Small aircraft contacts power line on approach to private airport.

Attributes
ACN	148286
Time
Date	199006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iow
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 760 msl bound upper : 760
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
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 1073 flight time type : 376
ASRS Report	148286
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on approach to runway 9 at private airport at winfield, ia, the aircraft I was flying hit and broke a power line which I didn't see until point of contact. Earlier in 6/90 another aircraft had crashed as a result of the same power line, at which time the orange marker balls and the power line the balls were attached to were pulled down to the ground upon impact, so there were no markers left visible for other approaching aircraft. When my aircraft came in contact with the power line I applied immediate go around procedures and aborted my landing. Upon landing the aircraft I immediately inspected for damage on the aircraft and found only paint scratches on the lower cowling at the point just in front of the nose wheel landing gear. The landing gear was not damaged. Further inspection found no damage to any other part of the aircraft, either. Burying the power line in the approach path area of the runway will prevent any recurrence in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CONTACTS POWER LINE ON APCH TO PRIVATE ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH TO RWY 9 AT PVT ARPT AT WINFIELD, IA, THE ACFT I WAS FLYING HIT AND BROKE A PWR LINE WHICH I DIDN'T SEE UNTIL POINT OF CONTACT. EARLIER IN 6/90 ANOTHER ACFT HAD CRASHED AS A RESULT OF THE SAME PWR LINE, AT WHICH TIME THE ORANGE MARKER BALLS AND THE PWR LINE THE BALLS WERE ATTACHED TO WERE PULLED DOWN TO THE GND UPON IMPACT, SO THERE WERE NO MARKERS LEFT VISIBLE FOR OTHER APCHING ACFT. WHEN MY ACFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PWR LINE I APPLIED IMMEDIATE GAR PROCS AND ABORTED MY LNDG. UPON LNDG THE ACFT I IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE ON THE ACFT AND FOUND ONLY PAINT SCRATCHES ON THE LOWER COWLING AT THE POINT JUST IN FRONT OF THE NOSE WHEEL LNDG GEAR. THE LNDG GEAR WAS NOT DAMAGED. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE ACFT, EITHER. BURYING THE PWR LINE IN THE APCH PATH AREA OF THE RWY WILL PREVENT ANY RECURRENCE IN THE FUTURE.

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.