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 20080806844699APiper PA18150(-23) Pilot landed on a sandbar landing area approximately 900' x 50' and when the brakes were applied the wheels locked in the soft sand which resulted in the "nose-over" flip of the aircraft onto it's back. Propeller was replaced and the aircraft was…Accident 20080806844609AScwzer G164B · Salem, IA(-23) The accident occured when the aircraft landed in a farm field due to the loss of engine power. The aircraft was slowing down in the field and nosed over, coming to rest in an inverted position. The tail assembly received substantial damage and the wing…Accident 20080806843739ACessna 182D · Gerlach, NV(-23) The pilot reported that he landed the airplane on a road in order to visit a ranch. After walking over to the ranch, he found the he had landed at the wrong location. He walked back to the airplane, performed a preflight inspection and proceeded to…Incident 20080806843619ICessna 152 · Atwater, CA(-23) On August 6, 2008 at approx 0825 PDT a Cessna 152, N96254, with a student pilot operating the controls, solo, made a hard landing in runway 32 at the Atwater (mer) airport. The student pilot made the statement that this was his first solo and his first…Accident 20080806843439ABeech C23 · Augusta, KS(-23) Instructor and student were practicing cross wind take offs and landings. Upon landing, the instructor noticed the student had let the airspeed decrease and the stall horn was going off. The instructor took control, pushed the nose down to increase…Accident 20080806841979AN1762C(-23) [privacy data omitted] was giving dual instruction to [privacy data omitted] in a lyons rober navajo hks an experimental weight shift powered glider. They departed the chelan WA (S10) airport at about 1630 departing towards the east. They crossed the…Incident 20080806841339IAmtr Glastar · Monroe, WA(-23) Pilot stated he had a rough running engine and completed some maintnance on August 5, 2008 including an engine run. Pilot decided to take aircraft for test flight and did not accomplish his preflight checklist. On August 6, 2008, he took off from…Accident 20080805857529ASkrsky S61N · Redding, CAOn August 5, 2008, at approximately 1940 pacific dayligt time, a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter, N612AZ, operated by carson helicopter servics inc., under contract of the us forest service, impacted terrain while departing helo sport 44 on the buck horn fire NE,…Accident 20080805849249AExtrem Edgex · Franklin, ME(-23) None certificated pilot operating a none registered aircraft impacted the water surface while conducting operations at an altitude not in accordance with applicable regulations. Witness statements obtained by the Maine state police indicate PIC was…Accident 20080805846269ARobsin R22BETA · Buffalo, ND(-23) On August 5, 2008, at 11:17 hrs CST, a Robinson R22 helicopter, N57UP, registered to venture air LLC contacted terrain while performing an aerial application maneuver, on a wheat field, west of the intersection of hwy 38 and cr 33st se, cass county ND.…Accident 20080805845059AMunk · Erie, CO(-23) Aircraft departed keik at approx. 09:50 local. Aircraft was on crosswind leg to the west when according to a statement by the pilot given to the boulder county sheriff that after takeoff it felt as if an engine mount had broken. According to witnesses…Incident 20080805844859ISwrngn SA227AC · Denver, CO(-23) Left brake system #2 piston seal failed causing hydraulic leak onto hot brake disc, causing fire and smoke on left wheel on taxi. Incident occurred in front of kden airport fire house on taxiway. Flames quite promptly extinguished by fire fighters.…Accident 20080805844059APiper PA18150 · Nome, AK(-23) State trooper pilot attempted to take off from a narrow, gravel road. During the take off roll, he reached down to add flaps, but could not put his hand on the flap handle. He looked down momentarily, and when he looked up, the aircraft was heading off…Accident 20080805843889ABeech B35 · Lockport, NY(-23) On August 5, 2008 at 0950 local time a Beech B-35 aircraft N5208C rigistered to [privacy data omitted] crashed while attempting to takeoff from North Buffalo Suburban Airport (0G0) in Lockport, NY. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.