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Light sport airport pilot reported cutting a power line with his propeller when a downdraft forced an altitude loss.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1439328 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Sport Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 1520 Flight Crew Type 140 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
After an initial low approach to survey the runway; and while on a subsequent short final into a turf 1200 feet runway in hilly terrain; a sudden; powerful downdraft caused the aircraft to lose altitude and impact a utility line just prior to the approach end of [the] runway. All actions to mitigate the drop in altitude (adding full power; pitching up for maximum climb); proved unsuccessful in arresting the sink rate. The sink resulted in the propeller cutting a utility line approximately 200 feet before the runway threshold; resulting in minor damage to the propeller. A normal landing and rollout was accomplished after the impact with the utility line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Light Sport Airport pilot reported cutting a power line with his propeller when a downdraft forced an altitude loss.
Narrative: After an initial low approach to survey the runway; and while on a subsequent short final into a turf 1200 feet runway in hilly terrain; a sudden; powerful downdraft caused the aircraft to lose altitude and impact a utility line just prior to the approach end of [the] runway. All actions to mitigate the drop in altitude (adding full power; pitching up for maximum climb); proved unsuccessful in arresting the sink rate. The sink resulted in the propeller cutting a utility line approximately 200 feet before the runway threshold; resulting in minor damage to the propeller. A normal landing and rollout was accomplished after the impact with the utility line.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.