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 20081001846439AEuroco AS350B3 · Blaine, WA(-23) On October 1, 2008 at approximately 1900 PDT, N172AE, Eurocopter AS350 B3, serial number 3839, was performing a yearly proficiency exercise and was performing emergency procedures from the left hand pattern for runway 34 at Blaine Municipal. The…Incident 20080930855619IPiper PA32R301T · Charleston, SCAircraft was on runway 22/04 with all three landing gears in the up position. Examined the aircraft condition and noted that the landing gear selector was in the down position. A retract test on the landing gearsystem was performed and it operated normally,…Accident 20080930855289AHood Juniorace · Ashville, AL(-23) On September 30, 2008, at approximately 1730 CDT, [privacy data omitted] was flying his airplane, a junior ace, N1012S, serial number RH3, over Ashville, Alabama, when he lost control and crashed in a clearing in the woods. [privacy data omitted] Stated…Accident 20080930850089ACessna 172S · Fullerton, CA(-23) On September 30, 2008, N2190W began its takeoff roll on runway 24 at Fullerton airport and immediately veered off the runway to the left side. The aircraft struck an taxiway sign box and a taxiway light prior to intersection charlie. The aircraft became…Incident 20080930849679IGulstm GA7 · San Antonio, TX(-23) Aircraft landed gear up. Certified flight instructor (CFI) stated the gear was down and green lights were illuminated indicating locked in place. He felt the wheels touch the runway and the gear collapsed. There was minor damage to the aircraft. There…Incident 20080930849559IRicela KR2 · San Angelo, TX(-23) Pilot stated that while on a high speed taxi the nose gear bent allowing the propeller to contact the ground. No NMAC. No fire. No damage to property or persons on the ground.Incident 20080930849489IDiamon DA20C1 · San Antonio, TX(-23) On Tuesday, September 20, 2008 at approx 1512 CST N168PS landed hard on rnwy 30L at ksat. The student pilot was conducting supervised solo training (landing) when the da 20-C1 diamond aircraft started "porpoising" forward and backward between nose and…Incident 20080930848349ILear 55LEAR · Omaha, NE(-23) While enroute on a part 14 CFR 135 on demand flight with five passengers onboard, approximately one hour out from a scheduled fuel stop in Omaha, Nebraska, a passenger complained to the pilot that the toilet would not flush. The pilot called the company…Accident 20080930848179AAmtr RV8 · Idaho Falls, ID(-23) The aircraft was taxiing for takeoff, when the pilots started to feel excessive heat, looked down and saw flames near his feet. He stopped the aircraft, shut down the engine, turned off all switches (but not the fuel selector due to the increasing…Accident 20080930848049ALaird LC1B300 · Spokane, WA(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated he was landing on runway 21L at the Spokane Felts Field (sff) airport. He contacted the runway he characterized as a firm landing the bounced, upon the subsequent touchdown the aircraft became uncontrollable that…Accident 20080930847919ANamer AT6D · Arlington, WAOn September 30, 2008 at approximately 1700 PDT, the north American AT-6 (N3913) piloted by [privacy data omitted] (back seat) and [privacy data omitted] (front seat),lost control on landing at Arlington (awo) airport. The landing was initially performed by…Incident 20080929855609IBeech B60 · Jekyll Island, GAUpon landing at Jekyll Island, aircraft immediately veered to the left shoulder of the runway. After approximately 500’, aircraft turned right to rejoin runway causing the nose landing gear to collapse. The aircraft continued in a skid causing damage to the…Incident 20080929854949IBeech 23 · New Smyrna Bea, FL(-23) While landing at new symrna Beach airport (evb) at approximately 1820 local time aircraft (N2376Z) with the owner [privacy data omitted] as the PIC and accompanied by 2 passengers, the nose strut collapsed. The steering adapter and collar assembly…Incident 20080929850979ISocata TB20TRINIDAD · Champaign/Urba, IL(-23) Aircraft had no positive indication of nose gear down. Pilot flew past the tower, and tower confirmed that the nose gear was not down and locked. Pilot attempted to do an emergency extention of the gear but the nose gear would not lock down. Pilot…Accident 20080929850809ACessna R172K · Leadville, COOn September 29, 2008 [privacy data omitted] was receiving instruction in a Cessna 172XP [privacy data omitted] from [privacy data omitted] near Leadville, Colorado. During instruction [privacy data omitted] noticed the aircraft stopped gaining altitude and…Incident 20080929849509IChampi 7AC · Spearfish, SD(-23) This incident occurred on 09-29-08 about 1000 MDT at Spearfish municipal airport, Spearfish, SD. During landing attempt pilot made a hard landing on runway 26. The hard landing may have contributed to the left main gear collapse while pilot was…Incident 20080929848739IMonroe Varieze · Phoenix, AZ(-23)Experimental aircraft landed and nose