Student pilot of a piper cherokee PA28-181 struck a high tension wire during evasive action to avoid...

Attributes
ACN	420493
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vel airport : vel
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 40 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 80
ASRS Report	420493
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying at close to 500 ft AGL, a flock of geese were at 12 O'clock in a wide pattern. I tried to go under them, and clipped a tension wire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT OF A PIPER CHEROKEE PA28-181 STRUCK A HIGH TENSION WIRE DURING EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A FLOCK OF GEESE.

Narrative: FLYING AT CLOSE TO 500 FT AGL, A FLOCK OF GEESE WERE AT 12 O'CLOCK IN A WIDE PATTERN. I TRIED TO GO UNDER THEM, AND CLIPPED A TENSION WIRE.

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.

Student pilot of a piper cherokee PA28-181 struck a high tension wire during evasive action to avoid a flock of geese.