# Incident 20250915019459I: Cessna 182S, Saint Charles C, MO, September 15, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2025, 13:48 local time
- Place: Saint Charles C, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7820° N, 90.6749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Charles County, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7820&lon=-90.6749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250915019459I

## Narrative

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

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).

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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