wheel came off the aircraft. There was minor damage. The shimmy damper as found to be defective. Aircraft was repaired for a minimal cost. No further action required.Accident 20080929848479APiper PA18150 · Girdwood, AK(-23) According to the pilot, as the aircraft was slowing down during landing, the left main wheel hit a small "hummuck", or bump on the ground, forcing the nose of the aircraft about two feet into the air. As the nose was coming down, the tailwheel hit the…Accident 20080929848469APiper PA31350 · Fresno, CA(-23) Hard landing made at fat bent spars, buckled skin of aircraft.Incident 20080929845869IHughes 369E · Philipsburg, NJ(-23) Aircraft was flying enroute to Connecticut at approximately 1000 ft AGL. With no previous indications of problems, the pilot heard a loud band and the engine lost power. The pilot performed an autorotation into a grass field with no injuries nor damage…Incident 20080928855599IBeech 35C33 · Boca Raton, FLWhile over pahokee, FL, pilot lost electrical power. Altitude and heading were not reported. Pilot used portable aircraft radio connected to external comm antennae for emergency communications with ATC and navigated to home airport via panel mounted GPS…Accident 20080928855339ABbavia 7AC · Mount Pleasant, SC(-23) After takeoff the engine starting to loose power and made an off airport landing in the marsh. Aircraft was being repositioning to another airport for an annual inspection. Records indicated. The aircraft is positioned on a 350 degree heading with both…Accident 20080928853199ADiamon DA42 · Lancaster, PAPilot reported cockpit indications were normal. The pilot stated that the nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Post accident investigation revealed the left main gear was bent slightly outward and up. The left fuel tank was leaking fuel. The nose gear was…Incident 20080928852679IPiper PA34200T · West Mifflin, PAOn September 28, 2008, at approximately 0650 eastern time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N3979J, conducted under 14 CFR part 91, operated by a Mr. Francis j. philips, departed taxiway alpha at the Allegheny County Airport (kpit) while taxing to runway 28 in dense fog.…Accident 20080928852359APilats PC1247E · Santa Fe, NM(-23) At approximately 2222 MDT on September 28, 2008, the pilot N606SL, a Pilatus PC-12-47, impacted the ground approximately 2.1 statute miles north norwest of the Santa Fe Municipal Airport (saf), Santa Fe, new Mexico. The impact point was slightly left…Accident 20080928850439ANamer Harvardmkiia · Dayton, OH(-23) Aircraft N9272C landed at Greene county airport experiencing an uncontrollable shimmy of the aircraft tail wheel assembly. This caused the aircraft to exit the runway into a ditch and up on a taxiway causing extensive damage to left wing and gear. Pilot…Accident 20080928850209ABeech A36 · Carlsbad, CA(-23) On September 28, 2008, at 0719 PDT, a Beech A36, N82TB, on IFR ILS approach to Palomar airport, Carlsbad California, was issued a low altitude alert and advised by crq ATCT that the airplane was south of course. The pilot was advised to execute the…Incident 20080928849059IPiper PA22150 · Atqasuk, AK(-23) The pilot was landing at talkeetna Alaska, a runway 36. While on the landing rollout the right main landing gear collapsed, causing the airplane to slide to a stop on the right wing tip. (-23 amendment) [privacy data omitted], found rust in a crack, on…Accident 20080928848929AAmtr Aventuraii · Montgomery, TX(-23) The aircraft was found in a wooded area approx 800 to 1000 feet south of the west end of the runway. The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the aircraft was blown off course, to the south, by a gust of wind and again, by another gust, causing the…Accident 20080928848509AEuroco AS350B2 · Nikiski, AK(-23)Evergreen helicopter international (lcfa) evergreen helicopters international (lcfa) dispatched an a-star AS-350 helicopter from the xto base at Nikiski, Alaska at approximately 10:00 am local on 09-28-2008. The purpose was an on demand CFR 14 part 135…Accident 20080928848009ABeech C23 · Duncan, OK(-23) Pilot was at cruise altitude of 2500' and reported a loss of power. The engine started running rough and exhibited a severe vibration. Pilot shut the engine down and set up for best glide to a dirt field. On landing, aircraft struck a fence post and…Accident 20080928847949ACessna 150D · Falmouth, KY(-23) The pilot departed K62 on a pleasure flight with his son. Immediately after takeoff (estimated 200 ft AGL) pilot stated engine lost power. Pilot initiated turn to left and impacted trees. The aircraft came to rest on the left side with the keft wing…Accident 20080928846599ACessna 320D · Collinsville, OK(-23) N4165T departed airmen Acres (OK93) at approx 1137 CST on runway 35. Aircraft continued north for approx .5 miles and started a return to the airfield. At approx. 