Good samaritan private pilot was dropping seed for wildlife when he encountered an unmarked power li...

Attributes
ACN	342584
Time
Date	199607
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tcs
State Reference	NM
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	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	342584
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was dropping seed for wildlife when I hit a small unmarked power line across a canyon. The wire broke with no damage to the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GOOD SAMARITAN PVT PLT WAS DROPPING SEED FOR WILDLIFE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED AN UNMARKED PWR LINE. THE WIRE BROKE.

Narrative: I WAS DROPPING SEED FOR WILDLIFE WHEN I HIT A SMALL UNMARKED PWR LINE ACROSS A CANYON. THE WIRE BROKE WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

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.

Good samaritan private pilot was dropping seed for wildlife when he encountered an unmarked power line. The wire broke.