…Incident 20080805843329IGulstm G44 · Fairbanks, AK(-23) Pilot failed to extend landing gear prior to landing. [privacy data omitted].Incident 20080805843319IPiper PA31350 · Kotzebue, AK(-23) Birds struck during takeoff roll prior to rotation. No damage found.Accident 20080805843259AAirtrc AT301 · Herreid, SD(-23) On August 5, 2008, pilot [privacy data omitted] was performing part 137 spray operations and landed at Herreid, SD airport. During landing he ground-looped the aircraft causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot escaped without injuries.Accident 20080805843109AAmtr Sportstar · St Charles, MO(-23) [privacy data omitted] was performing a solo operation in N411EV as a portion of his student pilot training. [privacy data omitted] Departed runway 9 at st. Charles municipal airport (3SQ) and experienced what he perceived as an inability to control the…Incident 20080805842389ISphrth Ventusb · Uvalde, TX(-23) Aug 5, 2008, at approximately 1615 hrs. N39JL, a schempp-hirth glider, ventus b, landed on the runway and to accomodate other gliders landing, chose to go off the runway unto the grass/dirt. On landing roll the gear collapsed and the glider came to a…Incident 20080805842229ICessna 180H · Harrison, NE(-23) While on an IFR flight from north platte, Nebraska (lbf), to worland, Wyoming (wrl), the aircraft experienced a loss of fuel pressure. The pilot was forced to land on a highway west of Harrison, Nebraska. The landing was uneventful and there was no…Incident 20080804855739IBeech B90 · Huntsville, AL(-23) On August 4, 2008 at 2030 local time, pilot, [privacy data omitted], of aircraft N621TB landed at Huntsville international airport, hsv, with the landing gear not fully down and locked or failed to lower the gear. This resulted in a wheels up landing.Accident 20080804855539APiper PA12 · Huntsville, AL(-23) On August 08, 2008 at 1430 local, pilot with one passenger departed Moontown, AL, 3M5 n a Piper PA-12, N7820H. Aircraft crashed soon after takeoff approximatley 1222 feet of the west end of the runway due to possible fuel depletion. Fuel selector valve…Accident 20080804848069APiper PA31350 · Aniak, AK(-23) On August 4, 2008, about 1550 Alaska daylight time a Piper PA-31-350 airplane, N40YR, had a controlled crashed, about a mile straight out of runway 28, Aniak, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR)under the provisions of…Incident 20080804847209IDoug DC951 · Milwaukee, WI(-23) The #3 main gear tire shredded on takeoff. Rubber pieces from the tire damaged #2 engine C-1 compressor disk (FOD). The aircraft landed safely back in mke. On taxi from runway #4 tire thermal deflated due to excessive heat. Passengers were deplaned from…Incident 20080804845709IAmtr LANCAIR320 · Redding, CA(-23) Pilot states that he did not use the checklist and failed to use "gump" before landing.Accident 20080804845639ADhav DHC2MK1 · Kenmore, WA(-23) Aircraft was practicing crosswind landings on lake Washington in the vicinity of Kenmore air Harbor (S60) and incountered a quartering tailwind during landing. While on the step and attempting to correct for the tailwind, the right wing tip and right…Incident 20080804844699IPiper PA28140 · Maryville, TNPilot aborted takeoff on a Private strip and ran threw a fence.Incident 20080804843689IBombdr DHC8402 · Wichita, KS(-23) On August 4, 2008, at 21:28 local time, the flight crew for lynx aviation doing business as frontier airlines: operating as flight nr 3258 departed denver, Colorado, (den) to Wichita, Kansas, (ict) declared an emergency due to an anti skid indication…Accident 20080804843139APiper PA32R301 · Oxford, MS(-23) Prior to departing the holly springs airport (M41) the pilot flew the aircraft for 15 minutes to check for any leaks on a recently installed factory new engine installed by the repair station. No leaks or abnormalities found and the pilot departed the…Accident 20080804842689ACessna 172K · Seaside, OR(-23) After departure from Seaside airport, the pilot turned northward and crashed into the home at [privacy data omitted]. The pilot and passenger were both killed. Three persons in the house were also killed. Three others in the home were seriously injured.Incident 20080804842249IBbavia 8KCAB · Grenada, MS(-23) Pilots written statement says that while conducting wheel landings he pushed too FAR forward on the stick resulting in a prop strike. No injuries were sustained to either the pilot or passenger. [privacy data omitted]Accident 20080804841699ACessna 172M · Jefferson, NC(-23) The student pilot lost directional control on takeoff; went off the left side of the runway and down an embankment.Accident 20080804841669AAmtr Dragonfly · Big Spring, TX(-23)On August 4, 2008, at approximately 1635 CDT, the pilot of N793TW, a Dragonfly experimental aircraft, attempted a short approach over the field at Big Spring mcmahon-Wrinkle airport (bpg) to land on taxiway b (bravo) used as runway 17R, and subsequently…Incident 20080803855709IOkun Fpnadrifter · Sebring, FL(-23) [privacy data omitted] was giving instruction in the aircraft. They had completed several landing on the runway and decided to do some water landings. The pilot forgot to raise the landing gear prior to making a water landing. The aircraft had turned…Accident 20080803855579ABeech C23 · Winter Haven, FLStudent pilot on second