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 20081012853149APiper J3C50 · Epping, NHThe pilot stated he had a rough running engine prior to takeoff. The pilot conducted a magnetos check with on sign or indication of any problems. Thepilot thought it might be carburetor ice and conducted several high speed and low speed taxis with and without…Incident 20081012851649ICessna 172M · Tucson, AZ(-23) Aircraft was being taxied from flight line to wash rack when it struck a parked aircraft (C-123) with the left wing causing damage to the leading edge of the Cessna wing approximately 4 to 5 inches in from wingtip. The pilot taxiing the aircraft states…Accident 20081012849809ACessna 170A · Santa Fe, NM(-23) On October 12, 2008 at 1453 local time, N9100A, a Cessna 170 aircraft was damaged upon landing at Santa Fe Municipal Airport in Santa Fe, new Mexico. The aircraft was being operated for the purpose of instruction when the accident occurred. The aircraft…Accident 20081012848029ASabre Tukan · Greeneville, TN(-23) The pilot of the powered glider started his takeoff roll to the west with a quartering crosswind from his right just after lift off at an altitude of 10FT the left wing dipped and contacted the ground leaving a 21FT ground scare the aircraft leveled the…Incident 20081011857319IMooney M20C · Wauchula, FL(-23) On October 11, 2008 at approximately 1400 EDT, a Mooney M20C, N6755V registered by [privacy data omitted] landed gear up at Wauchula Municipal Airport. The pilot admitted he forgot to lower the landing gear and made a gear up landing. Visual…Accident 20081011854699ACessna 210 · Placerville, CA[privacy data omitted] Reported in his statement that he performed a forward slip to lose altitude during final at Placerville Airport. [privacy data omitted] Stated in the report, “still high at this point and close to runway threshold, made decision to go…Accident 20081011851469ACessna 150G · Cedar Lake, MI(-23) Aircraft with sutdent pilot-in-command and one occupant on board took off from grass-strip runway. Aircraft struck trees near departure end of runway resulting in aircraft impacting ground nose-first and flipping over onto top.Accident 20081011850229ABell 47J2A · Florence, AZ(-23) The pilot and 2 passengers departed kdvt at 0900 MST en route to a remote location located at N32.59.30 W111.20.46. The pilot states that upon arrival to the landng location he flew over the site and entered a downwind leg and began a shallow descent.…Incident 20081011850049IPerris, CA(-23) Name of jumper: [privacy data omitted]. Experience and training of jumper: over 7000 jumps. Has jumped for 39 years. Club affiliation: uspa member#[privacy data omitted] member skydive Perris, member skydive elsinore. Description of the parachutes and…Incident 20081011850039IPiper AEROSTAR602P · Olathe, KS(-23) The pilot reported that during descent, he noticed a vibration in the seat. He scanned the engine instruments and did not see any discrepancies. He looked out at the left engine and saw some vibration at the spinner. After rescanning the engine…Incident 20081011849469IFockew FWP149D · San Diego, CA(-23) On October 11, 2008, experimental exhibition aircraft model, focke wulf 149D sustained minor damage after the nose gear collapsed while landing at Brown field airport (ksdm). The sole occupant/pilot was not injured. Preliminary inspection of the landing…Accident 20081011848899APiper PA28181 · Lufkin, TX(-23) The pilot in command of N764C was a student pilot on a solo flight at Lufkin, Angelina co. airport (klfk), practicing takeoffs and landings, he was the sole occupant onboard. The pilot stated that on his last landing on runway 15 he was going to be full…Accident 20081011848889AMaule MXT7180A · Santa Teresa, NM(-23) On October 11, 2008 at 1702 MDT a Maule MXT-7-180A registered to sst, inc, impacted the ground on climb-out from Santa Teresa airport, Santa Teresa, new Mexico while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a…Accident 20081011848459APiper PA38112 · Fresno, CA(-23) On oct 11, 2008 at approx 1745 PDT a Piper PA-38, N2572N, with a private pilot operating the controls, solo, hit a cargo truck while on approach to runway 30 at Sierra skypark (E79). The cargo truck was traveling westbound at 50 mph, on a well traveled…Accident 20081011848209ASnias AS350B3 · Alberton, MT(-23) On October 11, 2008, at approximately 12:30 mountain time, a Eurocopter AS-350-B3 being operated by an omniflight inc pilot struck a small abandoned power line after departing from an off airport site on a training exercise about three miles west of…Accident 20081010857009ACessna 177 · Hilton Head Is, SC(-23) Aircraft departed, dayton, oh at 14:00 hours on 10/10/2008 with two souls onboard with a destination of, Hilton Head, SC. At about 15:30 to 16:00 the pilot reported that the engine sputtered for a minute and cleared up. At 18:10 the aircraft engine…Incident 20081010855839IPiper PA31T1 · Charleston, SC(-23) Aircraft landed runway 15, rolled out onto runway overrun. (Runway 15 is 90001 long and 200 feet wide). Aircraft exited