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Home › Safety › Incident Reports › 2021

2021 ASRS incident reports

4,571 voluntary NASA ASRS incident reports for events in 2021.

By flight phase

PhaseReports
Approach756
Cruise727
Ground514
Taxi475
Descent350
Landing344
Climb311
Takeoff293

Top anomaly categories

Anomaly typeReports
Deviation discrepancy procedural published material policy2,920
Deviation discrepancy procedural clearance1,164
Aircraft equipment problem critical1,145
Deviation discrepancy procedural far828
Atc issue all types794
Aircraft equipment problem less severe732
Conflict nmac525
Inflight event encounter cftt cfit461
Inflight event encounter weather turbulence369
Deviation discrepancy procedural maintenance341

Recent report synopses

  • 2021-12 GA8 pilot reported a taxiway excursion during night operations.
  • 2021-12 First Officer reported executing a go-around from 50 feet AGL after encountering wake turbulence from preceding aircraft.
  • 2021-12 PA28 Solo Student Pilot and Instructor reported student loss of communication with ATC resulted in proceeding to diversion airport.

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

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