Pilot of sailplane makes off airport landing due to power lines between aircraft and runway.

Attributes
ACN	684467
Time
Date	200601
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 1260 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	684467
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Made cautionary off-airport landing in glider to avoid electric wires on final to runway 36 (grass) at ZZZ; us; airport. I believe the electric wires are too close to the approach to runway 36 grass. These wires should be buried rather than run above ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SAILPLANE MAKES OFF ARPT LNDG DUE TO PWR LINES BTWN ACFT AND RWY.

Narrative: MADE CAUTIONARY OFF-ARPT LNDG IN GLIDER TO AVOID ELECTRIC WIRES ON FINAL TO RWY 36 (GRASS) AT ZZZ; US; ARPT. I BELIEVE THE ELECTRIC WIRES ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE APCH TO RWY 36 GRASS. THESE WIRES SHOULD BE BURIED RATHER THAN RUN ABOVE GND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.