<< >> NASA ASRS Report 315946, September 1995

Pilot of an small aircraft struck a power line wire during a practice forced landing breaking off the tail wheel of the pitts biplane, with no other damage to the aircraft or power line.

Attributes
ACN	315946
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c73
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 60 agl bound upper : 60
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : gso
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	315946
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Practicing an engine out landing to a bean field. After 15 seconds, with the throttle in the closed position, the engine quit. Trying to restart the engine, and fly the plane, we lost a lot of altitude. When the engine started, I put it to full throttle and looked out and saw electric wires. I pulled back on the stick, and hit a wire, knocking off my tail wheel. I then flew back to my airport and landed with no problem. No damage to the electric wire and only my tail wheel was damaged. Human factor, judgement as far as I could tell was fine on my part. Actions were as quick as I could deal with the problems. There were no factors that affected the human performance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA STRUCK A PWR LINE WIRE DURING A PRACTICE FORCED LNDG BREAKING OFF THE TAIL WHEEL OF THE PITTS BIPLANE, WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR PWR LINE.

Narrative: PRACTICING AN ENG OUT LNDG TO A BEAN FIELD. AFTER 15 SECONDS, WITH THE THROTTLE IN THE CLOSED POS, THE ENG QUIT. TRYING TO RESTART THE ENG, AND FLY THE PLANE, WE LOST A LOT OF ALT. WHEN THE ENG STARTED, I PUT IT TO FULL THROTTLE AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW ELECTRIC WIRES. I PULLED BACK ON THE STICK, AND HIT A WIRE, KNOCKING OFF MY TAIL WHEEL. I THEN FLEW BACK TO MY ARPT AND LANDED WITH NO PROB. NO DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRIC WIRE AND ONLY MY TAIL WHEEL WAS DAMAGED. HUMAN FACTOR, JUDGEMENT AS FAR AS I COULD TELL WAS FINE ON MY PART. ACTIONS WERE AS QUICK AS I COULD DEAL WITH THE PROBS. THERE WERE NO FACTORS THAT AFFECTED THE HUMAN PERFORMANCE.

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.