runway at taxiway golf and taxied to fixed base operator ramp on east side of airport. The pilot reported that he may have hit a…Incident 20081010855039ITribbl Flightstar · Mims, FL(-23) Aircraft was flying at an altitude of 2800 feet AGL when pilot observed condensation on carburetor. Engine began to lose power and then shut off. Pilot set up for best glive at 55 knots and attempted to restart engine unsuccessfully. Pilot located an…Accident 20081010852639ASproul 72KTET · Bernalillo, NMOn October 10, 2008 at 0753 MDT an experimental amature built balloon, N72KX, was destroyed by fire when it came in contanct with electrical power lines. The pilot sustained very serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured. When the gondola of the…Accident 20081010850349APegasu Pegasusquant · West Terre Hau, IN(-23) Aircraft departed 1I3 (bloomfield in) at around 1300 and flew to a private strip on gannon road in west Terre haute ind. The pilot did a low pass just below tree top level to the south and determined that landing was not possible given the winds. The…Accident 20081010850289AHollan ROTORWAY162F · Madison, SD(-23) On 10/10/2008 at approximately 1840 CDT, [privacy data omitted] departed with one pax from his private landing strip located approximately 10 miles NE of Madison, SD. This was a pleasure flight planned for rutland, SD. They were cruising at…Incident 20081010849649IPiper J3C65 · Culpeper, VA(-23) After landing at the Culpeper airport (cjr) the pilot was taxing to the ramp and struck a plastic barrel that was located in the middle of the taxi way into the parking area. This area was closed due to preparation for an airshow. The pilot and the…Incident 20081010849629IPiper PA42 · Charlottesvill, VA(-23) [privacy data omitted] as PIC of N5SY, landed on runway 3 after completing the ILS to runway 3. Although the weather was 100 ft with 1/4 mile visibility he commenced the approach and at decision height had the runway envirement in sight. Upon landing, a…Accident 20081010848849ABell 206B · Yale, WA(-23) While conducting external load operations to sling noble fir bough bundles, the pilot in command dragged the load on the ground and lost control of the helicopter. The pilot in command jettisoned the load and rolled off the throttle just prior to the…Accident 20081009857119AVeloci Sefg · Caddo Mills, TX(-23) N246RR was cruising at 11,500 ft when the pilot noticed the left fuel tank getting low. He said his right tank was 3/4 full but decided to land in tallahassee, FL anyway. He descended to 3000 ft but when trying to increase power after the decent, the…Incident 20081009856769ICessna 175A · Champaign/Urba, IL(-23) Pilot declared an emergency after pilot saw "bright red glow under rudder pedals" and smelled a "burning plastic smell". Aircraft at Champaign, IL (kcmi) this incident is closed with this report.Incident 20081009852459IGulstm 680 · Pittsburgh, PA(-23) On October 9, 2008, at approximately 1435 eastern time, a Cessna 680, N680VR, conducted under 14 CFR part 91, flying from greenwood, Mississippi greenwood-leflore airport (kgwo) to syracuse, new york syracuse hancock international airport (ksyr), while…Accident 20081009850319ABeech 23 · Chesaning, MI(-23) Pilot was attempting to land on a wide grass runway with gusty wind conditions. The pilot configured the aircraft with full flaps for landing. The aircraft ballooned in the flare and the pilot was late in making a correction. The aircraft stalled,…Incident 20081009849519IMaule M7235B · Norfolk, VA(-23) Pilot reported on landing on runway 32, "a wind increase (reported to be a moderate quartering crosswind) to the left wing down". Pilot stated he recovered from that and "kept the plane on the main gear but I must have touched teh brake because teh…Incident 20081009849049IErcoup 415C · La Porte, TX(-23) The pilot in command of N3287H was a student pilot on a solo flght at La Porte Municipal (T41), he was the sole occupant onboard. The pilot state that on his second landing on runway 12, the aircraft bounced and he attempted to adjust the throttle when…Incident 20081009848989ICessna 172N · Princeton, TX(-23) On October 9, 2008, at 1245Z, a Cessna 172, N1640E, registered to hej aviation inc, in joshua Texas, landed in an open field about 5 miles east of mckinney airport (ktki), while on traffic watch duties. In flight, the pilot noticed a decrease in RPM and…Accident 20081009848169ACessna T206H · Las Vegas, NV(-23) During landing on RWY-17R, N206TT encountered unexpected wind gust or microburst causing N206TT to run off the runway north of taxiway 'd'. Substantial damage to aircraft. No injuries.Incident 20081009847699IMooney M20R · Granbury, TX(-23) On October 9,2008 at 1635(l), a Mooney M20R, N1066U, owned and operated by [privacy data omitted] had a gear-up landing on a VFR flight with VMC weather conditions prevailing. