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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Incident 20080523834639ICessna 560XL · Greensboro, NCA Cessna citation employee was performing a maintenance run up check N542CS 560XL-5523, the aircraft jumped the chocks, traveled forward and collided with the right wingtip on N153SG, 550B-1088. The left wing N542CS then collided with the fuselage of N153SG…Accident 20080523834069ACessna 172M · Savannah, GA(-23) On a flight from krbw (waterboro, south carolina) to kgif (winterhaven, Florida) [privacy data omitted] stated he diverted to sav (Savannah, Georgia) due to weather in the burnswick, Georgia area. He was cleared to land at sav on runway 36. On approach…Incident 20080523833829ICndair CL6002C10 · Omaha, NE(-23) N760EV, CL-600-2C10, was operated by atlantic southeast airlines as delta flight 4189, between atlanta, ga and Omaha, NE. Flight 4189 reported to air traffic that the aircraft had a hydraulic failure and was continuing on to Omaha. An uneventful landing…Accident 20080522851119AAmrgen AA1C · Philadelphia, PA(-23) While on the upwind leg of a touch and go on runway 33 at approximately 200 feet AGL the aircraft was observed by the tower controllers, a following helicopter pilot and a student pilot on the ground to enter a right bank from a climb and immediately…Incident 20080522842469ICessna 172RG · Monroe, NC(-23) [privacy data omitted] was landing at the Monroe airport and upon touchdown the aircraft skidded to a stop with a gear up landing.Incident 20080522842419IRemos REMOSG3600 · Bentonville, AR(-23) On may 22, 2008, while providing flight instruction in a Remos G-3/600, N474SW, the airplane, while attempting a landing, touched down in a severe 'crab" due to crosswinds. The left main landing gear folded under the fuselage, causing further, slight…Accident 20080522840479APilats PC1245 · Burnsville, NC(-23) Pilot attempted to land at a private mountainous airport with an elevation of 4,390 feet (mean sea level). The runway was 2900 feet long and 50 feet wide. Pilot stated that he touched down in the first one third of the runway and had difficulty…Incident 20080522839969ICessna 525 · Chandler, AZ(-23) On 05/22/2008 at approximately 1400 MST, a Cessna CE-525, N15C reportedly landed long, skidding off the runway, damaging several red taxiway lights, striking and deforming a chain link fence support pole and deforming the fence. The aircraft is…Accident 20080522836069ACessna 172M · Chuckey, TN(-23) On takeoff from Hensley Airpark (private airfield), a paved 3000 foot runway in Chuckey, Tennessee and with a crosswind of 9 to 11 knots reported, pilot lost control on takeoff roll and struck a tree on the west side of the runway. Aircraft spun around…Incident 20080522835049IDoug MD11F · Miami, FL(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 27. Once parked, maintenance personnel noticed a five foot hole in the inboard side of the number three engine thrust reverser transclating cowl. A lower inboard thrust reverser translating cowl actuator rod-end had broken. The…Incident 20080521847739IPiper PA28161 · Minneapolis, MN(-23) During landing on runway 28R aircraft veered left off the runway.Accident 20080521839929ALancar LC41550FG · Columbus, OH(-23) After a normal approach and touchdown on the rwy 27L centerline, the aircraft veered 20 degrees nose left, departing the runway into a grassy area between rwy 27L and taxiway alpha. Approximately 1,100 feet past the point of touchdown, the left wing…Incident 20080521838249IPiper PA28161 · Santa Maria, CA(-23) On 05/21/2008 N8175H a Piper PA-28 lost engine power, 10 miles south of Santa Maria (smx) at 4500 feet. The pilot [privacy data omitted] landed the aircraft on the grass over run of rwy 30 and rolled up onto the runway at Santa Maria 9SMX). The airport…Incident 20080521836649IRaythn HAWKER800XP · Salina, KS(-23) On may 21, 2008 at 2109 local central time, the flight crew for corporate eagle management services, operating as aircraft N983CE (Hawker 800XP) departing phoenix, Arizona (kphx) to oakland county intl (kptk), diverted to Salina, Kansas (sln) due to…Accident 20080521834049ASnias AS350B2 · Hiram, GA(-23) During normal run-up, after full advance of the throttle to flight RPM, with the collective in the locked position, the aircraft began a violent lateral vibration, causing the aircraft to laterally "buck". Control of the aircraft was accomplished by…Incident 20080520846719IPiper PA22108 · Auburn/Lewisto, ME(-23) On may 20,2008 at approximately 1230, I received notification of a 1963 Piper PA22-108, N5802Z, sn 22-9655, was involved in a mishap while ground taxi and ground power engine run-up at the Lewiston Auburn airport (klew). Initial report via the FBO…Incident 20080520839139ISocata TB200 · Corpus Christi, TX(-23) On may, 2008 at approx 2240 CST N298GT a Socata tabago gt hit several runway lights during night taxi operations following landing at crp. The aircraft's right main wheel cowling sustained minor damage and the prop sustained damage. Also, two blue…Incident 20080520838419IScwzer SA238B · Fort Worth, TX(-23) On may 20, 2008 at approximately 1215 central daylight time (CDT, a twin engine Schweizer model SA2-38B, owned by the us department of justice, 2300 horizon drive, Fort Worth, TX 76177, during takeoff on a part 91 training flight, shortly after…Accident 20080520838279AAirbau Edgex · Espanola, NM(-23) At approximately 2036 MDT on may 20, 2008, N8072S, an airborne edge experimental aircraft flown by the owner, a certified sport pilot, experienced complete power loss immediately after liftoff from runway 16 at the San Juan Pueblo Airport, Espanola, NM.