Atx aircraft hits obstruction pole not visible while on IAP ILS approach runway 27 at cvg.

Attributes
ACN	360545
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 725
ASRS Report	360545
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After intercepting the localizer on ILS runway 27, continued normal ILS. At decision ht of 1075 ft MSL, visually acquired runway strobe lights and descended to land. Somewhere during descent felt jolt to aircraft but proceeded with uneventful landing. Upon shutdown saw damage to aircraft wing outboard. After notifying company dispatch was later notified that aircraft struck top of utility pole about 1/4 mi from end of runway. WX at time was 200 ft ceiling, 1/2 mi visibility with rain and fog. Possible causes were visual illusion causing misjudgement of actual ht and possible fatigue caused by long flight in IFR with icing, turbulence along entire route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX ACFT HITS OBSTRUCTION POLE NOT VISIBLE WHILE ON IAP ILS APCH RWY 27 AT CVG.

Narrative: AFTER INTERCEPTING THE LOC ON ILS RWY 27, CONTINUED NORMAL ILS. AT DECISION HT OF 1075 FT MSL, VISUALLY ACQUIRED RWY STROBE LIGHTS AND DSNDED TO LAND. SOMEWHERE DURING DSCNT FELT JOLT TO ACFT BUT PROCEEDED WITH UNEVENTFUL LNDG. UPON SHUTDOWN SAW DAMAGE TO ACFT WING OUTBOARD. AFTER NOTIFYING COMPANY DISPATCH WAS LATER NOTIFIED THAT ACFT STRUCK TOP OF UTILITY POLE ABOUT 1/4 MI FROM END OF RWY. WX AT TIME WAS 200 FT CEILING, 1/2 MI VISIBILITY WITH RAIN AND FOG. POSSIBLE CAUSES WERE VISUAL ILLUSION CAUSING MISJUDGEMENT OF ACTUAL HT AND POSSIBLE FATIGUE CAUSED BY LONG FLT IN IFR WITH ICING, TURB ALONG ENTIRE RTE.

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.