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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SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC
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Incident 20080128011979ICessna 310R · Picayune, MS(-23) Right main landing gear collapsed on landing. [privacy data omitted]Incident 20080128010639IPiper PA28161 · Frankfort, IN(-23) On 01/28/2008 at 1430 local time N588PU struck a runway light during a crosswind landing on runway 9 at Frankfort Indiana (kfkr). The pilot [privacy data omitted] as the pilot was flying this aircraft with [privacy data omitted] as the flight…Incident 20080128010479IBeech C50 · Chicago/Aurora, IL(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was the pilot in command of aircraft N234H while practicing takeoff and landings at Aurora airport, sugar grove, Illinois. The weather was visual meteorological conditions (VMC) and he was using runway 15. On his second…Accident 20080128009889APiper PA32301FT · Wiggins, MS(-23) Aircraft was at 7500' when the engine lost power. Pilot could not make nearest airport (M24) and landed in open field, hit a burn of tree limbs, resulting in extensive major damage to the aircraft. The pilot was not hurt.Incident 20080128009859IRaythn HAWKER800XP · Omaha, NE(-23) N832LX, a Hawker 800XP, being operated as flight options flight 831, was on approach for landing at Omaha, NE. The crew reported to air traffic that they had an unsafe nose gear indication. The aircraft landed safely. Maintenance found that the nose…Incident 20080128009759ICndair CL6002C10 · St Louis, MO(-23) The first officer, the flying pilot, was conducting a visual approach to runway 11. When the flight was issued a landing clearance, ATC reported winds of 190 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 21 knots. As the aircraft turned final, both crewmembers…Incident 20080128000419ICessna T337G · Smyrna, TN(-23) Aircraft landed in a gear up configuration. The pilot attempted to lower the gear using both the normal and emergency extension methods. Landing gear failed to extend due to failure of a mechanical component in landing gear system. All components being…Accident 20080127014429AFreebi SPORTLITE103 · Mccullough, AL(-23) Non-certificated pilot flying a non-certificated elsa crashed, for unknown reasons, into the ground and subsequently caught fire.Incident 20080127012959IMaule MX7180C · Aliceville, AL(-23) On January 28, 2008, the pilot of N1052U, a Maule MX-7-180C, lost directional control while landing on runway 24 at the Aliceville, Alabama airport (kaiv) and struck a runway edge light. The aircraft sustained minor damage. There were no injuries…Accident 20080127011569APiper PA18150 · Sheffield, TX(-23) On January 27, 2008, while herding cattle on his ranch, the pilot [privacy data omitted] made too tight a turn very close to the ground. This resulted in a stall and the Piper aircraft N743L crashed and burned. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot…Incident 20080127011459IBeech F33A · Sacramento, CA(-23) This incident involved a Beechcraft F33A that departed mather airport CA (mhr) following maintenance, which included a complete replacement of the interior fabric and intercom installation. The aircraft was moved from mather to Sacramento Executive…Accident 20080127011239ADayton PITBULLJD3 · Leonardtown, MD(-23) Maiden flight of homebuilt experimental gyrocopter. The pilot [privacy data omitted] failed to maintain control of the airplane N6592H on initial landing attempt on runway 11 at st. Mary'S airport MD. The pilot [privacy data omitted] received 2.5 hours…Accident 20080127011069AAmtr Avidmarkiv · Fowler, IN(-23) On Sunday, January 27, 2007, an experimental aircraft being operated by a sport pilot was involved in an off airport landing accident. The avid mark iv hh single-engine highwing aircraft, N610K, serial number K1936G was attempting to land westbound on a…Incident 20080127010789IMooney M20D · Faribault, MN(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] states he performed his pre-flight before leaving mankato airport (mkt) in MN. Looked in the tanks and verified there was fuel. The pilot [privacy data omitted] flew N6608U to fbl approx. 