Small aircraft struck power line while on approach to airport.

Attributes
ACN	122360
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 63oi
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 396 flight time type : 266
ASRS Report	122360
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Took off with lady and small child, about 2 yrs old. Little girl did not want to go. Cried at the least little movement. Flew at 2000' MSL till straight in approach. To minimize movement, set up long shallow approach. Did not see white poles or aluminum power line at approach end of runway. The power line was not idented with balls. I feel that all wires within 300' of runway should be marked so any pilot using the airport can see them. After striking wire, continued to land approximately 25' past threshold. Shut down engine with nose high rollout. Checked nose of airplane. Wire struck at landing light, bent lower cowling, exhaust pipe, muffler and carburetor heat box.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA STRUCK POWER LINE WHILE ON APCH TO ARPT.

Narrative: TOOK OFF WITH LADY AND SMALL CHILD, ABOUT 2 YRS OLD. LITTLE GIRL DID NOT WANT TO GO. CRIED AT THE LEAST LITTLE MOVEMENT. FLEW AT 2000' MSL TILL STRAIGHT IN APCH. TO MINIMIZE MOVEMENT, SET UP LONG SHALLOW APCH. DID NOT SEE WHITE POLES OR ALUMINUM POWER LINE AT APCH END OF RWY. THE POWER LINE WAS NOT IDENTED WITH BALLS. I FEEL THAT ALL WIRES WITHIN 300' OF RWY SHOULD BE MARKED SO ANY PLT USING THE ARPT CAN SEE THEM. AFTER STRIKING WIRE, CONTINUED TO LAND APPROX 25' PAST THRESHOLD. SHUT DOWN ENG WITH NOSE HIGH ROLLOUT. CHKED NOSE OF AIRPLANE. WIRE STRUCK AT LNDG LIGHT, BENT LOWER COWLING, EXHAUST PIPE, MUFFLER AND CARB HEAT BOX.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.