Aircraft's left wheel pant engages static line of pwrline while en route in proximity of restricted ...

Attributes
ACN	209682
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pib
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
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	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 1370 flight time type : 785
ASRS Report	209682
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Incident occurred while returning from farmco airport to hbg using the leaf river for navigation to avoid R-4044 and at low altitude to avoid moderate thermal turbulence at higher altitudes. While flying wward following the river, I saw a pwrline close to the aircraft. The evasive maneuver resulted in only the left main gear contacting the static line cable above the main pwrlines. The contact damaged the left wheel pant. Flight continued with a safe landing at destination home base airport. Pwrlines over the river were difficult to see looking wward into the setting sun. Pwrlines were higher than expected over the river. The dangers of pwrlines were not emphasized sufficiently during training.. Low altitude flight over unpopulated areas is tempting but contains more hazards than are apparent. Instructors should show pwrlines and other aerial obstructions to pilots during training and again during biennial flight reviews. Except during landing, instructors should strongly recommend that flight below 500 ft be avoided at all times. Higher visibility pwrline towers and at least 1 'ball' over rivers would increase pwrline visibility to aircraft. Pilot insurance company and electric company have been contacted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT'S L WHEEL PANT ENGAGES STATIC LINE OF PWRLINE WHILE ENRTE IN PROX OF RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE RETURNING FROM FARMCO ARPT TO HBG USING THE LEAF RIVER FOR NAV TO AVOID R-4044 AND AT LOW ALT TO AVOID MODERATE THERMAL TURB AT HIGHER ALTS. WHILE FLYING WWARD FOLLOWING THE RIVER, I SAW A PWRLINE CLOSE TO THE ACFT. THE EVASIVE MANEUVER RESULTED IN ONLY THE L MAIN GEAR CONTACTING THE STATIC LINE CABLE ABOVE THE MAIN PWRLINES. THE CONTACT DAMAGED THE L WHEEL PANT. FLT CONTINUED WITH A SAFE LNDG AT DEST HOME BASE ARPT. PWRLINES OVER THE RIVER WERE DIFFICULT TO SEE LOOKING WWARD INTO THE SETTING SUN. PWRLINES WERE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED OVER THE RIVER. THE DANGERS OF PWRLINES WERE NOT EMPHASIZED SUFFICIENTLY DURING TRAINING.. LOW ALT FLT OVER UNPOPULATED AREAS IS TEMPTING BUT CONTAINS MORE HAZARDS THAN ARE APPARENT. INSTRUCTORS SHOULD SHOW PWRLINES AND OTHER AERIAL OBSTRUCTIONS TO PLTS DURING TRAINING AND AGAIN DURING BIENNIAL FLT REVIEWS. EXCEPT DURING LNDG, INSTRUCTORS SHOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT FLT BELOW 500 FT BE AVOIDED AT ALL TIMES. HIGHER VISIBILITY PWRLINE TWRS AND AT LEAST 1 'BALL' OVER RIVERS WOULD INCREASE PWRLINE VISIBILITY TO ACFT. PLT INSURANCE COMPANY AND ELECTRIC COMPANY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.

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.

Aircraft's left wheel pant engages static line of pwrline while en route in proximity of restricted area.