Narrative:

I departed for wagner field but was unable to find the field. I landed at smf airport for directions, and then continued toward wagner. After much searching, I found what appeared to be the agricultural field in question. I wanted to do a fly-by and inspect the airport, as I was unfamiliar with the area and the airport. I extended my landing gear and 20 degrees of flaps to enable a slow approach over the strip. On reviewing the area I noted power lines, high tension power lines and people on the landing strip, not off to the side as I had previously thought. I immediately did a right turn to initiate a departure from the area. Successfully completing my departure from that location, I proceeded to my next intended landing at cameron park airport without incident. I returned to the cameron park airport, did a preflight in the dark, and departed for home. I landed at approximately XA30, taxied to my tie-down, and put the aircraft up. At XR00 the next day, a person who sometimes flies my aircraft called to inform me that there was some damage on the leading edge of the wing on the passenger's side. I went to the airport to inspect the damage and suspected the plane had been damaged at cameron park. Later that day, an FAA inspector inquiring whether I had been in the sacramento area and wagner field on the other day at about X100 called me. I responded affirmatively and was advised that a bonanza aircraft meeting my description had struck an electrical wire and was I that airman and aircraft. I related what I knew at the time and was advised that at some point I should contact him to arrange to show all my aircraft and pilot documentation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE35 PLT, WHILE MAKING A FLY-BY OF AN AGRICULTURAL STRIP, MADE CONTACT WITH AN ELECTRICAL WIRE.

Narrative: I DEPARTED FOR WAGNER FIELD BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE FIELD. I LANDED AT SMF ARPT FOR DIRECTIONS, AND THEN CONTINUED TOWARD WAGNER. AFTER MUCH SEARCHING, I FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD IN QUESTION. I WANTED TO DO A FLY-BY AND INSPECT THE ARPT, AS I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND THE ARPT. I EXTENDED MY LNDG GEAR AND 20 DEGS OF FLAPS TO ENABLE A SLOW APCH OVER THE STRIP. ON REVIEWING THE AREA I NOTED PWR LINES, HIGH TENSION PWR LINES AND PEOPLE ON THE LNDG STRIP, NOT OFF TO THE SIDE AS I HAD PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. I IMMEDIATELY DID A R TURN TO INITIATE A DEP FROM THE AREA. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING MY DEP FROM THAT LOCATION, I PROCEEDED TO MY NEXT INTENDED LNDG AT CAMERON PARK ARPT WITHOUT INCIDENT. I RETURNED TO THE CAMERON PARK ARPT, DID A PREFLT IN THE DARK, AND DEPARTED FOR HOME. I LANDED AT APPROX XA30, TAXIED TO MY TIE-DOWN, AND PUT THE ACFT UP. AT XR00 THE NEXT DAY, A PERSON WHO SOMETIMES FLIES MY ACFT CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING ON THE PAX'S SIDE. I WENT TO THE ARPT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AND SUSPECTED THE PLANE HAD BEEN DAMAGED AT CAMERON PARK. LATER THAT DAY, AN FAA INSPECTOR INQUIRING WHETHER I HAD BEEN IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA AND WAGNER FIELD ON THE OTHER DAY AT ABOUT X100 CALLED ME. I RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVELY AND WAS ADVISED THAT A BONANZA ACFT MEETING MY DESCRIPTION HAD STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL WIRE AND WAS I THAT AIRMAN AND ACFT. I RELATED WHAT I KNEW AT THE TIME AND WAS ADVISED THAT AT SOME POINT I SHOULD CONTACT HIM TO ARRANGE TO SHOW ALL MY ACFT AND PLT DOCUMENTATION.

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.