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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182S · Saint Charles C, MO · September 15, 2025

Date: September 15, 2025 · 13:48 local
Place: Saint Charles C, MO
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N258ME
Reported as: Cessna 182S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 2 in the last 90 days

N258MERegistered now · Cessna 182SS/N 18280768 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna 182S Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

A Cessna 182S struck a powerline during landing at st Charles county regional airport/smartt field (kset). 1 person on board (solo), no reported injuries.

The aircraft was on a low approach to runway 9 when it struck a powerline, the powerline fractuered and started a small brush fire. Pilot reported scuffs to the nose landing gear strut and no other aircraft damage which was verified by the FAA investigating team. Brush fire was extinguished by the local fire department, aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without further incident. The power company was notified and corrected the power outage. Power lines are located west of runway 9 on west side of gratton ferry road (approximately 930 feet west of the edge of rwy 9).

As the FAA filed it

A CESSNA 182S STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING LANDING AT ST CHARLES COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT/SMARTT FIELD (KSET). 1 PERSON ON BOARD (SOLO), NO REPORTED INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9 WHEN IT STRUCK A POWERLINE, THE POWERLINE FRACTUERED AND STARTED A SMALL BRUSH FIRE. PILOT REPORTED SCUFFS TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WHICH WAS VERIFIED BY THE FAA INVESTIGATING TEAM. BRUSH FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE POWER COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND CORRECTED THE POWER OUTAGE. POWER LINES ARE LOCATED WEST OF RUNWAY 9 ON WEST SIDE OF GRATTON FERRY ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 930 FEET WEST OF THE EDGE OF RWY 9).