An small aircraft hit power lines.

Attributes
ACN	312178
Time
Date	199507
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ikk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fat
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sport 19
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : 24 flight time total : 1004 flight time type : 665
ASRS Report	312178
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While practicing simulated emergency lndgs in a rural area recently, my aircraft collided with something at the approach end of my target airfield. I was flying solo. I've forgotten what the impact sounded like, and my aircraft didn't shudder upon impact. I was startled, and my first thought was that my landing gear hit a telephone wire. I didn't notice any reduction in aircraft performance. After my return to my home airport, I scrutinized my aircraft for signs of damage. I noticed that my propeller spinner had been damaged and that the rear of my propeller blades had been roughly scuffed. I'll always wonder how close I came to becoming decapitated. Although I've read in the past about the need for caution because of the proximity of utility lines that sometimes are adjacent to the perimeter of agricultural fields, somehow in my haste to prepare for an upcoming flight review, I'd overlooked a needed caution. I was making an effort not to waste any of the field length. I haven't been telephoned by a utility company or an irate farmer since the above incident. My aircraft 'north' number can be easily read, and my numbers are large. I fly a beech sport. This wasn't a malicious act on my part, and I'm sorry all this happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA HIT POWER LINES.

Narrative: WHILE PRACTICING SIMULATED EMER LNDGS IN A RURAL AREA RECENTLY, MY ACFT COLLIDED WITH SOMETHING AT THE APCH END OF MY TARGET AIRFIELD. I WAS FLYING SOLO. I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT THE IMPACT SOUNDED LIKE, AND MY ACFT DIDN'T SHUDDER UPON IMPACT. I WAS STARTLED, AND MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT MY LNDG GEAR HIT A TELEPHONE WIRE. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY REDUCTION IN ACFT PERFORMANCE. AFTER MY RETURN TO MY HOME ARPT, I SCRUTINIZED MY ACFT FOR SIGNS OF DAMAGE. I NOTICED THAT MY PROP SPINNER HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THAT THE REAR OF MY PROP BLADES HAD BEEN ROUGHLY SCUFFED. I'LL ALWAYS WONDER HOW CLOSE I CAME TO BECOMING DECAPITATED. ALTHOUGH I'VE READ IN THE PAST ABOUT THE NEED FOR CAUTION BECAUSE OF THE PROX OF UTILITY LINES THAT SOMETIMES ARE ADJACENT TO THE PERIMETER OF AGRICULTURAL FIELDS, SOMEHOW IN MY HASTE TO PREPARE FOR AN UPCOMING FLT REVIEW, I'D OVERLOOKED A NEEDED CAUTION. I WAS MAKING AN EFFORT NOT TO WASTE ANY OF THE FIELD LENGTH. I HAVEN'T BEEN TELEPHONED BY A UTILITY COMPANY OR AN IRATE FARMER SINCE THE ABOVE INCIDENT. MY ACFT 'N' NUMBER CAN BE EASILY READ, AND MY NUMBERS ARE LARGE. I FLY A BEECH SPORT. THIS WASN'T A MALICIOUS ACT ON MY PART, AND I'M SORRY ALL THIS HAPPENED.

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.