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J3 cub pilot and instructor on approach descend too low and on adding power encounter a wire. They are able to continue and land on the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 0q3 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : snn |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 26000 |
| ASRS Report | 384962 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On final for sonoma valley airport, another aircraft was flying a straight in approach to runway 17. As our aiming point appeared to be getting further away, I added some power as did he. I felt a bit of a sinker and then snagged the wire. Broke through the wire. Cosmetic damage to left gear, left lift strut and windshield. The landing was made on the airport and we taxied to assess the condition. Aircraft damage - - scratched left main lift strut. Leading edge of right landing gear scuffed and abrasions on windshield. Aircraft was removed from the normal hangar to another at petaluma (flown) for painting, etc. Damage on the ground was limited to 3 broken wires which were spliced the same day. Pg&east were notified the following morning (monday) as was the FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: J3 CUB PLT AND INSTRUCTOR ON APCH DSND TOO LOW AND ON ADDING PWR ENCOUNTER A WIRE. THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE AND LAND ON THE ARPT.
Narrative: ON FINAL FOR SONOMA VALLEY ARPT, ANOTHER ACFT WAS FLYING A STRAIGHT IN APCH TO RWY 17. AS OUR AIMING POINT APPEARED TO BE GETTING FURTHER AWAY, I ADDED SOME PWR AS DID HE. I FELT A BIT OF A SINKER AND THEN SNAGGED THE WIRE. BROKE THROUGH THE WIRE. COSMETIC DAMAGE TO L GEAR, L LIFT STRUT AND WINDSHIELD. THE LNDG WAS MADE ON THE ARPT AND WE TAXIED TO ASSESS THE CONDITION. ACFT DAMAGE - - SCRATCHED L MAIN LIFT STRUT. LEADING EDGE OF R LNDG GEAR SCUFFED AND ABRASIONS ON WINDSHIELD. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE NORMAL HANGAR TO ANOTHER AT PETALUMA (FLOWN) FOR PAINTING, ETC. DAMAGE ON THE GND WAS LIMITED TO 3 BROKEN WIRES WHICH WERE SPLICED THE SAME DAY. PG&E WERE NOTIFIED THE FOLLOWING MORNING (MONDAY) AS WAS THE FAA.
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.