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 20080423836799ICessna 177 · San Diego/El C, CA(-23)Aircraft departed see. When landing gear were retracted, a loud bang was observed. Crew circled and attempted to lower gear. Once gear was extended, an unsafe landing gear indication (main gear) was observed. Crew flew aircraft to remote area and…Accident 20080423836689AAmtr Lancairivp · Mesa, AZ(-23)Falcon tower notified aircraft of trailing smoke and cleared to land any runway. Aircraft made a sharp left turn, then back to the right, and went into an orange grove. Aircraft impacted an orange tree at a high angle, low velocity. Aircraft consumed in…Accident 20080423836249APiper PA28140 · Ellijay, GA(-23) A single-engine Piper cherokee being operated part 91 in VFR conditions, with two people on board too off from the Gilmer County Airport. Shortly after takeoff, the plane's engine sputtered briefly then shut off. The plane veered to the right, but…Accident 20080423836229ABbavia 7KCAB · Alexander City, AL(-23) The pilot of aircraft N1682G, a 7AC champion, was landing on runway 36, at alx. The touch down was normal. The aircraft traveled approximately 100 feet, when the pilot reportedly experienced some tail wheel shimmy. Pilot initiated corrective action by…Accident 20080423833929AAronca 15AC · Anchorage, AK(-23) 04/28/2008 Telephone conversation with pilot: stated he landed rwy 25, did a (hi-speed) taxi with tailwheel in the air, held the speed too long, cut power and gont on brakes a little too agressively, airplane nosed over at almost a dead stop and…Accident 20080423833539AHughes 269A · Killeen, TX(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted], a private helicopter pilot, working towards his commercial pilot certificate, and [privacy data omitted], CFI helicopter, were the pilots aboard N9064N. They stated that they planned the flight on April 23rd to work on…Accident 20080423832079APiper PA18 · Santa Teresa, NM(-23) On April 23, 2008 at 11:15 local time, Piper PA-18 N1588P registered to war eagles air museum of Santa Teresa, NM was landing on runway 28 at the Santa Teresa airport (5T6) after a flight from mcguire ranch, TX. The aircraft caught a gust of wind from…Incident 20080423831859ICessna 152 · Mansfield, MA(-23) On April 23, 2008 at approximately 1420 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Cessna C152, N89269 being flowr by a student pilot no his second solo flight failed to control the aircraft. The aircraft sustained a minor damage. The pilot of the aircraft stated…Incident 20080422847509ICessna 414A · Kokomo, IN(-23) On 4/21/2008 N119SK was enroute from akron Ohio to topeka Kansas when the right hand engine began to surge and then quit. The prop was feathered and the engine secured. The airplane diverted to Kokomo munincipal airport, an uneventful landing was made.Incident 20080422837199IPiper PA34220T · Chesterfield, MO(-23) [privacy data omitted] was acting as a flight instructor in the PA-34-220T for the purpose of night currently with [privacy data omitted]. [privacy data omitted] Failed to insure the landing gear was down and locked. As a result, the airplane landed…Incident 20080422835619IBeech E18S · Honolulu, HI(-23) Left main landing gear retract chain broke at the top of retraction after take-off. This caused the right MLG & tail lg to be jammed in the up position & the left MLG to trail freely in flight. Upon landing, the left MLG collapsed and the aircraft…Accident 20080422832209ACirrus SR22 · Humphill, TX(-23) On April 22, 2008 about 1550 central daylight time a single engine Cirrus SR22 N729SR was destroyed when it impacted water following loss of control near hemphill, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and IFR flight plan was filed for the…Accident 20080422832149APiper PA46350P · Chapel Hill, NC(-23) While landing at Chapel Hill, NC (igx), pilot was landing when windy conditions caused porpoising. On second or third touchdown, the aircraft nose gear collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground and the aircraft to veer off the runway.Incident 20080422831999IMaule M7235C · Three Forks, MT(-23) On April 22, 2008, at 11:15 MDT, a Maule 7-235C, registered to professional adventures, ltd, experienced a propeller strike after the student pilot braked too heavily while taxiing the tailwheel equipped aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions…Incident 20080422831839IAmtr SEAFURYTMK20 · Dallas, TX(-23) After landing on runway 15 at kads, while slowing down to exit the runway at taxiway f, the pilot reached to unlock the tail wheel. The bolts holding the scissors to the shock strut broke. Subsequently, the tail wheel collapsed.Accident 20080421835389ACessna 180 · Kodiak, AK(-23) On April 21, 2008, at 11:30 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equiped Cessna 180, N3043E, sustained substantial damage as a result of loss of control during landing at the Kodiak, Alaska airport. To be ammended.Incident 20080421832749ICessna 337G · Chattanooga, TN(-23) Pilot was making a landing at love field in Chattanooga, TN (cha) on runway 2. Pilot said he put the gear down. Pilot thought he looked at mirror and saw wheels down. Pilot admitted he did not check for a green light indicating wheels down and locked.