Pilot of small aircraft low flight over lake resulted in colliding with pwrlines.

Attributes
ACN	285168
Time
Date	199410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdh
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 265 flight time type : 92
ASRS Report	285168
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On oct/xx/94, I was flying with a passenger in a cessna 150 sightseeing over cedar lake which is 18 mi south of mdh. I was flying at a fairly low unknown altitude over water when I encountered unmarked pwrlines stretching across the lake. The pwrlines were between 100-200 ft above the water. Upon encountering the wires, I took evasive actions which included pulling up and missing the first set of wires, but not missing the second set which were a higher set. If the pwrlines had been marked, then I could have perceived the wires sooner and possibly missed them. Had I pushed down on the yoke, instead of pulling up, I could have possibly missed the wires. This situation could have been prevented had I known the wires were in this area and had the wires been marked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LOW FLT OVER LAKE RESULTED IN COLLIDING WITH PWRLINES.

Narrative: ON OCT/XX/94, I WAS FLYING WITH A PAX IN A CESSNA 150 SIGHTSEEING OVER CEDAR LAKE WHICH IS 18 MI S OF MDH. I WAS FLYING AT A FAIRLY LOW UNKNOWN ALT OVER WATER WHEN I ENCOUNTERED UNMARKED PWRLINES STRETCHING ACROSS THE LAKE. THE PWRLINES WERE BTWN 100-200 FT ABOVE THE WATER. UPON ENCOUNTERING THE WIRES, I TOOK EVASIVE ACTIONS WHICH INCLUDED PULLING UP AND MISSING THE FIRST SET OF WIRES, BUT NOT MISSING THE SECOND SET WHICH WERE A HIGHER SET. IF THE PWRLINES HAD BEEN MARKED, THEN I COULD HAVE PERCEIVED THE WIRES SOONER AND POSSIBLY MISSED THEM. HAD I PUSHED DOWN ON THE YOKE, INSTEAD OF PULLING UP, I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY MISSED THE WIRES. THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD I KNOWN THE WIRES WERE IN THIS AREA AND HAD THE WIRES BEEN MARKED.

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.