Pilot of a T28 struck utility wire during a low level flight causing minor damage to the propeller b...

Attributes
ACN	339397
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btl
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Trojan (T28)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	339397
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flew aircraft possibly involved in wire strike from battle creek to rockford. Pilot examined aircraft and was in telephone conversation with repair facility and pilot. Determined aircraft airworthy to transport for maintenance. Upon arrival at rockford, a&P examined aircraft and found no damage that would make aircraft unairworthy. Could possibly had mechanic (a&P) from rockford travel to battle creek to inspect aircraft. However, PF was involved in the restoration of the aircraft and was familiar with aircraft enough to make judgement as to it being airworthy. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he had struck a wire and brought it approximately 9 mi northeast of battle creek, mi. He returned to land to see if there was any significant aircraft damage and discussed the matter with repairpersons to which he was flying for an engine oil change. He did notify the FAA and NTSB in case they were called and needed to know. So far he has not heard further from any of these agencies.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A T28 STRUCK UTILITY WIRE DURING A LOW LEVEL FLT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP BLADES AND DENTS IN THE ENG COWLING. RPTR DID LAND TO INSPECT THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE AND THEN CONTINUED ON TO DEST.

Narrative: FLEW ACFT POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN WIRE STRIKE FROM BATTLE CREEK TO ROCKFORD. PLT EXAMINED ACFT AND WAS IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH REPAIR FACILITY AND PLT. DETERMINED ACFT AIRWORTHY TO TRANSPORT FOR MAINT. UPON ARR AT ROCKFORD, A&P EXAMINED ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE THAT WOULD MAKE ACFT UNAIRWORTHY. COULD POSSIBLY HAD MECH (A&P) FROM ROCKFORD TRAVEL TO BATTLE CREEK TO INSPECT ACFT. HOWEVER, PF WAS INVOLVED IN THE RESTORATION OF THE ACFT AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH ACFT ENOUGH TO MAKE JUDGEMENT AS TO IT BEING AIRWORTHY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD STRUCK A WIRE AND BROUGHT IT APPROX 9 MI NE OF BATTLE CREEK, MI. HE RETURNED TO LAND TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SIGNIFICANT ACFT DAMAGE AND DISCUSSED THE MATTER WITH REPAIRPERSONS TO WHICH HE WAS FLYING FOR AN ENG OIL CHANGE. HE DID NOTIFY THE FAA AND NTSB IN CASE THEY WERE CALLED AND NEEDED TO KNOW. SO FAR HE HAS NOT HEARD FURTHER FROM ANY OF THESE AGENCIES.

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.

Pilot of a T28 struck utility wire during a low level flight causing minor damage to the propeller blades and dents in the engine cowling. Reporter did land to inspect the aircraft for damage and then continued on to destination.