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 20080608838749APiper PA44180 · Battle Creek, MI(-23)Pilot and CFI heard a loud bang, saw the damage on the nose, thought they hit a bird and felt a large vibration. All engine instruments were normal, the CFI elected to continue to run the engine and immediately called kbtl to land. They landed without…Incident 20080608836749IBeech 58 · Frederick, MD(-23)The PIC/FAR141CFI was giving multi engine instruction to the commercial pilot student. The CFI observed the student perform a checklist prior to taxiing out to perform a short field takeoff. Approximately 500 feet into the takeoff roll, the landing gear…Accident 20080608834459AN199L · Bend, OROn jun 8, 2008, approximately 1730 local, the pilot of an experimental aircraft (N199L) experienced a catastrophic engine failure approximately 10 mile south of Bend, OR mean sea level (MSL). The PIC was en-route from marysville, CA (myv) to redmond, OR…Accident 20080607854919ACessna T206H · Cedar Key, FLA/c departed Cedar Key airport at aprox. 00:30 on 06/07/08, the pilot and owner were giving a ride to local woman while two couples went back down town to retreive camera they had forgotten at a restaurant. During an extended down wind to airport, a/c flew…Incident 20080607846809IBbavia 7ECA · Minneapolis, MN(-23) Right main landing gear strut collapsed during landing and aircraft looped into grass beside runway.Accident 20080607846279ANaval N3N3 · Webster Townsh, OH(-23) Pilot elected to make precautionary landing in field due to fluctuating oil pressure. Upon touchdown in plowed field lower wing tip hit higher vegetation (wheat) in adjoining field. Contact with the higher wheat in adjoining field and soft uneven…Incident 20080607843499ICessna 182Q · El Reno, OK(-23) Pilot stated that he ws attempting to land during gusty wind conditions. The airplane floated in ground effect momentarily then impacted hard onto the runway surface. Pilot stated that the executed a go-around and returned for another landing. Pilot…Incident 20080607843159ICessna 182F · Duanesburg, NY(-23) While conducting parachute jumping operations at 10,000 feet, a passenger who was onboard as an observer reportedly commited suicide when he jumped form the aircraft immediately following the departure of three planned jumpers, (videographer and a…Incident 20080607842279IAmtr RV9A · San Diego, CA(-23) During landing rollout runway 23, myf, pilot states in crossing intersection runway 28, he struck a one inch berm. He further stated this caused the nose wheel gear leg to bend aft, allowing his propeller to contact the ground. The nose gear tube was…Accident 20080607840689ACessna 180G · Eveleth, MN(-23) The pilot landed on the grass strip and upon rolling out, encountered a soft area allowing the main landing gear to sink into the ground, bringing the aircraft to a sudden stop at which point the nose, propeller, and the vertical stabilizer struck the…Accident 20080607840629AAmtr Sonex · Metropolis, IL(-23) Airman departed M30 airport. Aircraft engine quit shortly after departure. Airman decided to return to airport due to terrain restrictions. Aircraft landed short of runway striking runway lights causing substantial damage the right wing leading edge,…Accident 20080607839899APiper PA38112 · Hopi Reservati, AZ(-23) Pilot departed U07 at 1000 MST for a flight to inw, for refueling on his way to chd. At 1 hour 40 minutes into the flight at 8500' AGL, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The pilot elected to land in what appeared to be smooth desert terrain. The aircraft…Accident 20080607837559ACessna 182B · Moab, UT(-23) During taxi back to ramp after completion of jump flight the aircraft was flipped on its back after a gust of wind caught the tail and lifted the aircraft. Dirt runway was in use.Accident 20080607834729ACessna 150M · Forrest City, AR(-23) On June 7, 2008, at 1146 CDT a Cessna CE-150M, N3266V, was transitioning from crosswind to downwind during a missed approached to runway 18 at Forrest City, Arkansas (fcy) when the aircraft crashed in a cotton field approximately 400 yards east of the…Incident 20080607834169ICndair CL6002B19 · Omaha, NE(-23) N8694A, CL-600-2B19, was being operated by pinnacle airlines, as northwest airlink flight 5871, from detroit, mi to Omaha, NE. The crew reported to Omaha approach air traffic control that the aircraft had nose gear problems. They requested no…Incident 20080606852179IDoug DC983 · Las Vegas, NV(-23) First officer [privacy data omitted] was the pilot flying (pf). Per written statements from both pilots to the air carrier, the aircraft rolled suddenly during the landing flare. The pf could not overcome the rolling motion of the aircraft in time to…Incident 20080606848639IPiper PA28R200 · Kapolei, HI(-23) On June 11, 2008, on approach to landing the pilot retracted the flaps from two notches to