap and the lower portion of the fuselage. Also damaged…Incident 20090125000809IBeech 1900D · Cheyenne, WYWhile on approach into cys, crew had to place the window deice on hi heat to keep up with the ice. Crew maintained an airspeed of 150-140 KTS IAS on the approach. During the flare at 125 KTS and an altitude of 6-10 feet above the runway the aircraft increased…Incident 20090124024989IGrumman G-21A · Unalaska, AKTailwheel either failed to extend or collapsed on landing on runway 12 at Dutch Harbor. Pilot elected to taxi clear of the runway because an aircraft was on final approach. Taxi operation caused minor damage to the keel.Accident 20090124003979ACessna 172S · Oceanside, CA(-23) [privacy data omitted] was on an IFR flight from el cajon, CA (ksee) to torrance, CA (ktoa) when the engine lost power at six thousand feet MSL, approximately six miles southeast of Oceanside, CA (kocb). [privacy data omitted] Was attempting an…Accident 20090124002749ACessna 152 · Titusville, FL(-23) On 01/24/2009 pilot [privacy data omitted] operated Cessna 152 serial number 15280919 registeration number N48570. He stated he fueled the aircraft departed ktix at 1635 local time. [privacy data omitted] Flew on a cross country to kphd did a few…Incident 20090124002639IPiper PA28140 · Iola, KS(-23) While practicing soft field landings the aircraft veered to the right after touchdown and after rotating approximately 150 degrees to the right left the runway severing the nosewheel strut. The aircraft came to rest in the grass having rotated…Accident 20090124001309APiper PA28180 · Bisbee, AZAircraft crashed on takeoff from Bisbee Municipal Airport. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. No injuries to three occupants. [privacy data omitted]Incident 20090123002859ICessna 310Q · Daytona Beach, FLAircraft departed dab for heg, on gear retraction pilot heard loud pop and observed gear unsafe warning light. Pilot recycled gear with no results and determined that the main gear was down and locked, the problem was the nose gear. The pilot performed a low…Accident 20090123002399ACessna 2105(205) · Flagstaff, AZOn January 23, 2009, at 0652 MST, a Cessna 205, N8298Z, impacted pine trees and a hill shortly after departure from pulliam airport (flg) Flagstaff, Arizona, killing the two pilots. The private pilots, one of which was the owner, were operating the airplane…Incident 20090123000389IPiper PA34200 · San Diego/El C, CA(-23) N28HE a Piper PA34-200, during touch and go landing at Gillespie Field Airport runway 27R, student pilot retracted landing gear prior to becoming airborne and the right main gear collapsed.