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GA pilot hits obstruction pwrline not visible on sightseeing flight. Return land with aircraft damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 260485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avx |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 0 |
| ASRS Report | 260485 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After departing auxiliary airport, we proceeded to begin sightseeing and taking photos of the island when the aircraft struck unseen invisible wires. Aircraft was substantially damaged and after 15 mins, I made it back to auxiliary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT HITS OBSTRUCTION PWRLINE NOT VISIBLE ON SIGHTSEEING FLT. RETURN LAND WITH ACFT DAMAGED.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING AUX ARPT, WE PROCEEDED TO BEGIN SIGHTSEEING AND TAKING PHOTOS OF THE ISLAND WHEN THE ACFT STRUCK UNSEEN INVISIBLE WIRES. ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND AFTER 15 MINS, I MADE IT BACK TO AUX.
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.