An AA5 cheetah private pilot breaks power lines during a close in final approach to hollister field,...

Attributes
ACN	374560
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3oh9
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 30 agl bound upper : 30
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 553 flight time type : 353
ASRS Report	374560
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Aircraft struck and broke power line at approach end of runway 23 at 3oh9 with nose fork. Lines were unmarked. Contributing factors: short approach did not allow time to determine position of power line poles so as to allow for sufficient ht to clear lines. Bright sun. Displaced threshold not clearly visible from pattern altitude. Airport owner indicated there have been 'several' strikes and power company has been requested to bury the lines between the 2 poles or at least add orange ball markers. They have not complied. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he had been into this airport 7 yrs ago. At that time the airport was not listed in his flight manual, having found it by LORAN and the coordinates given him by an associate. He thought the airport was still unlisted and used the LORAN again for navigation. That is why he had not read anything about the airport's obstructions or displaced thresholds. The last time in he had landed the opposite direction, away from the power lines. The 2 tires that marked the displaced runways are on each side of the runways and are a faded white. The power lines, belonging to the xyz power company are double lines, the reporter having flown in between the 2. He had made a 'circling base' approach this time and thus failed to get a good look at the approach path. The upper line took off his rotating beacon which he replaced after retrieving it. The airport manager/owner says that the lines have been knocked down several times. The reporter felt lucky that he was able to miss the top line and not have it hit the cockpit windshield. Reporter stated that he has heard that the power company has added orange 'strips' to the power lines and he doesn't know how effective that might be, suggesting that the airport manager/owner be contacted regarding that issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AA5 CHEETAH PVT PLT BREAKS PWR LINES DURING A CLOSE IN FINAL APCH TO HOLLISTER FIELD, OH. APPARENTLY HIS FIRST APCH INTO THIS ARPT, HE FAILED TO NOTE THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD AS INDICATED BY WHITE AUTO TIRES AND FLEW A LOWER THAN REQUIRED APCH TO RWY 23.

Narrative: ACFT STRUCK AND BROKE PWR LINE AT APCH END OF RWY 23 AT 3OH9 WITH NOSE FORK. LINES WERE UNMARKED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: SHORT APCH DID NOT ALLOW TIME TO DETERMINE POS OF PWR LINE POLES SO AS TO ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT HT TO CLR LINES. BRIGHT SUN. DISPLACED THRESHOLD NOT CLRLY VISIBLE FROM PATTERN ALT. ARPT OWNER INDICATED THERE HAVE BEEN 'SEVERAL' STRIKES AND PWR COMPANY HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO BURY THE LINES BTWN THE 2 POLES OR AT LEAST ADD ORANGE BALL MARKERS. THEY HAVE NOT COMPLIED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN INTO THIS ARPT 7 YRS AGO. AT THAT TIME THE ARPT WAS NOT LISTED IN HIS FLT MANUAL, HAVING FOUND IT BY LORAN AND THE COORDINATES GIVEN HIM BY AN ASSOCIATE. HE THOUGHT THE ARPT WAS STILL UNLISTED AND USED THE LORAN AGAIN FOR NAV. THAT IS WHY HE HAD NOT READ ANYTHING ABOUT THE ARPT'S OBSTRUCTIONS OR DISPLACED THRESHOLDS. THE LAST TIME IN HE HAD LANDED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AWAY FROM THE PWR LINES. THE 2 TIRES THAT MARKED THE DISPLACED RWYS ARE ON EACH SIDE OF THE RWYS AND ARE A FADED WHITE. THE PWR LINES, BELONGING TO THE XYZ PWR COMPANY ARE DOUBLE LINES, THE RPTR HAVING FLOWN IN BTWN THE 2. HE HAD MADE A 'CIRCLING BASE' APCH THIS TIME AND THUS FAILED TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE APCH PATH. THE UPPER LINE TOOK OFF HIS ROTATING BEACON WHICH HE REPLACED AFTER RETRIEVING IT. THE ARPT MGR/OWNER SAYS THAT THE LINES HAVE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL TIMES. THE RPTR FELT LUCKY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO MISS THE TOP LINE AND NOT HAVE IT HIT THE COCKPIT WINDSHIELD. RPTR STATED THAT HE HAS HEARD THAT THE PWR COMPANY HAS ADDED ORANGE 'STRIPS' TO THE PWR LINES AND HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE THAT MIGHT BE, SUGGESTING THAT THE ARPT MGR/OWNER BE CONTACTED REGARDING THAT ISSUE.

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.

An AA5 cheetah private pilot breaks power lines during a close in final approach to hollister field, oh. Apparently his first approach into this airport, he failed to note the displaced threshold as indicated by white automatic tires and flew a lower than required approach to runway 23.