Louisburg, KS, USA
N7027M
CESSNA 175
DURING A FLY-BY OVER A PVT AIRSTRIP OWNED BY THE PLT, THE ACFT CONTACTED POWER LINES BORDERING THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRSTRIP WHICH THE PLT STATED HE FORGOT ABOUT. THE PLT REPORTED HE FAILED TO PULL UP DURING THE OVER FLY AND FLEW UNDER THE POWER LINES. THE ACFT STRUCK THE LINES WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS. THE ACFT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TO ANOTHER PVT AIRSTRIP WHERE A LANDING WAS PERFORMED. THE PLT'S PVT AIRSTRIP WAS RECENTLY SEEDED AND THE PLT WAS OBSERVING THE RWY SURFACE FROM THE AIR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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