# Accident 20060109000879A: Cessna 310R, St Charles, MO, January 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2006, 17:31 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smartt Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DFJA
- Location: 38.9297° N, 90.4300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9297&lon=-90.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060109000879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ST. CHARLES COUNTY AIRPORT (SET) VFR ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP IFR CLEARANCE TO JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI (JEF) FAR 135 FLIGHT TO PICK UP CARGO. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WEST OF SET AFTER TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 FEET MSL, ON THE RIGHT HAND TIP FUEL TANK. PILOT DESCRIBED THE BIRD AS "VERY LARGE AND DARK BROWN". PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO SET WHERE DURING LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT TAXI, NOTICED SMOKE THEN FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA060), Jan 9, 2006: Cessna 310R (N310CK), St. Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a duck during cruise flight resulting in a ruptured fuel tank and the strobe/light assembly electrical short resulting in a fire to the right wing tip tank. Contributing…

## Other reports on N310CK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20091121051869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091121051869I), Nov 21, 2009: Cessna 310R (N310CK), St. Charles, MO, Minor damage. During landing roll the right main gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off the runway. The pilot and his one passenger were unharmed. The right propeller,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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