supervised solo used improper technique to recover from bounced landing. Repeated nose wheel first bounces caused nose gear to fail. A/c skidded down runway and then off the side on its nose and main gear. Pilot noticed smoke in…Accident 20080803855459APiper PA32300 · Charleston, SC(-23) @1615L time N4376X was on roll out after landing on runway 15. N4376X was instructed to turn left at taxi way j and replied he could not clear the runway. His nose gear had collapsed. Pilot stated that he was making a landing on 15 and was practically…Incident 20080803846699IFlora, IN(-23) On August 3, 2008 at approximately 2100 hours 'z' at the Flora Municipal Airport a skydiver deployed his main chute and encountered a 'line-over' entanglement of that chute and then performed a 'cut-away' of his main chute at approximately 4000 feet. At…Incident 20080803846569ICirrus SR20 · Lincoln Park, NJOn 08/03/2008, the subject aircraft being operated by the subject airman departed rwy 01 at N07 at approximately 1505 EDT. On climb-out, the right hand wing fuel cap departed the aicraft and struck a golfer at the sunset valley golf course, pequannock, NJ, on…Accident 20080803844139APiper PA32RT300T · Palatka, FL(-23) Nighttime t/o from rw 17. A/c was full of fuel, pilot, one passenger and baggage that included golf clubs. On initial climb-out stall horn activated and pilot noticed that the manifold pressure had backed off. As he was adding power the a/c started…Incident 20080803843579INavion L17A · Grass Valley, CA(-23) Pilot states that he was conducting touch and go operations and forgot to lower the landing gear on the fourth landng. He heard the gear horn, but thought it was the stall horn, which is not installed on this plane.Accident 20080803843289APiper PA18150 · Wall, SD(-23) This accident occurred on August 3, 2008 at 1635 about 40 miles north of Wall, SD. Pilot was attempting to land his super cub on a sand bar on the cheyenne river. Pilot had made two low passes over the sand bar. On his third approach he encountered wind…Accident 20080803843219ACessna 150L · Watertown, SD(-23) The accident occurred on August 3, 2008 at 11 p.m. about 12 miles southwest of Watertown, SD. Pilot was flying at night and tried to execute a 180 degree turn due to hazy conditions. While in the turn pilot started to descend and impacted the graound.…Accident 20080803843099AScwzer SGS233A · Windsor, VA(-23) The student pilot on his third solo flight approached the landing and was losing altitude. He attempted to shorten the traffic pattern turning on the final stall and spin and lost control of the aircraft in low altitude. From eye witness reports, the…Accident 20080803842719AAmtr Challengerii · Benton, KY(-23) On August 3rd 2008, at approximatley 1330 central daylight time, an experimental amateur built challenger ii aircraft N69ER, impacted terrain in an open field on the property of marvel golf course in fairdealing, KY. The pilot, owner and operator of the…Incident 20080803842369IBoeing 737322 · Seattle, WA(-23) After takeoff from seatac row 3, seats a, b, c came loose from the seat track and rocked back onto row 4. All seats were occupied with passengers, one passenger in row 4 was removed from airplane and transported to the hospital for x-rays and possible…Incident 20080803842359IEarths GULL2000 · Arlington, WA(-23) PIC had taken off and had climbed to an altitude of about 20 to 25 feet when a down draft or a windshear forced the aircraft to the ground. The hard landing caused damage to the left wingtip, right main gear and wheel, nose gear, nose of aircraft.Accident 20080803841739ACessna 550 · Reading, PA(-23) Local controller authorized landing aircraft and mowing tractor to be on runway at same time. They collided at a crossing intersection. Local procedures have been changed to authorize ground vehicles to receive clearance to hold short of runways until…Incident 20080803840399ICessna 310L · Renton, WA(-23) On approach to land at Renton, WA. Rnt the PIC lower the gear and notice that the nose gear green light was not on but the mains were. He went through the emergency checklist. Called the rnt tower and asked them to look at his gear as he flew by. They…Accident 20080802857789AErcoup 415C · Cedarburg, WIOn August 2, 2008, about 1225 central daylight time (CDT), and Ercoupe 415C, N93963 struck a tree and impactd the gorund following a loss of control during takeoff from runway 31 at covered bridge fields (1WN2-private). The private pilot sustained minor…Incident 20080802855749ICessna 150M · Douglasville, GA(-23) On takeoff from grass runway 20, the aircraft did not accelerate appropriately. The power and all systems looked normal. The acceleration stagnated at about 40-45 knots. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff and reduced power and applied brakes. The…