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Captain of an atx beech, BE99, struck power line wires while flying at 50 ft above the ground on a non passenger return to home base. Even though 1 propeller, radome and vertical stabilizer were damaged, they were subsequently able to continue on and make a successful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383343 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pgs airport : igm |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Airliner 99 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 360 |
| ASRS Report | 383343 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 383345 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On deadhead las return from canyon while following alternate return route from gcn along a road, aircraft struck power lines not marked on the VFR chart. I followed company procedures and advised PIC/PF of wire conflict, but followed company procedures and did not take over controls. No evasive action was taken prior to wire strike. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he and the captain had been fired from the company over this incident and the aircraft damage was to the 1 propeller blade, radome and vertical stabilizer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN ATX BEECH, BE99, STRUCK PWR LINE WIRES WHILE FLYING AT 50 FT ABOVE THE GND ON A NON PAX RETURN TO HOME BASE. EVEN THOUGH 1 PROP, RADOME AND VERT STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED, THEY WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ABLE TO CONTINUE ON AND MAKE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG.
Narrative: ON DEADHEAD LAS RETURN FROM CANYON WHILE FOLLOWING ALTERNATE RETURN RTE FROM GCN ALONG A ROAD, ACFT STRUCK PWR LINES NOT MARKED ON THE VFR CHART. I FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCS AND ADVISED PIC/PF OF WIRE CONFLICT, BUT FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCS AND DID NOT TAKE OVER CTLS. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN PRIOR TO WIRE STRIKE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE AND THE CAPT HAD BEEN FIRED FROM THE COMPANY OVER THIS INCIDENT AND THE ACFT DAMAGE WAS TO THE 1 PROP BLADE, RADOME AND VERT STABILIZER.
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.