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Small aircraft pilot reported loss of situational awareness while flying low to the ground that resulted in an impact with power lines.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1690636 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 4500 Flight Crew Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
I was flying home from work low level over pasture and failed to see power lines. I did not see the lines until I hit them. There was minor damage to the aircraft; damage to the power lines and a fire was started from the downed lines. I have no injuries of any kind. I fly this route almost daily and I think that because it was so familiar I became complacent in my awareness of power lines when flying low. It was a beautiful clear day and I was distracted by the scenery. In the future maintaining a higher altitude and being more alert of obstacles could eliminate the risk of this happening again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Small aircraft pilot reported loss of situational awareness while flying low to the ground that resulted in an impact with power lines.
Narrative: I was flying home from work low level over pasture and failed to see power lines. I did not see the lines until I hit them. There was minor damage to the aircraft; damage to the power lines and a fire was started from the downed lines. I have no injuries of any kind. I fly this route almost daily and I think that because it was so familiar I became complacent in my awareness of power lines when flying low. It was a beautiful clear day and I was distracted by the scenery. In the future maintaining a higher altitude and being more alert of obstacles could eliminate the risk of this happening again.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.