A CFI exhibited extremely poor judgement while flying with his student 30 ft AGL near D41.

Attributes
ACN	589189
Time
Date	200307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : d41.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 30 agl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 189 flight time total : 1285 flight time type : 346
ASRS Report	589189
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a dual instructional flight, I took off on runway 26 out of grand forks, north dakota. We flew northwest of grand forks to 3500 ft AGL. I was with a private pilot and she was in the front seat. We then flew northeast to the red river and flew north over the river about 500 ft AGL for a few mi. We then descended to about 30 ft AGL and unintentionally clipped a wire. The wire hung from the left wing. We flew to D41, stephen, mn, landed and removed the wire. We then flew the aircraft back to grand forks. The damage to the aircraft includes a tear in the fabric on the leading edge of the left wing, a dent on the right wing and scrapes on the propeller. The wire strike was caused by bad decision making and poor judgement. The wire strike could have been prevented by abiding by policies and procedures and regulations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI EXHIBITED EXTREMELY POOR JUDGEMENT WHILE FLYING WITH HIS STUDENT 30 FT AGL NEAR D41.

Narrative: ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, I TOOK OFF ON RWY 26 OUT OF GRAND FORKS, N DAKOTA. WE FLEW NW OF GRAND FORKS TO 3500 FT AGL. I WAS WITH A PVT PLT AND SHE WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. WE THEN FLEW NE TO THE RED RIVER AND FLEW N OVER THE RIVER ABOUT 500 FT AGL FOR A FEW MI. WE THEN DSNDED TO ABOUT 30 FT AGL AND UNINTENTIONALLY CLIPPED A WIRE. THE WIRE HUNG FROM THE L WING. WE FLEW TO D41, STEPHEN, MN, LANDED AND REMOVED THE WIRE. WE THEN FLEW THE ACFT BACK TO GRAND FORKS. THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT INCLUDES A TEAR IN THE FABRIC ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE L WING, A DENT ON THE R WING AND SCRAPES ON THE PROP. THE WIRE STRIKE WAS CAUSED BY BAD DECISION MAKING AND POOR JUDGEMENT. THE WIRE STRIKE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY ABIDING BY POLICIES AND PROCS AND REGS.

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.