Reporter encountered power lines on landing.

Attributes
ACN	323998
Time
Date	199512
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3xs7
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	323998
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Following a pleasant afternoon flight, aircraft entered left downwind for landing. Speed was reduced to flap extension speed. Aircraft entered left base, flaps were extended. Aircraft entered final approach with a stable airspeed. Airport conditions included a north wind 10-15 mph (headwind). Aircraft experienced an undesirable sink rate. Power was added but was insufficient to arrest descent prior to striking unmarked power line. Resulting partially controled landing included gear/propeller destruction. No personal injuries. Contributing factors: lack of markers in power line, lack of displaced threshold on runway which would provide for non-critical glidepath, insufficient application of power by PIC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ENCOUNTERED PWR LINES ON LNDG.

Narrative: FOLLOWING A PLEASANT AFTERNOON FLT, ACFT ENTERED L DOWNWIND FOR LNDG. SPD WAS REDUCED TO FLAP EXTENSION SPD. ACFT ENTERED L BASE, FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. ACFT ENTERED FINAL APCH WITH A STABLE AIRSPD. ARPT CONDITIONS INCLUDED A N WIND 10-15 MPH (HEADWIND). ACFT EXPERIENCED AN UNDESIRABLE SINK RATE. PWR WAS ADDED BUT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO ARREST DSCNT PRIOR TO STRIKING UNMARKED PWR LINE. RESULTING PARTIALLY CTLED LNDG INCLUDED GEAR/PROP DESTRUCTION. NO PERSONAL INJURIES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LACK OF MARKERS IN PWR LINE, LACK OF DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON RWY WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR NON-CRITICAL GLIDEPATH, INSUFFICIENT APPLICATION OF PWR BY PIC.

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.