Narrative:

The helicopter was taken out of the hangar. The pilot had 2 other individuals to ride, however, being in a congested area at the hangar site, the pilot was going to reposition the helicopter to the ramp area. Prior to takeoff pilot had 2 options planned in his head on approaching the ramp area which was on north side of hangar or south side. After takeoff pilot chose to reenter ramp area by lining up on south taxiway which led into ramp area, on descent pilot flew through 3 power line wires going to the row of hangars that split the 2 txwys. A normal landing was made. Pilot inspected helicopter for damage. No damage to helicopter was observed. No further action taken except to contact power line company. Pilot has been flying off ggw airport for 5 yrs. Pilot also has used the south taxiway for fixed wing aircraft over this period of time. Pilot's mistakes were several. It's ok to preplan, however, pilot should have looked for obstacles from the air prior to descent. Pilots should avoid landing towards sun to prevent glare. Pilot had been operating the helicopter off the airport for about 2 weeks. The airport is a congestion of power lines and the pilot thought he knew where they all were crossing. Having taken a fly-by I'm sure the power lines would have been seen. Being down that taxiway with fixed wing may have been a contributing factor in why I thought my flight path was open to the landing area. I suggested hanging balls on power line crossing the taxiway, however, power line company personnel said that would indicate liability on their part so would not do so.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT APCHING RAMP, HITS PWR LINES ACROSS TXWY.

Narrative: THE HELI WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE HANGAR. THE PLT HAD 2 OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO RIDE, HOWEVER, BEING IN A CONGESTED AREA AT THE HANGAR SITE, THE PLT WAS GOING TO REPOSITION THE HELI TO THE RAMP AREA. PRIOR TO TKOF PLT HAD 2 OPTIONS PLANNED IN HIS HEAD ON APCHING THE RAMP AREA WHICH WAS ON N SIDE OF HANGAR OR S SIDE. AFTER TKOF PLT CHOSE TO REENTER RAMP AREA BY LINING UP ON S TXWY WHICH LED INTO RAMP AREA, ON DSCNT PLT FLEW THROUGH 3 PWR LINE WIRES GOING TO THE ROW OF HANGARS THAT SPLIT THE 2 TXWYS. A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. PLT INSPECTED HELI FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE TO HELI WAS OBSERVED. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN EXCEPT TO CONTACT PWR LINE COMPANY. PLT HAS BEEN FLYING OFF GGW ARPT FOR 5 YRS. PLT ALSO HAS USED THE S TXWY FOR FIXED WING ACFT OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME. PLT'S MISTAKES WERE SEVERAL. IT'S OK TO PREPLAN, HOWEVER, PLT SHOULD HAVE LOOKED FOR OBSTACLES FROM THE AIR PRIOR TO DSCNT. PLTS SHOULD AVOID LNDG TOWARDS SUN TO PREVENT GLARE. PLT HAD BEEN OPERATING THE HELI OFF THE ARPT FOR ABOUT 2 WKS. THE ARPT IS A CONGESTION OF PWR LINES AND THE PLT THOUGHT HE KNEW WHERE THEY ALL WERE XING. HAVING TAKEN A FLY-BY I'M SURE THE PWR LINES WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN. BEING DOWN THAT TXWY WITH FIXED WING MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN WHY I THOUGHT MY FLT PATH WAS OPEN TO THE LNDG AREA. I SUGGESTED HANGING BALLS ON PWR LINE XING THE TXWY, HOWEVER, PWR LINE COMPANY PERSONNEL SAID THAT WOULD INDICATE LIABILITY ON THEIR PART SO WOULD NOT DO SO.

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.