Citabria pilot collided with power line during final approach to a private ranch airstrip. One wind strut fairing was bent, and a side window broken on the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	520650
Time
Date	200108
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 30
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria 7ECA
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 192 flight time type : 13
ASRS Report	520650
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During approach to landing at a ranch airstrip in toston, mt, I flew through unmarked power lines. The power lines broke and I made a normal landing. Aircraft damage was minimal. A bent wing strut fairing and a broken right side window. Aircraft was inspected and flown to home base. Landing was made into the setting sun because of wind direction. This was the probable cause for not seeing the power lines. The power lines were unmarked and approximately 100 yds away from the approach end of the runway. I cannot think of any other factors to report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CITABRIA PLT COLLIDED WITH PWR LINE DURING FINAL APCH TO A PVT RANCH AIRSTRIP. ONE WIND STRUT FAIRING WAS BENT, AND A SIDE WINDOW BROKEN ON THE ACFT.

Narrative: DURING APCH TO LNDG AT A RANCH AIRSTRIP IN TOSTON, MT, I FLEW THROUGH UNMARKED PWR LINES. THE PWR LINES BROKE AND I MADE A NORMAL LNDG. ACFT DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. A BENT WING STRUT FAIRING AND A BROKEN R SIDE WINDOW. ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND FLOWN TO HOME BASE. LNDG WAS MADE INTO THE SETTING SUN BECAUSE OF WIND DIRECTION. THIS WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR NOT SEEING THE PWR LINES. THE PWR LINES WERE UNMARKED AND APPROX 100 YDS AWAY FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY. I CANNOT THINK OF ANY OTHER FACTORS TO RPT.

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.