Private pilot of small aircraft aircraft struck a transmitter tower guide wire during missed visual ...

Attributes
ACN	225206
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : way
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 1400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable 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 : 31 flight time total : 301 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	225206
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After departing ckb under ATIS information, I proceeded to way via LORAN C. Approximately 3 mi south of way, the WX dropped. I decided to try to go underneath the IMC. Seeing that I could not I started as left 180 degree turn back to ckb. I then noticed that my altitude was very low I started to ascend approximately 90 degree into my turn, I clipped a guidewire on tower. I looked at my left wing and saw that a portion of the wing was missing. I then applied full power and tried to climb unable to gain sufficient height to proceed back to ckb. I chose to land at way. I found my bearing to the airport by LORAN 'C' and by VOR radials that I knew would take me to way. After locating way I made a normal descent to land. In hindsight I probably could have made my 180 sooner and paid closer attention to my altitude. And as far as going back to ckb. The yaw on the plane cause by the drag of the left wing called for full right rudder to keep straight and level flight. I feel that I made the best decision possible after striking the tower's guidewire and I am thankful that no one was hurt and that the plane was landed safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF SMA ACFT STRUCK A XMITTER TWR GUIDE WIRE DURING MISSED VISUAL APCH TO AN UNCTLED ARPT RESULTING IN CUTTING OFF A PORTION OF ONE WING.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING CKB UNDER ATIS INFO, I PROCEEDED TO WAY VIA LORAN C. APPROX 3 MI S OF WAY, THE WX DROPPED. I DECIDED TO TRY TO GO UNDERNEATH THE IMC. SEEING THAT I COULD NOT I STARTED AS L 180 DEG TURN BACK TO CKB. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY ALT WAS VERY LOW I STARTED TO ASCEND APPROX 90 DEG INTO MY TURN, I CLIPPED A GUIDEWIRE ON TWR. I LOOKED AT MY L WING AND SAW THAT A PORTION OF THE WING WAS MISSING. I THEN APPLIED FULL PWR AND TRIED TO CLB UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT HEIGHT TO PROCEED BACK TO CKB. I CHOSE TO LAND AT WAY. I FOUND MY BEARING TO THE ARPT BY LORAN 'C' AND BY VOR RADIALS THAT I KNEW WOULD TAKE ME TO WAY. AFTER LOCATING WAY I MADE A NORMAL DSCNT TO LAND. IN HINDSIGHT I PROBABLY COULD HAVE MADE MY 180 SOONER AND PAID CLOSER ATTN TO MY ALT. AND AS FAR AS GOING BACK TO CKB. THE YAW ON THE PLANE CAUSE BY THE DRAG OF THE L WING CALLED FOR FULL R RUDDER TO KEEP STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLT. I FEEL THAT I MADE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE AFTER STRIKING THE TWR'S GUIDEWIRE AND I AM THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT THE PLANE WAS LANDED SAFELY.

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.

Private pilot of small aircraft aircraft struck a transmitter tower guide wire during missed visual approach to an uncontrolled airport resulting in cutting off a portion of one wing.