one, as the aircraft started to descend the flight instructor immediately took control of the aircraft to initiate a go around, at the same time the aircraft made…Incident 20080606846719IBell OH13M74TEXH · Almena, WI(-23) On 06/06/2008 at approximately 08:00, the pilot of the aircraft was performing aerial application of fungicide on a field near Almena, WI. While climbing out after his 5th pass on the field, the helicopter struck a powerline near the east edge of the…Incident 20080606841289IBeech 1900C · Nome, AK(-23) Aircraft departed ome for sva with one passenger and struck a bird (loon) on the right side of the nose just forward of the copilots window. The crew returned to ome and the aircraft was subsequently ferried to fai for repairs. Damage was classified as…Accident 20080606838989ACirrus SR22 · Beaver Dam, NC(-23) Shortly after 1900 local time the pilot and one passenger attempted a takeoff from a Private grass landing strip in eastern cumberland county. Immediately after main wheel lift-off the aircraft rolled/turned hard left. The left wingtip struck the ground…Accident 20080606838739ACessna 172C · Nortonville, ND(-23) Aircraft was enroute from bis to 6L3, part 91 flight, no passengers, VFR conditions. Pilot states during cruise, "engine just quit". Switched fuel selector to right tank because "it had more than the left tank". Engine caught for second and quit. Pilot…Accident 20080606838659APiper PA18 · Quinhagak, AK(-23) The accident occurred on Friday, June 6, 2008 at about 1910 LCL time, 15 miles to the southwest of Quinhagak, AK. A trooper airplane saw the column of smoke, the trooper, proceeded to investigate an airplane crashed and burning on the beach (tidal…Accident 20080606838319AAmtr LANCAIR4P · Alhambra, IL(-23) An amateur-build Lancair 4-P, registration number N241DM, piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed denison, IA enroute to louisville, KY. The flight was conducted under instrument flight rules. The pilot received a weather briefing from locheed martin…Incident 20080606838089IAmtr Skyranger · Perris, CA(-23) Lightsport experimental, on landing struck a hole and flipped over in an open field in Perris, CA.Accident 20080606837809ACessna 510 · Norfolk, VA(-23) Right wing trailing edge was struck by a tug, as the aircraft was ready to taxi out (engines running, brakes off, aircraft not moving, as reported by the pilot). The flaps, aileron and underside of wing sustained substantial damage. The tug operator…Incident 20080606835189IPiper PA20 · Caldwell, ID(-23) Engine quit on takeoff at low altitude. Pilot elected to land in a cow pasture. The landing gear ws torn off as the aircraft hit a mound of dirt that was dozed from within the field. The reason for the engine failure was not immediately obvious. Will…Incident 20080606835039IPiper PA24260 · Torrance, CA(-23) On June 6, 2008 approximately 2020 PDT, the pilot of N9016P, a Piper PA-24, made the second attempted landing at toa runway 29R. The landing gear collapsed about two seconds after the aircraft touched down.Accident 20080606834809ACessna 152 · Okeechobee, FL(-23) The pilot was only on her second solo flight and was released on a cross country from for pierce to the Okeechobee airport. On her first landing she hit the nose wheel on the runway causing the aircraft to bounce into air. On the second impact the nose…Accident 20080606834709ABeech A36 · Pawtucket, RI(-23) On June 6, 2008 at approximately 17:45 EDT a runway collision occurred at the North Central State Airport/Pawtucket, RI, N27199 was departing runway 5 on an IFR release. N7660Y was on a VOR approach to runway 33 but could not make the landing because of…Accident 20080606834489ACessna 172M · Byron, CA(-23) Instructor and student doing pattern work at the Byron Airport (C83). The student was flying the aircraft on final approach. The student pulled the power to idle at the approach end of runway 23 for the instructor to complete the landing. The instructor…Incident 20080605847379IEclips ECLIPSEEA500 · Chicago, IL(-23) Aircraft was on approach to mdw, runway 22L, in gusty wind conditions. At 50 ft AGL pilot applied power to arrest excessive sink. The aircraft made a normal touchdown at 83 KTS but then the aircraft accelerated to 95 KTS. The pilot attempted to slow…Accident 20080605843929AJustac Highlander · Danville, PA(-23) Solo student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings at 8N8 (Danville, PA). On last landing attempt, a go-around was initiated. Aircraft crashed during go-around due to mis-management of the flight controls.Incident 20080605842519ICessna R182 · Great Valley, NY(-23) On 6/05/08 at 0800 EDT, N2358C, a Cessna, CE-R182, s/n R18200159, owned and operated by [privacy data omitted] landed on runway 6 at the Great Valley Airport (N56), yn, a public grass runway. After taking off from the same airport to show his two…Incident 