20 min. Flight. With engine…Incident 20080127010539IBoeing 7373H4 · Spokane, WA(-23) Southwest airlines flight 485 landed on runway 3 at kgeg and was unable to negotiate the turn onto taxiway alpha and slid off the end of the runway coming to rest at a 90 degree angle to the runway on the paved overrun. Passengers were deplaned and the…Accident 20080127009959ACessna 177 · Picayune, MS(-23) Nose landing gear wheel failed on landing.Incident 20080127000619IAmtr 173RGELITE · Santa Fe, NM(-23) At approximately 1438 MST on January 27, 2008, N77VX, a velocity 173RG elite, lost power on take off from runway 20 at Santa Fe airport (saf), Santa Fe, NM, when the propeller drive belts failed. The pilot executed an emergency landing with aircraft…Incident 20080127000529IAmtr 173FGXL · New Braunfels, TX(-23) On 27 January 2008, aircraft departed from runway 17 at baz airport at approximately 16:30 local. During climb out at 400' the engine lost power with no warning signs. Pilot turned aircraft to nearest field in view and landed without incident until…Incident 20080126854129ICessna R182 · St Charles, MO(-23) During a flight instructor practical test, the FAA inspector administering the test initiated a simulated engine failure in close proximity to the st. Charles county Smartt airport (set) portage des sioux, MO. The pilot in command maneuvered the…Incident 20080126014549ILear 35A · Seattle, WA(-23) Weather conditions upon take-off from wrangell, AK had moderate to heavy snowfall. Crew taxied to departure end of runway, set the parking brake and reviewed departure and obstacle procedures. PIC called for line up checklist and crew completed…Incident 20080126013669ICessna 172S · Westminister, MD(-23) Student pilot had a hard landing. Wind changed and runway was changed. Student landed on nose gear and the prop hit the runway.Accident 20080126010339APhilli Flightbike · Valley Center, KS(-23) On 26 January 2008 at 1350 the pilot [privacy data omitted] the sole occupant of N31559, an experimental amateur built aircraft was departing harrison field (private airport) to the north. Briefly after take off while in a climbing left turn, the…Incident 20080126000599IPiper PA28180 · Salt Lake City, UT(-23) The aircraft lost power upon turning final. The aircraft landed short of the runway due to loss of power. The reason for the power loss is not known at this time. More information will be sent in an amendment when it is obtained. The damage was limited…Incident 20080126000449IDhav DHC8202 · Corapolis, PA(-23) Flight 8713, a DH8, diverted and landed on runway 28L after a shutdown of the number one engine for unknown reasons.Incident 20080125847669IPiper PA31T · Caro, MI(-23) PIC observed master caution light illuminate while in cruise at 12,500' between cfs and fnt, followed by several circuit breakers tripping, smoke in the cockpit, and an electrical system failure. PIC returned to departure airport and made an emergency…Accident 20080125831359APiper PA28R200 · York, SC(-23) The aircraft departed rockhill, SC on a VFR flight to ashville, NC. Twenty minutes into the flight, the pilot stated that he heard a "clunk" and that the engine started to run rough and noticed some smoke. The pilot contacted charlotte approach and…Incident 20080125013569IMilest XLRG5 · Greenville, SC(-23) On 1/25/2008, on approach to Greenville-anderson SC airport, gyh, PIC [privacy data omitted] was prepared to land on runway 23 in his aircraft, N821TM, an amateur-built velocity xrlg-5. He continued to touchdown, when he realized that he had failed to…Incident 20080125013489IPiper PA24 · Fernandina Bea, FL(-23) Pilot stated that he was distracted talking to his passengers and forgot to extend the landing gear.Accident 20080125011299AScwzer SGS232 · Hollister, CA(-23) The glider was said to have landed and was rolling out on the centerline of runway 13 at Hollister Municipal Airport (cvh). The winds were being reported at 120-130 degrees at 20 to 25 with gusts to about 30 knots. The pilot was attempting to exit the…Incident 20080125011129IAirbus A320232 · Newark, NJ(-23) After take off united flight 4662 had a complete electrical failure with loss of communications and instruments. Landing gear was commanded to retract but did not. The first officer's primary flight display was powered but had no airspeed or air data…Incident 20080125010209ICndair CL6002B19 · Omaha, NE(-23) Asa flt 4562 (922EV) departed oma enroute to atl. After departure the landing gear failed to retract. Returning to oma, followed with a successful landing; contract maintenance was called and they discovered left main gear landing gear pin was still…Incident 20080125010199IPiper PA39 · Blacksburg, VA(-23) On 01/25/2008 22.50Z time a Piper PA30 N8914Y was in the process of doing touch and go's in the pattern at the Blacksburg airport (bcb) rwy 12/30. During the 2nd touch and go, the left main landing gear collapsed causing minimal damage to aircraft…Incident 20080125010039IGulstm 560A · Kapolei, HI(-23) Aircraft nose landing gear drag link upper attach fitting tore out from nose gear well skin upon landing at phjr resulting in the nose landing gear collapse on rollout. Scrape damage to skin of rear nose landing gear doors and fuselage bottom skin aft…Accident 20080125009699ARobsin R22BETA · Los Angeles, CA(-23) Single pilot/occupant was operating at night along interstate highway at low altitude. Aircraft struck high tension power lines at approximately 128 feet above roadway. Aircraft broke apart in flight and fell to