Private pilot practicing emergency landing hits power line.

Attributes
ACN	187739
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3r8
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 222 flight time type : 211
ASRS Report	187739
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed sbound of the natchitoches airport (3r8), where I practiced holding procedures. After completing the exercises I turned to a northwesterly heading. Upon reaching practice area #1 I began to practice commercial maneuvers. After completing several maneuvers I decided to perform emergency operation procedures which would include an emergency approach to landing. Before beginning the procedure I checked and 'cleared' the field of intended 'landing'. It was at this time I deemed it free of any dangerous obstacles and well within clearance limits set by far 91.119. During the observation pass my altitude was between 800 ft to 1000 ft MSL. After completing the check of the field I practiced chandelles to an altitude of approximately 3000 ft MSL. At this point I pulled power and began my descent to the field which I previously cleared. All went as planned until I was preparing to begin the balked landing climb out procedures. It was at this time I encountered a single, black power or telephone line. At this point the aircraft 'shuttered' briefly. I immediately put the aircraft into a slightly nose high attitude to begin a slow, shallow climb. After checking the aircraft's system and feeling comfortable with the aircraft's performance I turned the aircraft to an approximately southeast heading to return to the natchitoches airport (3r8). The rest of the flight the aircraft performed as normal. On aug/xx/91 I went accompanied by a flight instructor to survey any damages to power lines in the approximately area of my flight, however none were found.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIVATE PLT PRACTICING EMER LNDG HITS PWR LINE.

Narrative: I DEPARTED SBOUND OF THE NATCHITOCHES ARPT (3R8), WHERE I PRACTICED HOLDING PROCS. AFTER COMPLETING THE EXERCISES I TURNED TO A NORTHWESTERLY HDG. UPON REACHING PRACTICE AREA #1 I BEGAN TO PRACTICE COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS. AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL MANEUVERS I DECIDED TO PERFORM EMER OP PROCS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE AN EMER APCH TO LNDG. BEFORE BEGINNING THE PROC I CHKED AND 'CLRED' THE FIELD OF INTENDED 'LNDG'. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I DEEMED IT FREE OF ANY DANGEROUS OBSTACLES AND WELL WITHIN CLRNC LIMITS SET BY FAR 91.119. DURING THE OBSERVATION PASS MY ALT WAS BTWN 800 FT TO 1000 FT MSL. AFTER COMPLETING THE CHK OF THE FIELD I PRACTICED CHANDELLES TO AN ALT OF APPROX 3000 FT MSL. AT THIS POINT I PULLED PWR AND BEGAN MY DSCNT TO THE FIELD WHICH I PREVIOUSLY CLRED. ALL WENT AS PLANNED UNTIL I WAS PREPARING TO BEGIN THE BALKED LNDG CLB OUT PROCS. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I ENCOUNTERED A SINGLE, BLACK PWR OR TELEPHONE LINE. AT THIS POINT THE ACFT 'SHUTTERED' BRIEFLY. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE ACFT INTO A SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TO BEGIN A SLOW, SHALLOW CLB. AFTER CHKING THE ACFT'S SYS AND FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH THE ACFT'S PERFORMANCE I TURNED THE ACFT TO AN APPROX SE HDG TO RETURN TO THE NATCHITOCHES ARPT (3R8). THE REST OF THE FLT THE ACFT PERFORMED AS NORMAL. ON AUG/XX/91 I WENT ACCOMPANIED BY A FLT INSTRUCTOR TO SURVEY ANY DAMAGES TO PWR LINES IN THE APPROX AREA OF MY FLT, HOWEVER NONE WERE FOUND.

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.