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Home › Safety › Incident Reports › Initial Climb

Initial Climb phase incidents

8,258 voluntary NASA ASRS incident reports during the “Initial Climb” phase.

8,258Total reports
39Years with data

Reports by year

YearReports
202626
2025299
2024263
2023261
2022312
2021228
2020171
2019246
2018205
2017285

Recent report synopses

  • 2026-02 C172 Flight Instructor and student reported a NMAC during departure climb resulted in taking evasive action.
  • 2026-02 Cessna 172 pilot reported an NMAC while in the traffic pattern. Pilot continued flight.
  • 2026-02 Super King Air 200 pilot reported experiencing a loss of pressurization during their climb; resulting in the pilot losing orientation and directional control and flying towards terrain. The pilot regained orientation and control of the aircraft and proceeded to their destination.

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

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