…Incident 20080520837619IBombdr DHC8402 · Portland, OR(-23) On takeoff from mfr the flight crew found aileron control resisted turning left. Fault was momentary and no abnormal/emergency procedures were used. Similar fault occurred upon descent into pdx, for slightly longer period (10 seconds)Accident 20080520836109ACessna 172N · Palo Alto, CA(-23) At approximately 10:30 am may 20, 2008, N621J, a Cessna 172N aircraft was conducting pattern work at the Palo Alto municipal airport (pao), Palo Alto California. The pilot in command of the aircraft, [privacy data omitted], stated that while executing…Incident 20080520835399ITcraft BC12D · Vacaville, CA(-23) Commercial pilot taxied his airplane away from wind protected area and lost control when the 20 mph to 28 mph wind pushed him towards parked aircraft. The pilot tried to reposition his feet onto the heel brakes and moved his foot away from the rudder…Accident 20080520834789AScwzer G164A · East Bernard, TX(-23) During an interview, the pilot stated the aircraft had just been filled with pellet fertilizer. The aircraft fuel tanks were approximately half full. He had just taken off and was setting up to make his initial pass when the engine seemed to loose…Accident 20080520834039ACessna 150H · Augusta, GA(-23) Ground control gave N7050S clearance for taxi. Ground control confirmed that if the a/c were to takeoff, flying south would be the best option to avoid incoming weather. After the second request for taxi clearance the a/c proceeded south on taxi way…Accident 20080519839789AAmtr BULLDOG120 · Truckee, CA(-23) Departed ktrk on may 19, 2008 at 1400 pacific daylight time to practice takeoffs and landings, staying in the traffic pattern for runway 28. Completed 5-6 takeoffs/landings on runway 28. All landings were full stop. At approximately 1600 pacific…Incident 20080519835729ISnias AS350BA · Reno, NV(-23) During an hems flight, the pilot experienced an underspeed nr main rotor condition and performed a precautionary landing next to a highway.Accident 20080519835459AAmtr KR2 · Olney-Noble, IL(-23) On 05/19/2008 N4276Y, a KR-2 serial # 1412 [privacy data omitted] was taking off from olympia airport, WA. Engine failed shortly after takeoff (midway on runway 26). Pilot landed straight ahead, airplane skidded down runway 26 and came to rest at the…Incident 20080519835309IAmrgen AA5B · Erie, PA(-23) Airmen failed to close a VFR flight plan after opening a IFR flight plan enroute with ATC. He was mistaken in the belief that the opening of the IFR would close the VFR plan. Airmen continued flight into known icing conditions, declared an emergency to…Accident 20080519834439ABbavia 7GCBC · Rockport, CA(-23) On 05/19/2008, [privacy data omitted] was the pilot of aircraft N90930, Bellanca 7GCBC. [privacy data omitted] Stated that the accident occurred sometime in the afternoon. [privacy data omitted] Stated that he was camping in a meadow 2-3 hundred yards…Accident 20080518839329ACessna 172M · San Antonio, TX(-23) During a solo flight, N12811U, CE-172M approached sat runway 30R at a hight altitude sat ATC had cleared N1281U for straight in approach to land. The student elected to reduce throttle to idle and extend full flaps resulting in a high sink rate. The…Incident 20080518837229ICndair CL6002B19 · Baton Rouge, LA(-23) Flight 4320 aborted a scheduled takeoff at Baton Rouge regional airport. Flight crew reported after advancing throttle levers to takeoff power there was a loud pop or bang coming from the rear of the aircraft. The flight crew observed from the engine…Incident 20080518836769IPiper PA18 · Big Lake, AK(-23) Instructor pilot indicated that while on takeoff on runway 25 his student inadvertantly stepped on the wrong rudder and possibly the brake. As the student pilot began to lose control of the aircraft the instructor pilot said to his student "I have the…Incident 20080518834999IMooney M20C · Miami, FL(-23) The aircraft experienced engine failure while enroute from great harbor, Bahamas to kendell-tamiami executive airport in Miami, FL. Aircraft laneded in biscayne bay a few yards from land. When inspectors investigated the aircraft the following day,…Accident 20080518834029APiper PA28R180 · Wrightsville, GA(-23) The aircraft was taking off using a short field. At about 20-30' AGL a gust of wind caught the nose of the aircraft forcing the nose of the a/c into a very high nose up attitude. Fearing a stall the PIC pushed the nose over just as another gust of wind…Accident 20080517848059ADhav DH112VENOM · Hudson, CO(-23) Pilot reported he made a pass from west to east at Platte valley airport. On climb-out, the engine flamed out. The pilot was able to restart the engine, it ran for approximately another 5 seconds before a second final flameout. The pilot elected to land…Accident 20080517839801ACessna P206A · Hollister, CA(-23) On may 17, 2008, at approximately 13:00 PST at Hollister airport (kcvh), Hollister, CA a travelair (NC3945) came into contact with a Cessna 206, (N4638F) while taxing. The travelair struck the Cessna's propeller with it's right wing during an "s" turn.