Reporter instructor teaching student forced landing practice allowed aircraft to hit power lines.

Attributes
ACN	319658
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	J3 Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	319658
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was instructing a student pilot (pre-solo) in emergency lndgs. He selected a field which would not have worked out in a real situation so I took over the controls and headed for a 'good' field. We were set up for a good approach which would have resulted in a good landing to a recently cut corn field. I gave the controls over to the student at about 20-30 ft for the go around. Shortly after we contacted 2 power lines, I took over the aircraft and made a successful real emergency landing in the corn field. We encountered some sparks as we apparently broke 1 of the lines and rested on the field with 1 wire still wrapped around the main gear. After ascertaining that the airplane was not 'hot' we shut the engine down and exited. We had pulled the remaining line about 300 ft. Aircraft damage was minimal with no injuries. I do not do much instructing in my piper J-5A and have spent little time flying from the back seat. I feel that being in the back seat contributed to my not seeing the power line. Those lines are definitely hard to see at times. We were very lucky that this remained a lesson and not a double funeral.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR INSTRUCTOR TEACHING STUDENT FORCED LNDG PRACTICE ALLOWED ACFT TO HIT PWR LINES.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT PLT (PRE-SOLO) IN EMER LNDGS. HE SELECTED A FIELD WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED OUT IN A REAL SIT SO I TOOK OVER THE CTLS AND HEADED FOR A 'GOOD' FIELD. WE WERE SET UP FOR A GOOD APCH WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A GOOD LNDG TO A RECENTLY CUT CORN FIELD. I GAVE THE CTLS OVER TO THE STUDENT AT ABOUT 20-30 FT FOR THE GAR. SHORTLY AFTER WE CONTACTED 2 PWR LINES, I TOOK OVER THE ACFT AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL REAL EMER LNDG IN THE CORN FIELD. WE ENCOUNTERED SOME SPARKS AS WE APPARENTLY BROKE 1 OF THE LINES AND RESTED ON THE FIELD WITH 1 WIRE STILL WRAPPED AROUND THE MAIN GEAR. AFTER ASCERTAINING THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT 'HOT' WE SHUT THE ENG DOWN AND EXITED. WE HAD PULLED THE REMAINING LINE ABOUT 300 FT. ACFT DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL WITH NO INJURIES. I DO NOT DO MUCH INSTRUCTING IN MY PIPER J-5A AND HAVE SPENT LITTLE TIME FLYING FROM THE BACK SEAT. I FEEL THAT BEING IN THE BACK SEAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY NOT SEEING THE PWR LINE. THOSE LINES ARE DEFINITELY HARD TO SEE AT TIMES. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THIS REMAINED A LESSON AND NOT A DOUBLE FUNERAL.

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.