Helicopter strikes power line during off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	190791
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 8840 flight time type : 2508
ASRS Report	190791
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a final approach to off field landing, hit a power line in a helicopter. Very light rain. Sunshine. The angle of line and sun blocked the view of the power line (blended into the area). Very minor aircraft damage. No personal injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI STRIKES PWR LINE DURING OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: ON A FINAL APCH TO OFF FIELD LNDG, HIT A PWR LINE IN A HELI. VERY LIGHT RAIN. SUNSHINE. THE ANGLE OF LINE AND SUN BLOCKED THE VIEW OF THE PWR LINE (BLENDED INTO THE AREA). VERY MINOR ACFT DAMAGE. NO PERSONAL INJURIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.