What happened
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(.4) The pilot said that he observed landing and departing traffic from the traffic pattern, and noticed an airplane landing on the grass west of the runway. He determined the displaced threshold was due to tall trees, and opted for an approach and landing to the grass left (west) of the treeline and the runway. The pilot said that after he turned final and maneuvered left of the trees, he saw the marker balls on the wires. He elected to fly under the marked wires on the north side of the road and struck unmarked wires on the south side. He said: "I was able to go under the wires that were marked without any contact but as I did that, I caught a wire that was unmarked on the south side of the road, which caused the airplane to pitch down and hit the ground." The pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. Runway 36 was 3,400 feet long with a displaced threshold. A paved road oriented east/west ran perpendicular to the runway at the approach end of runway 36. A set of high tension power lines with orange marker balls displayed, ran along the north side of the roadway. (-23) pilot arrived to the Kidron area in VMC, on a flight plan and flight following from cak approach. Upon rolling out on final the pilot noticed the displaced threshold on runway 36. He sidestepped a bit to the left on final to avoid the trees off the north side of the final approach and realized the power lines in front of him were the real reason for the displaced threshold. The first reaction of the pilot was to go under the power lines. In doing so, the main tires of the aircraft caught the telephone wires south of county road 188 and the power lines. The aircraft pitched nose down about 40 degrees striking the ground just left of centerline a few feet from the paved runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT HE OBSERVED LANDING AND DEPARTING TRAFFIC FROM THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND NOTICED AN AIRPLANE LANDING ON THE GRASS WEST OF THE RUNWAY. HE DETERMINED THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD WAS DUE TO TALL TREES, AND OPTED FOR AN APPROACH AND LANDING TO THE GRASS LEFT (WEST) OF THE TREELINE AND THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER HE TURNED FINAL AND MANEUVERED LEFT OF THE TREES, HE SAW THE MARKER BALLS ON THE WIRES. HE ELECTED TO FLY UNDER THE MARKED WIRES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK UNMARKED WIRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE. HE SAID: "I WAS ABLE TO GO UNDER THE WIRES THAT WERE MARKED WITHOUT ANY CONTACT BUT AS I DID THAT, I CAUGHT A WIRE THAT WAS UNMARKED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO PITCH DOWN AND HIT THE GROUND." THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. RUNWAY 36 WAS 3,400 FEET LONG WITH A DISPLACED THRESHOLD. A PAVED ROAD ORIENTED EAST/WEST RAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 36. A SET OF HIGH TENSION POWER LINES WITH ORANGE MARKER BALLS DISPLAYED, RAN ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. (-23) PILOT ARRIVED TO THE KIDRON AREA IN VMC, ON A FLIGHT PLAN AND FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM CAK APPROACH. UPON ROLLING OUT ON FINAL THE PILOT NOTICED THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON RUNWAY 36. HE SIDESTEPPED A BIT TO THE LEFT ON FINAL TO AVOID THE TREES OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FINAL APPROACH AND REALIZED THE POWER LINES IN FRONT OF HIM WERE THE REAL REASON FOR THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE FIRST REACTION OF THE PILOT WAS TO GO UNDER THE POWER LINES. IN DOING SO, THE MAIN TIRES OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE TELEPHONE WIRES SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 188 AND THE POWER LINES. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN ABOUT 40 DEGREES STRIKING THE GROUND JUST LEFT OF CENTERLINE A FEW FEET FROM THE PAVED RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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