Aircraft practicing emergency lndgs hit power lines.

Attributes
ACN	107689
Time
Date	198903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fot
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 100 msl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	107689
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was practicing landing, cross country flts, navigation, engine failure, etc. I had just departed fortuna airport and I simulated an engine failure over the van dugen river away from house, etc. I picked a point; flat river bar. I did not see any power lines across the river, they were not marked by yellow or red balls that I have seen on lines before across rivers. As I was adding power to begin climb to normal flight, I suddenly noticed power lines and immediately pulled up and applied full power. I hit the power lines on the nose wheel faring. I flew to murray field and landed the airplane , inspected and to call pg&east and the FAA to report the incident. In the future I will practice any flying right over an airport or in area that I'm more familiar with to avoid this from ever happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PRACTICING EMERGENCY LNDGS HIT POWER LINES.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING LNDG, CROSS COUNTRY FLTS, NAV, ENG FAILURE, ETC. I HAD JUST DEPARTED FORTUNA ARPT AND I SIMULATED AN ENG FAILURE OVER THE VAN DUGEN RIVER AWAY FROM HOUSE, ETC. I PICKED A POINT; FLAT RIVER BAR. I DID NOT SEE ANY PWR LINES ACROSS THE RIVER, THEY WERE NOT MARKED BY YELLOW OR RED BALLS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON LINES BEFORE ACROSS RIVERS. AS I WAS ADDING PWR TO BEGIN CLB TO NORMAL FLT, I SUDDENLY NOTICED PWR LINES AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED UP AND APPLIED FULL PWR. I HIT THE PWR LINES ON THE NOSE WHEEL FARING. I FLEW TO MURRAY FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE , INSPECTED AND TO CALL PG&E AND THE FAA TO RPT THE INCIDENT. IN THE FUTURE I WILL PRACTICE ANY FLYING RIGHT OVER AN ARPT OR IN AREA THAT I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH TO AVOID THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.