C172 skyhawk pilot hits pwrline on approach to landing.

Attributes
ACN	371177
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 76d airport : zzz
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 30 agl bound upper : 30
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	371177
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly 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:

We flew into power lines while landing on runway 18. It was an unfamiliar airstrip with no wire markers or displaced threshold. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the airport was shown on the michigan state aeronautical chart. It is not shown on the sectional. It was a 2600 ft grass strip and did not indicate private. It is located about 17 NM north of 76D, huron county airport. The aircraft was a C172 skyhawk and there was very minor damage. The wire hit the spinner in the center and as it broke the wire, hit the leading edge of the wing and nicked the propeller slightly. No FAA involvement at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 SKYHAWK PLT HITS PWRLINE ON APCH TO LNDG.

Narrative: WE FLEW INTO PWR LINES WHILE LNDG ON RWY 18. IT WAS AN UNFAMILIAR AIRSTRIP WITH NO WIRE MARKERS OR DISPLACED THRESHOLD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE ARPT WAS SHOWN ON THE MICHIGAN STATE AERO CHART. IT IS NOT SHOWN ON THE SECTIONAL. IT WAS A 2600 FT GRASS STRIP AND DID NOT INDICATE PVT. IT IS LOCATED ABOUT 17 NM N OF 76D, HURON COUNTY ARPT. THE ACFT WAS A C172 SKYHAWK AND THERE WAS VERY MINOR DAMAGE. THE WIRE HIT THE SPINNER IN THE CTR AND AS IT BROKE THE WIRE, HIT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND NICKED THE PROP SLIGHTLY. NO FAA INVOLVEMENT AT THIS TIME.

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.