On approach to land at gfd, CH7A encounters and cuts previously unobserved power line wire.

Attributes
ACN	514587
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 017.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria 7ECA
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	514581
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While approaching to land at private grass strip, unmarked power lines were severed. 2ND plane in pattern to land. 1ST plane was a turnoff when large tree at approach end was cleared. Power lines were 'unviewable' until they were cut with propeller blade. Added full power nose down after wires cut, landed, parked and reviewed airworthiness of plane with a&P.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON APCH TO LAND AT GFD, CH7A ENCOUNTERS AND CUTS PREVIOUSLY UNOBSERVED PWR LINE WIRE.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING TO LAND AT PVT GRASS STRIP, UNMARKED PWR LINES WERE SEVERED. 2ND PLANE IN PATTERN TO LAND. 1ST PLANE WAS A TURNOFF WHEN LARGE TREE AT APCH END WAS CLRED. PWR LINES WERE 'UNVIEWABLE' UNTIL THEY WERE CUT WITH PROP BLADE. ADDED FULL PWR NOSE DOWN AFTER WIRES CUT, LANDED, PARKED AND REVIEWED AIRWORTHINESS OF PLANE WITH A&P.

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.