1146 CST aircraft executed a low altitude high speed pass over the field from the south to…Accident 20080928846399APiper PA28161 · Beverly, MA(-23) Upon landing in IMC conditions rwy 16 kbv, struck and killed a deer at 2226Z. Substantial damage to right wing, fuselage, engine cowling.Incident 20080927854089IFerrel Velocityxlfg · Otisco, IN(-23) The homebuilt aircraft experienced an emergency condition during cruise flight; specifically, the loss of all engine oil pressure. The airman confirmed loss of engine oil pressure by observing smoke coming from the nose of the aircraft and oil…Incident 20080927852709ICessna 182P · San Jose, CAPilot reported engine running rough on climb out at 1400 feet MSL. Pilot elected to return to airport for landing in opposite direction. Pilot stated the engine stopped running and seized up at 1200 feet MSL before landing.Incident 20080927850689IBalwks FIREFLY7 · Prosser, WA(-23) While in cruise, tracking south to north, approximatelly 2 NM north of Prosser Airport at an estimated altitude of 400 to 500 feet, the pilot switched propane fuel tanks. The next demand for flame (power) from the new tank provided inadequate flame due…Accident 20080927849679ABiceda Bearhawk · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On September 27, 2008 at approximately 1100 local time, the pilot and sole occupant of N1685, a bice david e. model Bearhawk airplane, veered to the right due to a left cross-wind and while correcting veered left off runway 22 at Double Eagle II Airport…Incident 20080927849589IGatesl 55LEAR · Lexington, KY(-23) On September 27th, 2008 a Learjet (N550AK) departed from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, KY. At lift-off the pilot noticed a radical increase of airflow into the cabin accompanied by heat, the smell of raw engine bleed air and the illumination of the…Accident 20080927848869AMaule M5210C · Delta Junction, AK(-23) On 9/27/2008 [privacy data omitted] taxied up and down the Delta Junction Airport runway 2 times before taking off to the west. About 150 feet above the ground during his departure the engine started to sputter and backfire, [privacy data omitted]…Accident 20080927848189ABell 206B · WY(-23) On September 27, 2008 at 13:25 MDT, a Bell helicopeter 206B, N59611, registered to [privacy data omitted], landed hard 19 miles southwest of laramie Wyoming, while spotting cattle. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight…Accident 20080927848139AAerosp SA365N1 · Forestville, MD(-23) On September 27, 2008, at approximately 2358 eastern day light time, an aerospatiale (eurocpter) AS365N1 operated by Maryland state police under the call sign of trooper 2, impacted trees and terrain approximately two miles from the approach end of…Incident 20080927847899IRemos REMOSG3600 · Denton, TX(-23) Aircraft was inflight for instruction when a loud bang was heard. The aircraft lost power and started to descend. The engine quit and aircraft landed in a field under no power.Incident 20080927847449IDoug MD88 · Indianapolis, IN(-23) At 1515 local time on September 27, 2007 on runway 23L at ind (Indianapolis International Airport), delta airlines, designator dala, experienced an aborted takeoff prior to speeds indicating V1, due to shudder, explained by the pilot in command, similar…Accident 20080927846509AASTRAS2 · Spokane, WA(-23) During the after landing roll out the pilot applied the brakes to slow down. The pilot encountered a left and right oscillation. The pilot tried to maintain control with nose wheel steering, but the oscillations increased and he lost control. The…Incident 20080926855509ICirrus SR22 · Fort Lauderdal, FLPilot departed on rnwy 08 kfxe, flew crosswind and then continued on a down wind departure and climb. At approx 2500 feet and 4 NM north west, at least 2 birds contacted the aircraft. One bird contacted and broke the wind screen and entered the cockpit.…Incident 20080926854029ICessna 170A · Evansville, IN(-23) Pilot of his privately-owned aircraft conducted repeated (3) taxi operation at taxi speeds greater than taxi and less then speed required for flight for purpose of "excercising" aircraft. Pilot stated he had no intention of flight from his Private-use…Incident 20080926850719IThundr AX890S2 · Prosser, WA(-23) [privacy data omitted] acting as pilot in command of N749TC lta balloon, took off from the Prosser Airport (S90) at 7:15AM. The winds were out of the west at 1MPH and the ceiling unlimited. After flying approximately 40 minutes he began looking for…Accident 20080926850389APiper PA28140 · SD(-23) On 9-26-08 at about 1500 CDT, N6266J while attempting a takeoff, came to rest beyond the boundaries of the private airstrip, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot, who is also a flight instructor was giving a demonstration flight to the…Incident 20080926848829ICessna 172RG · Milwaukee, WI(-23) On 09/26/08 at 1450 local, N4852V was performing a practice power-off 180 degree accuracy approach and landing in the traffic pattern when it landed gear up on runway 15L. This was the pilot's first attempt at landing for the day. Pilot admitted that he…