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Pilot practicing emergency forced lndgs in an experimental aircraft struck a wire crossing a road in an unpopulated area causing only minor damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 219101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mn09 |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 219101 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While flying my experimental homebuilt aircraft I'm constantly thinking about landing areas in case of engine failure. I had just walked off the width of a country road and compared same to aircraft wingspan. I determined road width was not problem (it fits with ft to spare!). Main hazard being wires and road signs, also cars. I chose a stretch of road with no cars for mi, also no farms across road from wires, in fact no farms at all. My approach was into a haze-filled western sky just before sunset. Also I went to about 20 ft AGL before a cross road that contained the wires I hit. I was too intent on the parallel wires and aircraft alignment. Practice emergency lndgs should be terminated at 100 ft or higher, and at a known area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT PRACTICING EMER FORCED LNDGS IN AN EXPERIMENTAL ACFT STRUCK A WIRE XING A ROAD IN AN UNPOPULATED AREA CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING MY EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT ACFT I'M CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT LNDG AREAS IN CASE OF ENG FAILURE. I HAD JUST WALKED OFF THE WIDTH OF A COUNTRY ROAD AND COMPARED SAME TO ACFT WINGSPAN. I DETERMINED ROAD WIDTH WAS NOT PROBLEM (IT FITS WITH FT TO SPARE!). MAIN HAZARD BEING WIRES AND ROAD SIGNS, ALSO CARS. I CHOSE A STRETCH OF ROAD WITH NO CARS FOR MI, ALSO NO FARMS ACROSS ROAD FROM WIRES, IN FACT NO FARMS AT ALL. MY APCH WAS INTO A HAZE-FILLED WESTERN SKY JUST BEFORE SUNSET. ALSO I WENT TO ABOUT 20 FT AGL BEFORE A CROSS ROAD THAT CONTAINED THE WIRES I HIT. I WAS TOO INTENT ON THE PARALLEL WIRES AND ACFT ALIGNMENT. PRACTICE EMER LNDGS SHOULD BE TERMINATED AT 100 FT OR HIGHER, AND AT A KNOWN AREA.
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.