Ag aircraft hit pwrline.

Attributes
ACN	257797
Time
Date	199305
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : k78
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6391 flight time type : 670
ASRS Report	257797
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While engaged in aerial spraying of an alfalfa field, I struck a pwrline. Upon returning to abilene, ks, airport, I observed some nicks in the propeller and cowling. The airplane damage was insubstantial and there was no injury to myself. The pwrline was difficult to see because it ran off a long straight line and through thick trees.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AG ACFT HIT PWRLINE.

Narrative: WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL SPRAYING OF AN ALFALFA FIELD, I STRUCK A PWRLINE. UPON RETURNING TO ABILENE, KS, ARPT, I OBSERVED SOME NICKS IN THE PROP AND COWLING. THE AIRPLANE DAMAGE WAS INSUBSTANTIAL AND THERE WAS NO INJURY TO MYSELF. THE PWRLINE WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE BECAUSE IT RAN OFF A LONG STRAIGHT LINE AND THROUGH THICK TREES.

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.