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Home › Safety › Incident Reports › Critical

Critical

9,084 voluntary NASA ASRS incident reports categorised as “Critical”.

9,084Total reports
39Years with data

Reports by year

YearReports
202664
2025600
2024547
2023365
2022325
2021247
2020133
2019206
2018173
2017141

Recent report synopses

  • 2026-02 Air carrier Captain reported a runway incursion during taxi out. ATC notified the flight crew.
  • 2026-02 Air carrier Captain reported they had to brake hard and make a sudden stop to avoid a vehicle crossing their path.
  • 2026-02 General aviation student pilot reported a traffic conflict when instructed by the tower to perform a go-around just before landing; but continued the approach to landing. the flight landed and exited the runway and taxied to parking.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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