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot received no injuries. The…Incident 20081008855939IPiper PA28R201 · Orlando, FL(-23) An instructor and his student in a Piper PA-28R arrow departed their parking area to taxi to for run-up prior to flight and struck a parked aircraft. The instructor was distracted by looking skyward towards some weather that he believed would be a…Incident 20081008855869IGulstm GIV · Orlando, FL(-23) On 10/08/2008, at around 2110 local time, the Gulfstream (g-iv) was observed on video camera taxiing towards the helicopters parked adjacent to taxiway h. on video you see the g-iv slowing down and changing course to the right avoiding what appears to…Incident 20081008852079ICessna T182T · Worland, WY(-23) Pilot [privacy data omitted] landed his Cessna 182 N1389B on a clearly marked closed runway at Worland, Wyoming. He stated it was an emergency because he "had to pee". He departed missoula, Montana with casper, Wyoming as his intended destination. He…Accident 20081008851429ABeech A36 · Houston, TX(-23) On October 8, 2008, at approximately 6:45 a.m. local time, the PIC of N703KP a Beech A36 lost total engine power and landed in a small field in Houston, Texas. The pilot stated that he was in straight and level flight at 1800', when the engine overspeed…Accident 20081008848959ACessna A185F · Kenai, AK(-23) The pilot in command (PIC) state he taxied into a parking area adjacent to the off airport landing field, and while turning the aircraft to stop and park, the aircraft's tail impacted a bush which subsequently lodged between the right horizontal and…Accident 20081008848919ACessna 2105 · Payson, UT(-23) [privacy data omitted] purchased the aircraft the morning of October 8th, 2008 in los cruces, new Mexico, and employed the services of [privacy data omitted] (CFI) to fly the aircraft back to salt lake city while giving instruction to [privacy data…Accident 20081008848319ACessna 182P · Mt Vernon, MO(-23) This was an evening pleasure flight at sunset. The 1300 foot long grass runway that [privacy data omitted] chose to land on was oriented on a heading of about 250 degrees which would have the sun almost on the nose of the aircraft when landing. In this…Accident 20081008846479AAirtrc AT802A · Turton, SD(-23) This accident occurred on 8-10-08 about 0630 CDT 3 south AD 2 west of Turton, SD. During ferry from aerial application work, engine lost power and pilot landed on a road. During the rollout, the wing struck vegetation on the side of the road, spun the…Accident 20081008846199APiper J3C65 · North Branch, MN(-23) The pilot stated that the engine started running rough. Noise and vibration increased to the point where he shut off the mags. After picking out of emergency landing site, he turned the mags back on with no effect. He turned the mags back off, along…Incident 20081007852159IPiper PA34200T · Goodyear, AZ(-23) During routine instructional flight with a CFI and student, the nose gear collapsed upon landing while practicing touch and goes at gyr. Post incident investigation found that the gear showed signs of damage and deterioration prior to the incident. A…Incident 20081007852099ICessna 421B · Concord, NC(-23) PIC stated gear was selected down for landing during final approach to charlotte Douglas intl airport (clt), the pilot heard the gear extend, however the gear down light did not illuminate. The pilot elected to depart traffic to the east to run…Incident 20081007850879IPiper PA34200 · Winnsboro, TX(-23) On October 07, 2008, about 1335 central daylight time, a twin-engine Piper, PA-24-200, airplane, N24TB, received minor damage upon impact with runway following a complete electrical failure just prior to the landing phase at F51, Winnsboro Municipal…Accident 20081007850249ACirrus SR20 · Chester, CT(-23) The pilot landed short of runway 35 non-standard displaced threshold and impacted the ground six feet before runway pavement begins. Pilot then applied power due to hard landing. During ground impact the left and right main landing gear brake fittings…Accident 20081007850139AInizi 600SPORT · Malibu, CAAircraft was on the return leg of an instructional flight from santa monica airport. The surviving pilot [privacy data omitted] reported there had been no problems with the aircraft and they were about 1000' MSL, offshore and straight and level. The next…Accident 20081007848969ACamron A105 · Rio Rancho, NM(-23) On October 7, 2008 at approximately 0930 local time, passenger aboard a cameron A-105 hot air balloon suffered a broken femur during a hard landing in Rio Rancho, new Mexico. The private flight originated from the albuquerque international ballon fiesta…Accident 20081007848872ACessna 208B · Bethel, AK(-23) Hageland N411GV a Cessna 208B and grant N1229C a Cessna 208B hit left wings while taxing at Bethel, AK airport. N411GV was cleared to taxi from the north ramp to runway 36 via golf. N1229C was cleared to taxi from bravo taxiway to parking at the north…Accident 20081007848831ACessna 208B · Bethel, AK(-23) Hageland N411GV a Cessna 208B and grant N1229C a Cessna 208B hit left wings while taxing at Bethel, AK airport. N411GV was cleared to taxi from the north ramp to runway 36 via golf. N1229C was cleared to taxi from bravo taxiway to parking at the north…