…Incident 20080517839119IHughes 269C1 · Ormond Beach, FL(-23) On 5/16/2008 student pilot was soloing in the helicopter performing pattern work. She wanted a short break; so she landed the helicopter and removed her hands from the controls without using friction locks to secure them. The collective began rising,…Accident 20080517838759APiper PA22135 · Delphi, IN(-23) On may 17, 2008 a student pilot operating Piper aircraft N1601P landed on the grass strip at Delphi Municipal Airport (1I9), Delphi Indiana (heading 180). During the landing rollout, the pilot experienced a crosswind from the southwest. While on the…Incident 20080517838399IQiksil Sprint · Chico, CA(-23) Aircraft departed oroville muni airport at 0930 hrs PDT enroute to Chico muni airport. During approach to Chico, the engine started running rough and lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft in a nearby field without further incident. The cause of the…Accident 20080517838072ACurtis TRVAIR4000 · Hollister, CA(-23) On may 17,2008, at approximately 13:00 PST at Hollister airport (kcvh), Hollister, CA a travelair, (NC3945) came into contact with a Cessna 206, (N4638F) while taxiing. The travelair struck the Cessna's propeller with it's right wing during an "s" turn.…Accident 20080517837689ACessna 337A · West Creek, NJ(-23)On may 17, 2009, at or about 12:45 easter daylight savings time, a Cessna CE-377A, register as N5382S, owned and piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in dense wooded pinelands, approximately 200 meters southeast of runway…Accident 20080517836659AAmrgen AA5A · Lewisburg, TN(-23) On Saturday may 17, 2008 at approximately 1305 in Lewisburg Tennessee a Gulfstream AA-5A serial number AA5A-0854 with registration number N26975 crashed on takeoff. The private pilot was [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted]. The weather at the…Accident 20080517836309AAmtr RV9A · Pacific City, OR(-23) Pilot had long descent with engine at idle, he did not clear the carburetor. On short final over the water, the pilot realized he was a little low and short as the runway was about six feet above water level, so he increased his throttle, but did not…Accident 20080517836189ADhav DHC2MKI · Stehekin, WA(-23) At approximately 1633 hours local time on may 17,2008, N9558Q, a de haviland DHC-2 mk 1, sn 1151 flipped over upon landing at the north end of lake chelan near Stehekin, WA. The aircraft is equipped with amphibious floats and the landing gear was in the…Accident 20080517836149AAirtrc AT401 · Mumford, TX(-23) The pilot was in the top of a turn when the engine started shaking real bad and was losing power. Pilot scanned engine instruments and noticed the chip light on and the engine still had oil pressure. On turning to make a landing on the field road the…Incident 20080517835909ICessna 172P · Rose Bud, AR(-23) On 05/17/2008 at approximately 1:30 pm, airplane N5350K, a Cessna model 172P, serial number 17274076, operated by [privacy data omitted], a private pilot, [privacy data omitted]while attempting to land at a private sod landing strip (AR12) in Rose Bud,…Accident 20080517835349APiper PA18125 · Anchorage, AK(-23) On landing runway 25 at mri the pilot was unable to control the aircraft. The aircraft veered off the runway, hit both wings and the engine of the aircraft as the aircraft nosed over. The aircraft came to rest on its wheels with the engine on the ground…Incident 20080517835079IAirbus A320212 · Miami, FL(-23) Usa 3000 contracted aar certificate [privacy data omitted] to provide maintenance support for a lease return check on aircraft N265AV. On may 17, 2008 an acceptance flight was conducted. During the takeoff checklist usa 3000 is required to check the…Accident 20080517834399AAmtr EXEC90 · Erie, CO(-23) Pilot reported that he hovered to the open field from the airport. Pilot stated he had landed on a dirt access road to investigate why the helicopter was not flying correctly. The aircraft was not shut down and the pilot got out to investigate, and the…Accident 20080517834249ABeech B23 · Bagdad, AZ(-23) On may 17, 2008, at approximately 1400 MST, N4026T, a Beech BE-23, with [privacy data omitted] performing as pilot-in-command, crashed while attempting to land on runway 23 at the Bagdad Airport [privacy data omitted] states that he was on a vft cross…