Low flying small aircraft pilot hits wire.

Attributes
ACN	145470
Time
Date	199005
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l39
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 110 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	145470
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While out sightseeing with my brother in an small aircraft, I flew just below ridge level in a valley 5 NM sse of ramona airport. I noticed power lines and guide wires and intentionally flew 250-300' over them. While there were power lines below, there was also a single wire strung from 1 hill to the other. The line was very thin and had no type of marker on it. It wasn't until I was about 20' from it that I was able to see it. The cable struck the plane on the spinner, causing the spinner to be bent and the skin on the leading edge of the left wing was dented. The area this happened at was totally barren and there were no houses in the entire valley. I have agreed to pay for all damages to the aircraft in the full amount, and the power company reports no power lines down in that area. I realize I made a mistake and I have learned from it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW FLYING SMA PLT HITS WIRE.

Narrative: WHILE OUT SIGHTSEEING WITH MY BROTHER IN AN SMA, I FLEW JUST BELOW RIDGE LEVEL IN A VALLEY 5 NM SSE OF RAMONA ARPT. I NOTICED PWR LINES AND GUIDE WIRES AND INTENTIONALLY FLEW 250-300' OVER THEM. WHILE THERE WERE PWR LINES BELOW, THERE WAS ALSO A SINGLE WIRE STRUNG FROM 1 HILL TO THE OTHER. THE LINE WAS VERY THIN AND HAD NO TYPE OF MARKER ON IT. IT WASN'T UNTIL I WAS ABOUT 20' FROM IT THAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE IT. THE CABLE STRUCK THE PLANE ON THE SPINNER, CAUSING THE SPINNER TO BE BENT AND THE SKIN ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING WAS DENTED. THE AREA THIS HAPPENED AT WAS TOTALLY BARREN AND THERE WERE NO HOUSES IN THE ENTIRE VALLEY. I HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL DAMAGES TO THE ACFT IN THE FULL AMOUNT, AND THE PWR COMPANY RPTS NO PWR LINES DOWN IN THAT AREA. I REALIZE I MADE A MISTAKE AND I HAVE LEARNED FROM IT.

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.