highway; main wreckage came to rest…Incident 20080125000509ICessna 172RG · Allentown, PA(-23) Returning from local flight pilot attempted to land on runway 25 but executed go-around due to crosswind. Pilot raised landing gear and landed on runway 33 but failed to extend gear. Aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot was not injured.Accident 20080125000379ACessna 172N · Beaver Marsh, OR(-23) On January 25, 2008 aircraft departed twin oaks airfield in hillsboro, Oregon with three people on board for a flightseeing tour of the crater lake area. After overflying the lake for some time the pilot was asked to land aircraft so that one of the…Incident 20080124012869IExcali Excali · Polluck, LA(-23) The pilot was operating an uncertificated light-sport airplane. The pilot reported that he suspected an engine malfunction after encountering an updraft during the approach to the airport and elected to land the aircraft in a field near the airport. The…Incident 20080124010269ICessna 182T · Tea, SD(-23) The instruction flight was on its third landing at Tea, SD (Y14). After touching down midpoint on runway 16, the instructor allowed the aircraft to drift off to the right side of the runway and hit some hard snow. The aircraft nosed over and damaged the…Incident 20080124010219IAirbus A319111 · Chicago, IL(-23) The aircraft doors were closed and the front end crew and the flight attendant crew were preparing for the pushback from the gate at kmdw. The final paperwork for the flight was in the cockpit with the signed release. This release was supposed to have…Accident 20080124009919AAmtr Titantornado · Rock Springs, WY(-23) The certificated sport pilot and one passenger were in cruise mode in a remote area 30 miles north of Rock Springs Wyoming. The pilot attempted to reduce throttle to allow passenger to photograph a herd of elk. The engine sputtered then quit. The…Accident 20080123835479ABeech 58 · Cahokia/St Lou, IL(-23) Pilot departed cps and was performing a post maintenance check flight on subject aircraft to include several practice approaches at blv. While performing a touch and go at blv, pilot noticed aircraft leaned to the right on touch down. He immediately…Incident 20080123012859IPiagio P180 · Gunnison, CO(-23) On takeoff out of the Gunnison county airport the SIC was flying the aircraft and lost control during the initial take-off run. At around 70 knots the PIC took the flight controls and attempted to abort the take-off. The aircraft had drifted to the left…Incident 20080123010489IPiper PA23250 · Minneapolis, MN(-23) Aircraft N25FT arrived at the ramp of executive service at Flying Cloud Airport MN at approx 2255HR date 01/23/08. Upon departure, approx 2310HR date 01/23/08, as the aircraft was pulling out of its parking spot #2 on the executive ramp, it ran into an…Incident 20080123010169ICndair CL6002C10 · Portland, OR(-23) On 1/23/2008, aircraft N603QX, flight 2509 departed pdx from runway 10L enroute to ont. Passing through 10,000 feet the crew heard a loud noise. When landed at ont the left outboard main landing gear door was missing. The main landing gear door failure…Accident 20080122844549ACessna 172N · South St Paul, MN(-23) During a cross country flight aircraft landed at sgs, and 100 feet after the student pilot touched down, the acft was pushed extremely hard by the cross wind to the right until nose gear stuck in the snow and flipper over aircraft on it's top. There was…Accident 20080122014309ARobsin R44 · Miami, FL(-23) On January 22, 2008 on about 1234 eastern standard time, a Robinson R-44, N18HB, registered to alex mill development corp. and operated by the pilots [privacy data omitted] as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. N18HB collided with the ground and…Incident 20080122011469IAirbus A319111 · Louisville, KY(-23) On January 22, 2008, in sdf, a comair ramp agent while cleaning the aircraft, failed to follow F3LA policy and procedures, armed and opened the ir which caused an inadvertent slide deployment. (-23 amendment) inadvertent slide deployment by ground…Incident 20080122010059IAmtr RV4 · Eastsound, WA(-23) On take-off the pilot applied too much forward stick and struck the propeller. Pilot aborted take-off and taxied to shop to have aircraft checked.Incident 20080121011649IAirbus A319111 · Denver, CO(-23) The captain, pilot flying (pf), conducting an ILS approach to the Denver international airport, requested flaps one (1) and the first officer, pilot monitoring (pm), inadvertently moved the #2 engine master switch to the "off" position instead of…Incident 20080121010899IPiper PA32R300 · Harrisburg, PA(-23) During preparation for landing, the nose landing gear (NLG) did not fully extend. The main landing gear operated normally. The aircraft landed with the NLG partially extended. After recovery of the aircraft it was determined the nose landing gear spring…