Mooney pilot hit an antenna.

Attributes
ACN	443079
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mnn.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 360 flight time type : 12
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Ferrying aircraft to build time. Due to time constraints and availability I had not had dinner the previous night and no breakfast that morning. I planned on marion to be a fuel and lunch stop. I began my descent from 9500 ft MSL about 20 mi out. Due to haze and unfamiliarity with area I did not locate airport. I was taking precautions not to shock cool engine. When I got to tpa or 2000 ft MSL I still did not have airport in sight. I circled north of the town of marion then back toward the town of marion. Over marion I turned west, all this time I had not increased power and had back pressure on the yoke. Upon turning east over the town I wanted to check my flight guide again for runways and radio frequencys. It was in the rear seat and had fallen to the floor. I found the western then central, upon locating my eastern flight guide, I heard a loud 'bang' to my left. Upon looking up I saw I was very low about 200 ft AGL and immediately increased power and pulled up. I found the airfield directly in front and landed. I found out I had hit a fiberglass antenna and it had made a dent in my outboard leading edge. Praise god I am still alive.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MOONEY PLT HIT AN ANTENNA.

Narrative: FERRYING ACFT TO BUILD TIME. DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS AND AVAILABILITY I HAD NOT HAD DINNER THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND NO BREAKFAST THAT MORNING. I PLANNED ON MARION TO BE A FUEL AND LUNCH STOP. I BEGAN MY DSCNT FROM 9500 FT MSL ABOUT 20 MI OUT. DUE TO HAZE AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH AREA I DID NOT LOCATE ARPT. I WAS TAKING PRECAUTIONS NOT TO SHOCK COOL ENG. WHEN I GOT TO TPA OR 2000 FT MSL I STILL DID NOT HAVE ARPT IN SIGHT. I CIRCLED N OF THE TOWN OF MARION THEN BACK TOWARD THE TOWN OF MARION. OVER MARION I TURNED W, ALL THIS TIME I HAD NOT INCREASED PWR AND HAD BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE. UPON TURNING E OVER THE TOWN I WANTED TO CHK MY FLT GUIDE AGAIN FOR RWYS AND RADIO FREQS. IT WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AND HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOOR. I FOUND THE WESTERN THEN CENTRAL, UPON LOCATING MY EASTERN FLT GUIDE, I HEARD A LOUD 'BANG' TO MY L. UPON LOOKING UP I SAW I WAS VERY LOW ABOUT 200 FT AGL AND IMMEDIATELY INCREASED PWR AND PULLED UP. I FOUND THE AIRFIELD DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND LANDED. I FOUND OUT I HAD HIT A FIBERGLASS ANTENNA AND IT HAD MADE A DENT IN MY OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. PRAISE GOD I AM STILL ALIVE.

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.