Small transport twin, return land after in-flight engine shutdown, hits obstruction not visible power line unmarked on final approach. Nose landing gear collapses on touchdown.

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Attributes
ACN	275662
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i17
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 25
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	275662
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Reporter had taken off from piqua airport (I17) on IFR flight plan and was about 20 mi from piqua (east) when right engine quit. Reporter was returning to piqua on 1 engine and was making a long, straight-in approach to runway 26 at piqua when aircraft struck power lines with nose gear. Aircraft landed on runway but during roll- out, nose gear collapsed damaging nose area of aircraft and propeller tips. The power lines are about 800 ft from end of runway 26 and run through a corn field. Reporter was advised that wires were previously much higher but that they had been lowered previously. The wires run between 2 corn fields and there are no markings on wires. They are about 25 ft high and 800 ft from the end of runway. Reporter advised that the wires do not comply with clear-zone restrs, but because it is a private airport it does not have to comply. Reporter did not see wires prior to impact, but if orange balls had been placed on wires, he would have seen the wires and avoided them. Corrective action: compel clear-zone compliance, place orange balls on wires. Power lines are 20-30 ft above ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT TWIN, RETURN LAND AFTER INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN, HITS OBSTRUCTION NOT VISIBLE PWR LINE UNMARKED ON FINAL APCH. NOSE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSES ON TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: RPTR HAD TAKEN OFF FROM PIQUA ARPT (I17) ON IFR FLT PLAN AND WAS ABOUT 20 MI FROM PIQUA (E) WHEN R ENG QUIT. RPTR WAS RETURNING TO PIQUA ON 1 ENG AND WAS MAKING A LONG, STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO RWY 26 AT PIQUA WHEN ACFT STRUCK PWR LINES WITH NOSE GEAR. ACFT LANDED ON RWY BUT DURING ROLL- OUT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING NOSE AREA OF ACFT AND PROP TIPS. THE PWR LINES ARE ABOUT 800 FT FROM END OF RWY 26 AND RUN THROUGH A CORN FIELD. RPTR WAS ADVISED THAT WIRES WERE PREVIOUSLY MUCH HIGHER BUT THAT THEY HAD BEEN LOWERED PREVIOUSLY. THE WIRES RUN BTWN 2 CORN FIELDS AND THERE ARE NO MARKINGS ON WIRES. THEY ARE ABOUT 25 FT HIGH AND 800 FT FROM THE END OF RWY. RPTR ADVISED THAT THE WIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH CLR-ZONE RESTRS, BUT BECAUSE IT IS A PVT ARPT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO COMPLY. RPTR DID NOT SEE WIRES PRIOR TO IMPACT, BUT IF ORANGE BALLS HAD BEEN PLACED ON WIRES, HE WOULD HAVE SEEN THE WIRES AND AVOIDED THEM. CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMPEL CLR-ZONE COMPLIANCE, PLACE ORANGE BALLS ON WIRES. PWR LINES ARE 20-30 FT ABOVE GND.

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.