GA small aircraft hit power lines on night approach into 77S or.

Attributes
ACN	93402
Time
Date	198808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 77s
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 805 flight time type : 87
ASRS Report	93402
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed sun river airport. Tracked wbound 257 degrees using LORAN navigation. 10500' (altitude encoder turned on) did not request flight following. Maintained 10500' until 20 mi from airport. With creswell airport in sight started descent. Eugene ATIS reported 76 degree wind 020 degree at 5000'. Creswell airport is 535'. I crossed creswell 2500', made a 270 degree left turn and leveled at 1500' MSL left downwind for runway 15. Made a left base check power 1800 10 degree flaps. Turned final. Realized I was a little low, increased power and noticed a blue flash. I immediately realized I had flown through power lines. I increased power and as airspeed increased, raised flaps. Flew a go around and landed runway 15 creswell. Note: there are no VASI lights at creswell. The small aircraft received minor hull and propeller damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA HIT POWER LINES ON NIGHT APCH INTO 77S OR.

Narrative: DEPARTED SUN RIVER ARPT. TRACKED WBOUND 257 DEGS USING LORAN NAV. 10500' (ALT ENCODER TURNED ON) DID NOT REQUEST FLT FOLLOWING. MAINTAINED 10500' UNTIL 20 MI FROM ARPT. WITH CRESWELL ARPT IN SIGHT STARTED DSCNT. EUGENE ATIS RPTED 76 DEG WIND 020 DEG AT 5000'. CRESWELL ARPT IS 535'. I CROSSED CRESWELL 2500', MADE A 270 DEG LEFT TURN AND LEVELED AT 1500' MSL LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 15. MADE A LEFT BASE CHK PWR 1800 10 DEG FLAPS. TURNED FINAL. REALIZED I WAS A LITTLE LOW, INCREASED PWR AND NOTICED A BLUE FLASH. I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED I HAD FLOWN THROUGH POWER LINES. I INCREASED PWR AND AS AIRSPD INCREASED, RAISED FLAPS. FLEW A GO AROUND AND LANDED RWY 15 CRESWELL. NOTE: THERE ARE NO VASI LIGHTS AT CRESWELL. THE SMA RECEIVED MINOR HULL AND PROP DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.