Glider tow pilot reported the tow rope struck a power line; damaging both.

Attributes
ACN	1676931
Time
Date	201908
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	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Object

Narrative:

In the process of towing gliders; there was a 1;000 ft. Release and I focused on getting clear from the glider and returning to the field and didn't get the tow rope reeled in. In approach to landing; a power line was struck by the rope. The rope and line broke. No one was injured. Plane was ok. Just damage to the rope and power line. Last year we switched from a rope drag to a reel and we haven't done that many of the reel tows prior to this year.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Glider tow pilot reported the tow rope struck a power line; damaging both.

Narrative: In the process of towing gliders; there was a 1;000 ft. release and I focused on getting clear from the glider and returning to the field and didn't get the tow rope reeled in. In approach to landing; a power line was struck by the rope. The rope and line broke. No one was injured. Plane was OK. Just damage to the rope and power line. Last year we switched from a rope drag to a reel and we haven't done that many of the reel tows prior to this year.

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