…Incident 20080421832259IAmtr Velocityxlrg · Tacoma, WA(-23) On April 21, 2008, the pilot [privacy data omitted] operated a velocity xlrg, N949WR, (an amateur-built aircraft), at the Tacoma Narrows Airport. During the initial operation, the pilot started with a touch and go on runway 17 where he felt a nose wheel…Incident 20080421831609IRyan Navion · Richmond, KY(-23) Pilot stated after takeoff gear would not retract. Still showed 3 green lights. Cycled gear handle green lights would not go out. Placed gear handle in down position and used emergency pump handle to ensure gear was down and locked. Still had 3 green…Incident 20080421831499IUrocop EC130B4 · London, KY(-23) Dual controls were installed in the aircraft and the check airman was giving a 6 month check ride. Both pilots performed the walkaround preflight of the aircraft. They stated "all cowling was closed at that time." The pilot receiving instruction got in…Accident 20080421831449ABeech G35 · Melbourne, FL(-23) Left paris tenn (pht) on 4/20/208 for Melbourne, Florida (mlb) passing new smyrna beach, FL, at 95FL, 120 to 130 k experienced a flutter that progressed to oscillations. Oscillations felt like "bangs" and engine cowling lifted each time. Pilot stated he…Accident 20080421831339AQckslv GT500 · Paris, TN(-23) On April 21, 2008, at approximately 1001CST, a quicksilver ft 500 experimental aircraft, modified and configured for aerial agricultural spraying, N101GP, lost engine power and crashed into trees near Paris, TN. The pilot was fatally injured. Visual…Incident 20080420847279IPiper PA28R200 · Menominee, MI(-23) Pilot landed with gear retracted. Pilot had gear override deactivated from earlier stall work so the warning horn did not go off. Pilot landed wth gear up.Accident 20080420836039AAmtr RV6 · Newark, IL(-23) Pilot departed morris (C09) on a pleasure flight. He headed toward Cushing airport (068) at 2,500 feet MSL. Approximately 2 miles southeast of Cushing, he heard a loud bang and the engine began running rough. He performed his emergency checklist and…Accident 20080420835499ACessna 182T · Indianapolis, IN(-23)In 04/20/2008, at approximately 1420 EDT, while landing on runway 18 at the Indianapolis Executive Airport (ktyq) during a pleasure flight, N46EF, a CE-182T, landed hard on the nose and left main wheels. The pilot lost directional control and the…Accident 20080420834739ACessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FL(-23) Pilot departed to practice at nearby new smyrna Beach airport (evb). Upon returning to Daytona, the ATIS "z" reported runway 25 in use. On final approach to runway 25, the control tower reported that the wind had shifted to be from 060 at 7 knots. The…Accident 20080420833699ACessna 172L · Fairfax, IA(-23) The accident occurred when N9832G attempted to land in a farm field due to loss of engine power. Ground scars indicate that the aircraft touched down and bounced. The nose gear sank into the muddy terrain, separating the nose tire assembly from the nose…Incident 20080420833149IDoug MD88 · Boston, MA(-23) Delta 1927, MD88, departed runway 09 at Boston, MA at 1641 EDT, 4/20/08 and declared an emergency due to smoke in the cabin. The aircraft returned and landed runway 04R at 1650 EDT without incident. Aircraft taxied to the gate. The smoke was determined…Incident 20080420832339IAmtr PITTSMODEL12 · Peoria, IL(-23) The pilot and one additional occupant of N127DJ, a pitts model 12 aircraft, was taxiing from the FBO ramp to the active runway 13 at the Greater Peoria Regional Airport, Peoria, Illinois when the aircraft struck a barricade located at the terminal ramp.…Accident 20080420831879ABeech C23 · De Queen, AR(-23) On April 20, 2008, at 16:00 CDT Beechcraft BE-23-C23, N2049L, during an attempted landing with a right crosswind drifted to the left of the runway. The left main wheel entered soft grass pulling the airplane further to the left. The pilot attempted to…Accident 20080420831819AAirtrc AT602 · Paragould, AR(-23) On 04/20/2008 at approximately 6:30 pm, airplane N8517M, an air tractor model 602, serial number 602-1126, operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted], a commercial pilot, while performing aerial application for 14 CFR 137 air operator (H5TG), struck…Accident 20080420831789APiper PA28180 · Rifle, CO(-23) Pilot was landing at Rifle, CO (ril) in a gusty crosswind and landed hard, lost directional control and damaged the right wing substantially.Accident 20080419843119ALet L13BLANIK · Dansville, NY(-23) The second pilot, [privacy data omitted] was flying the glider. After an aero-tow, pilot attempted to find thermal activity south of airport. Very little thermal activity found, so decision was made to return to airport. The traffic pattern "downwind…Incident 20080419837739IBoeing 737301 · Windsor Locks, CT(-23) Us