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Low altitude civil operation, buzzing a field for prelndg inspection. Small aircraft private pilot encounters obstruction not visible power line uncharted unmarked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : h73 |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 100 |
| 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 other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 354365 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I flew to a friend's house in the country. I looked at a field west of his house to land. On a low pass down the center of the field to check ground condition and terrain, I cut a power line. By the time I saw the line I was too close to go over or go under. After striking I checked the plane's controls and returned to airport of origin to check plane for damage (14 mi). Take a better look at the field and area and do not depend on poles for line placement. The line was on a single pole 270 ft from main power line. The poles on main line were in a tree line on fence pole.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW ALT CIVIL OP, BUZZING A FIELD FOR PRELNDG INSPECTION. SMA PVT PLT ENCOUNTERS OBSTRUCTION NOT VISIBLE PWR LINE UNCHARTED UNMARKED.
Narrative: I FLEW TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY. I LOOKED AT A FIELD W OF HIS HOUSE TO LAND. ON A LOW PASS DOWN THE CTR OF THE FIELD TO CHK GND CONDITION AND TERRAIN, I CUT A PWR LINE. BY THE TIME I SAW THE LINE I WAS TOO CLOSE TO GO OVER OR GO UNDER. AFTER STRIKING I CHKED THE PLANE'S CTLS AND RETURNED TO ARPT OF ORIGIN TO CHK PLANE FOR DAMAGE (14 MI). TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT THE FIELD AND AREA AND DO NOT DEPEND ON POLES FOR LINE PLACEMENT. THE LINE WAS ON A SINGLE POLE 270 FT FROM MAIN PWR LINE. THE POLES ON MAIN LINE WERE IN A TREE LINE ON FENCE POLE.
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.