# Accident 20200615006189A: Cessna 310R, Butte, MT, June 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney Airport Authority
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9547° N, 112.4975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9547&lon=-112.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87395, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87395-2022-03-05) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200615006189A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA183), Jun 15, 2020: Cessna 310 (N87395), Butte, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N87395 (1)

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

- [Incident 19951026038339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951026038339I), Oct 26, 1995: Cessna 310R (N87395), Escanaba, MI. Narrative: connecting rod failure. In cruise flight engine failed. Landed Escanaba, MI.

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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