Small aircraft CFI hits wire in practice low altitude operation of forced landing near a farmer's fi...

Attributes
ACN	254893
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2oh9
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent other landing : go around other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 703 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	254893
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a simulated loss of power demonstration over farm field, the aircraft struck a small gauge wire of unknown type or usage. Flight phase was descent to forced landing/transition to climb out after positive determination that landing would be without incident. Approximately elevation at impact 2200 ft AGL. The cause of the problem: pilot error. Descent below altitude which prevented recovery before striking wire. Unfamiliar with aircraft performance. Weight and balance plus climb performance was calculated for the flight prior to takeoff at book value. Poor selection of demonstration site. Note: wire was not visible and poles were obscured by trees. To prevent recurrence, any further flight shall be conducted in accordance to regulations specified in far 91 and better judgement. Fortunately there was only superficial damage to the right wing leading edge and a nick on the propeller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CFI HITS WIRE IN PRACTICE LOW ALT OP OF FORCED LNDG NEAR A FARMER'S FIELD.

Narrative: DURING A SIMULATED LOSS OF PWR DEMONSTRATION OVER FARM FIELD, THE ACFT STRUCK A SMALL GAUGE WIRE OF UNKNOWN TYPE OR USAGE. FLT PHASE WAS DSCNT TO FORCED LNDG/TRANSITION TO CLBOUT AFTER POSITIVE DETERMINATION THAT LNDG WOULD BE WITHOUT INCIDENT. APPROX ELEVATION AT IMPACT 2200 FT AGL. THE CAUSE OF THE PROB: PLT ERROR. DSCNT BELOW ALT WHICH PREVENTED RECOVERY BEFORE STRIKING WIRE. UNFAMILIAR WITH ACFT PERFORMANCE. WT AND BAL PLUS CLB PERFORMANCE WAS CALCULATED FOR THE FLT PRIOR TO TKOF AT BOOK VALUE. POOR SELECTION OF DEMONSTRATION SITE. NOTE: WIRE WAS NOT VISIBLE AND POLES WERE OBSCURED BY TREES. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, ANY FURTHER FLT SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE TO REGS SPECIFIED IN FAR 91 AND BETTER JUDGEMENT. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ONLY SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE TO THE R WING LEADING EDGE AND A NICK ON THE PROP.

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.

Small aircraft CFI hits wire in practice low altitude operation of forced landing near a farmer's field.