# Incident 20081027850909I: Cessna 310R, Redwood Falls, MN, October 27, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2008, 21:11 local time
- Place: Redwood Falls, MN
- Airport: Redwood Falls Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W1XA
- Location: 44.5469° N, 95.0820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REDWOOD FALLS MUNI (RWF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5469&lon=-95.0820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3286M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3286M-2018-02-13) (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: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081027850909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OF A CESSNA 310R ON A 14 CFR 135 ON DEMAND CARGO FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT APPROXIMATELY 21:11 CDT ON 10/27/2008 WHILE AT 6000 FT LEVEL CRUISE EN ROUTE FROM ANOKA, MN (ANE) TO SIOUX FALLS, SD (FSD) DUE TO BROKEN RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSCREEN FROM POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE.  AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO REDWOOD FALLS, MN (RWF) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 21:14 CDT.  CONTACTED PILOT ON 10/29/2008 AND HE STATED THAT FAA FROM 5200-7 HAD BEEN FILED.

## Other reports on N3286M (3)

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

- [Incident 20140321002269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321002269I), Mar 21, 2014: Cessna 310R (N3286M), Blaine, MN, Minor damage. Pilot reported that he departed runway 18 at ane and selected gear up. The green gear lights went out, the gear appeared to retract but the red in…
- [Incident 20120317003559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120317003559I), Mar 17, 2012: Cessna 310R (N3286M), Waukesha, WI, Minor damage. The pro aire cargo and consulting, inc. (W1XA) flight was on a part 91 positioning flight from dupage, IL (dpa) to Waukesha, WI (ues). The pilot stated that…
- [Incident 20060610016759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060610016759I), Jun 10, 2006: Cessna 310R (N3286M), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On approach to Kenosha regional airport (enw), when the pilot extended the landing gear he did not get a nose gear down and locked light. Several…

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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