20080605839709ICessna A188A · Mexico, MO(-23) On June 5, 2008, [privacy data omitted] struck a powerline while conducting crop-dusting applications near martinsburg, MO in aircraft N9933G. The powerline broke and fell to the ground. No damage to the aircraft was present.Accident 20080605837889ARhnflu EA300L · Gothenburg, NE(-23) On June 5, 2008 an extra flugzeugbau gmbh EA300/L, N12XT, departed north platte regional airport(lbf), north platte Nebraska at approximately 1345 UTC. The flight was operated VFR under 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan on file ATC. The pilot…Incident 20080605837799IN716DH · Murphy, ID(-23) During landing, aircraft swerved to the right because of brake failure on left main wheel. Aircraft went off runway into gravel and ended up on nose. Damage in the area of the the engine cowling. Wood propeller was broken off by striking the ground with…Accident 20080605837579ABeech 58 · Jackson, MS(-23) The pilot taxied onto runway 16 at Hawkins Field in Jackson Mississippi and prepared to takeoff. The pilot stated approximatley 15 seconds after turning on his landing lights and strobes he heard a loud bang. The bang occurred during takeoff roll. He…Incident 20080605835139ICirrus SR20 · Orlando, FL(-23) N475DA, a Cirrus R20, operated by delta flight connection academy was involved in a nose landing gear collapse during a dual pre-solo check flight. The instructor and student made a series of harder than normal landings with ballooning and porposing. On…Incident 20080605834609IBeech 76 · Little Rock, AR(-23) On June 6, 2008, at 1545 CDT, a Beech 76, N3437K landed at klit runway 22R with the landing gear retracted while practicing and engine out instrument landing system approach. There were no injuries to the multi-engine certified flight instructor or…Accident 20080605834409ACessna 172 · Santa Rosa, CA(-23) Cessna enroute to Santa Rosa airport ran out of fuel and crashed in a vineyard 1.5 miles short of Santa Rosa airport. Minor injuries to pilot. Substantial aircraft damage.Incident 20080604852219ILexington, TX(-23) [privacy data omitted] had no club affiliations and this was her first jump. Parachute used was as follows; container: sun path student javelin, main parachute: performance designs navigator NA220-002332, reserve chute: performance design 160R#4021…Accident 20080604846759ACessna 310R · Bloomington, IN(-23) On June 4, 2008,N142CT, C310, operating under 14 CFR 91 on a personnal flight departed for wayne, Indiana (fwa) with the intended destination of jeffersonville, Indiana (jvy). The pilot reported a left engine failure. The pilot secured the engine and…Incident 20080604840229IPiper PA32RT300T · North Little R, AR(-23) On June 4, 2008, a Piper PA-32-300T, N2150B, landed hard on runway 23 at the North Little Rock Municipal Airport (ork), north Little Rock, Arkansas. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The…Incident 20080604839679IPiper PA28235 · Tucson, AZ(-23) N8542W taxied inot a pole in the parking area at Ryan Field, Tucson, AZ, at 0755MST on 6/4/2008, damaging the right wing tip tank. The pilot was no in possesion of his glasses, which are required by his medical certificate. He was not in possession of a…Accident 20080604838719ACessna 172RG · Anchorage, AK(-23) The private pilot was landing on runway 25 at Merrill Field, while landing she bounced then drifted to the right corrected and went off the runway to the left, hitting another airplane. Reported wind at the time of the accident was 150 degrees at 8 to…Incident 20080604838519ICessna A188B · Mexico, MO(-23) On June 4, 2008, [privacy data omitted] struck a powerline while conducting crop-dusting near Mexico, MO. The powerline broke and fell to the ground. No damage to the aircraft was present, except the right spray boom applicator was broken off and…Accident 20080604838349ACessna 172P · Bremerton, WA(-23) The student pilot was attempting to make his second landing on runway 01 at the Bremerton airport (kpwt) on his first solo flight. The aircraft bounced and the student lower the nose of the aircraft resulting in a propeller strike on the runway. The…Incident 20080604838019IEMB EMB120ER · San Francisco, CA(-23) Skywest flight 5473 climbing to 12,000 and had a torque out put-spike on the left engine. Shortly later the oil light indicating low engine oil pressure on the left engine came on. PIC shut down engine and declared an emergency and returned to sfo. A…Incident 20080604836429ICessna 180 · Seattle, WA(-23) Pilot taxied the aircraft in to a portable helicopter dolly that was located on the ramp.Incident 20080603841969IBeech F33A · Parker, AZ(-23) Aircraft was on training flight and had completed successful approach and landing at Parker, AZ. The flight instructor had requested the student perform touch and go on runway 19. After the instructor called for student to takeoff, he reached for flaps…