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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Butte, MT · June 15, 2020

Date: June 15, 2020 · 12:30 local
Place: Butte, MT
Airport: Bert Mooney Airport Authority
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N87395
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA183
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N87395Registration cancelled Mar 5, 2022 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R0543 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 310R Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was on approach to twin bridges airport when a hawk flew into his flight path. The pilot maneuvered and the aircraft struck a fence that was about 800' from the runway. The left main landing gear broke and the right propeller struck the wire. The pilot conducted a go-around and went to Butte, MT to land with fire services. Upon landing the left main collapsed and the aircraft slid off the runway to the left, striking multiple objects. Substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO TWIN BRIDGES AIRPORT WHEN A HAWK FLEW INTO HIS FLIGHT PATH. THE PILOT MANEUVERED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE THAT WAS ABOUT 800' FROM THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE WIRE. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A GO-AROUND AND WENT TO BUTTE, MT TO LAND WITH FIRE SERVICES. UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, STRIKING MULTIPLE OBJECTS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20CA183Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportButte, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence post during final approach which resulted in a damage to the left main landing gear, and its subsequent collapse during landing.Jun 15, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N87395 · 1

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

Incident 19951026038339INormal Cruise · Escanaba, MINarrative: connecting rod failure. In cruise flight engine failed. Landed Escanaba, MI.Oct 26, 1995