Pilot of a beech king air, BE90, turned just after takeoff to avoid a flock of birds and ran into a power line causing damage to the right wing when it cut one of the lines.

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Attributes
ACN	477784
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x07.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	477784
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

I had just lifted off at lake wales (X07) to take a load of skydivers to altitude to jump at lake wales. I retracted the gear and was about to retract the flaps when I had to take evasive action for a large flock of birds. As I turned right, I pulled the flaps up. I was a little slow so I kept the nose down to build up speed. Just as I was about to pull up I noticed a power line direct ahead. I tried to pull up hard to avoid it, but caught it on the right wing about 2 ft out from the right engine. The wire snapped straight away. I immediately turned back and landed uneventfully, shut down and the jumpers and I got out. There was damage to the skin and 2 ribs. I guess fatigue played a large part in this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECH KING AIR, BE90, TURNED JUST AFTER TKOF TO AVOID A FLOCK OF BIRDS AND RAN INTO A PWR LINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE R WING WHEN IT CUT ONE OF THE LINES.

Narrative: I HAD JUST LIFTED OFF AT LAKE WALES (X07) TO TAKE A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS TO ALT TO JUMP AT LAKE WALES. I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND WAS ABOUT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS WHEN I HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION FOR A LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS. AS I TURNED R, I PULLED THE FLAPS UP. I WAS A LITTLE SLOW SO I KEPT THE NOSE DOWN TO BUILD UP SPD. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO PULL UP I NOTICED A PWR LINE DIRECT AHEAD. I TRIED TO PULL UP HARD TO AVOID IT, BUT CAUGHT IT ON THE R WING ABOUT 2 FT OUT FROM THE R ENG. THE WIRE SNAPPED STRAIGHT AWAY. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, SHUT DOWN AND THE JUMPERS AND I GOT OUT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE SKIN AND 2 RIBS. I GUESS FATIGUE PLAYED A LARGE PART IN THIS INCIDENT.

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.