airways landed runway 6 and was instructed to taxi via runway 19, taxiway tango, cross runway 33 to the ramp. The last time the crew had been at Bradley runway 19 intercept tramway 33 and from that point the ramp could be accessed. Construction…Accident 20080419837149ANamer T6G · Dallas, TX(-23) On 19 April 2008, N3518G, a north American T-6G owned and operated [privacy data omitted], while attempting to land at airpark east airport (1F7) the pilot lost control of the aircraft during a gust of wind and went off of the runway. Before the pilot…Accident 20080419836929ACessna 510 · Carlsbad, CA(-23) While on an ift flight from lincoln, California (klhm) to Carlsbad, California, the subject aircraft experienced multiple systems anomalies or failures. The pilot said that after passing avenal VOR the copilot side pdf began "flickering badly", followed…Accident 20080419835809AAmtr Vortex · Berclair, TX(-23) The com center called at approximately 18:30 local time. There was a report of a gyro copter crash at Goliad airfield Industrial park (7T3). The report was of one fatality. The pilot was the [privacy data omitted]builder of this experimental amateur…Incident 20080419835719ICirrus SR22 · Palmdale, CA(-23) On April 19, 2008, during a training flight flown by [privacy data omitted] and Cirrus factory instructor. N5419W was on climb out from fox airfield, lancaster, CA. Upon reaching an altitude of 8000 feet and during the lean for cruise procedure the…Accident 20080419835359ABeech C23 · Santa Fe, NM(-23) On April 19, 2008 mdst, Beech BE-23, N23845 departed and stayed in traffic pattern for touch and go landings at Santa Fe airport (ksaf). After approximately one hour, stated to tower that this would be the last landing and taxi to hangar. Upon landing,…Incident 20080419835129IGoodyr FG1D · Suffolk, VA(-23) On April 19th at approximately 11:40A.m., [privacy data omitted], landed on rwy 22 at Suffolk municipal airport (sfq) in a 1945 FG-1D goodyear corsair, N46RL. During the roll out the landing gear started to retract resulting in a prop strike and damage…Accident 20080419834499APiper PA28235 · Ellington, CT(-23) N9117W landed rw 19 at Ellington, CT and ran off the end of the runway. The pilot was fast on the approach and landing and could not stop within the available runway length of 1800 feet. There was structural damage to the left wing.Accident 20080419833259ACessna 175A · Groveland, CA(-23) Aircraft had just undergone maintenance, which included reassembly and installing a time continued engine after transport of the aircraft by ground from Arizona to California. The maintenance performed by [privacy data omitted] included fabricating a…Incident 20080419832809IPiper PA28181 · Savoy, IL(-23) On April 19, 2008, a flight instructor and instrument student took off at approximately 10:35 am from willard airport on an IFR clearance. The flight instructor stated on climb out "the engine was running a little rough". The carburetor heat was applied…Accident 20080419832589ATecnam P2002SIERRA · La Porte, TX(-23) Instructor stated that his student was executing an approach to runway 12 at La Porte TX (T41). The student bounced the landing and when the instructor advised him to add a little power the student applied full power with no right rudder input. The…Accident 20080419832479ACessna 172R · South Lake Tah, CA(-23) During landing runway 18, the pilot landed in winds reported at ssw 13 knots gusting to 35 knots. The bead came off of the nose wheel causing a flat tire, and causing damage to the engine firewall and strut attachment areas.Accident 20080419832129ACessna P206 · Mount Vernon, MO(-23) During a parachute jump operation at the mt. Vernon municipal airport (2MO), MT. Vernon, MO, an airplane carrying the pilot and 6 female jumpers climbed to 11,600 feet MSL. The four jumpers who survived reported hearing an intermittent buzzing sound…Accident 20080419831389AAmtr Challengerii · Corning, AR(-23) April 19, 2008 approximately 18:30 CDT, N213TW, an amateur-built aircraft, a challenger ii s/n CH2-1001-2142 piloted by [privacy data omitted] the aircraft owner, impacted utility lines running to a home breaking both wires, impacting the earth…Accident 20080419014579AHaecke SPACEWALKER2 · Kingsbury, TX(-23) During descent the aircraft's engine lost power and on several attempts would not restart. Aircraft landed in tree line area approx 90 feet from field. Aircraft received substantial damage to both wings from impact with trees. Passenger received minor…Accident 20080418854889ABeech 95B55 · Lansing, MI(-23) Pilot landed rwy 24 in lan while on the rollout the pilot placed the gear selector in the up position while on the ground. The gear retracted and aircraft came to rest on the runway.Accident 20080418839109APiper PA32260 · Vermillion, SD(-23) On April 18, 2008 about 1030 CST, the pilot was attempting a landing a Vermillion, SD, when the lost control of the aircraft. There was strong direct crosswind at the time of the attempted landing. The pilot and three passengers were uninjured. The…