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Incident Details
General Information
Title: power line
Date: 05/28/2010
Time: 20:20pm
Location: farm Mount Vernon, OH
Pilot Information
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Pilot weight (without motor): 195 US Pounds
Rating:
Intermediate (PPG2 or Equivalent)
Experience:
10-50 Hours Solo
Incident Detail Information
Type of Incident:
Collision with Terrain/Obstruction on Ground
Primary Cause:
Pilot Error on Landing
Contributing Distractions:
Other
Windspeed:
Light (Less than 5 MPH)
Wind Type:
Steady
Thermal Conditions:
None
Visibility: clear 5+ miles at sunset low light
Surface:
Crop Field
Terrain:
Hilly
Site Elevation: 1231 (feet above sea level)
Phase of Flight:
Landing
Purpose of Flight:
Recreation
Safety Gear Used:
None
Helmet Full
Helmet Other
Protective Boots
Knee-pads
Elbow-pads
Wrist Guards
Reserve
Knife
Gloves
Strobe
Unknown
Communications:
None
Damage to Pilot's Equipment:
Minor (Less than 20% of New Price)
Wing: mac para eden 4 28
Motor: Free Spirit w/ Black Devil 172
Injury Information
Pilot/Passenger Injury Severity:
Minor Injury (Hospital Visit, Treated and Released)
Hosipitalization:
Emergency Room
Injuries:
None
Head
Face
Neck
Chest
Back
Abdomen
Shoulder
Arm
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist
Hand
Pelvis
Thigh
Calf
Ankle
Foot
Knee
Unknown
Collateral Damage:
None
By-Stander
Other Pilot
Animal
Property
Unknown
Narrative: Following a pilot induced engine failure, with plenty of maneuvering altitude, I selected a suitable field for an emergency landing. Everything looked good until i decided to try for a field a bit closer to my LZ (the error) with the sun in my eyes I did not see the power lines as I crossed a road to land in the secondary field. I struck the lower line with my chin and forearm. The Glider overflew and swung down below and on the other side of the line. With the wing still inflated it acted as an air brake allowing me to slide down slowly giving me time to unbuckle before coming to the ground. The lines pulled the two wires together shorting and tripping the line. There was no power by the time I reached the ground. But I did knock out half of Mount Vernon. Was taken to the er where xrays showed a fracture of the ulna. The Power company was very careful taking down my glider. There was no damage to the wing, but many of the wings lines were toasted and will need to be replaced.
lessons learned....when making an emergency landing, pick a field, and stick with it.
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