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Small aircraft PF at 200 ft AGL strikes wire. Right wing and aileron damaged, but able to make it to nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346795 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pfc |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 346795 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying up a river just off the coastline at about 200 ft AGL. I struck an unmarked wire (tv antenna) which had been strung across the river from a high hill on the north side of the river. The wire struck the right leading edge of the wing and tore the metal. It also caught on the right aileron and tore most of it off. The wire broke and I was able to continue to salem, or, which was about 40 mi away. There were no injuries and a safe landing followed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PF AT 200 FT AGL STRIKES WIRE. R WING AND AILERON DAMAGED, BUT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO NEARBY ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING UP A RIVER JUST OFF THE COASTLINE AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL. I STRUCK AN UNMARKED WIRE (TV ANTENNA) WHICH HAD BEEN STRUNG ACROSS THE RIVER FROM A HIGH HILL ON THE N SIDE OF THE RIVER. THE WIRE STRUCK THE R LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND TORE THE METAL. IT ALSO CAUGHT ON THE R AILERON AND TORE MOST OF IT OFF. THE WIRE BROKE AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SALEM, OR, WHICH WAS ABOUT 40 MI AWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A SAFE LNDG FOLLOWED.
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.