What happened
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(-23) A hotline report from an individual stated that a pilot got lost and he descended to read street signs and hit a power line. The caller stated that the airplane was located at Tracy airport in CA. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the right wing cap was ripped open, aircraft windshield was scarred with cabling marks, and a hole was on the pilot's side, outside air temperature probe was missing, communication antennas were bent and cabling marks were present, leading edge of vertical stabilizer was slightly crushed, top of the stabilizer was sheered off, the leading edge of the rudder was separated and the rudder was buckled. Student pilot omar b chaudhry, departed hwd enroute to an assigned practice area where he practiced private pilot maneuvers. He then directed his aircraft to ccr for a landing. On departure from ccr, chaudhry continued back to this assigned practice area that appeared to be southeast of Tracy, CA. Airport. He flew near sacramento and stockton and may have flew over and area called "crows nest", where he indicated that he started to practice s-turns and turns about a point. During this part of chaudhry could not remember striking any power lin es but did comment on something hitting him on the wrist. He noted that a blue light of some sort did occur within the cockpit. Chaudhry noted that he was low on fuel at some point during the ground reference maneuvers and realized that he didn't have enough fuel to get back to hwd. He completed a mental note of fuel calculations and decided to land at the first visible airport. It was unclear of chaudhry's positional awareness as he stated he was not sure of the airport he was at (it was Tracy airport). As a result of this incident a letter has been sent to Mr. Chaudhry asking him to schedule his private pilot checkride with the oakland FSDO after he has received an CFI endorsement recommending him for the checkride.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A HOTLINE REPORT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL STATED THAT A PILOT GOT LOST AND HE DESCENDED TO READ STREET SIGNS AND HIT A POWER LINE. THE CALLER STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED AT TRACY AIRPORT IN CA. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING CAP WAS RIPPED OPEN, AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD WAS SCARRED WITH CABLING MARKS, AND A HOLE WAS ON THE PILOT'S SIDE, OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE PROBE WAS MISSING, COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS WERE BENT AND CABLING MARKS WERE PRESENT, LEADING EDGE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS SLIGHTLY CRUSHED, TOP OF THE STABILIZER WAS SHEERED OFF, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RUDDER WAS SEPARATED AND THE RUDDER WAS BUCKLED. STUDENT PILOT OMAR B CHAUDHRY, DEPARTED HWD ENROUTE TO AN ASSIGNED PRACTICE AREA WHERE HE PRACTICED PRIVATE PILOT MANEUVERS. HE THEN DIRECTED HIS AIRCRAFT TO CCR FOR A LANDING. ON DEPARTURE FROM CCR, CHAUDHRY CONTINUED BACK TO THIS ASSIGNED PRACTICE AREA THAT APPEARED TO BE SOUTHEAST OF TRACY, CA. AIRPORT. HE FLEW NEAR SACRAMENTO AND STOCKTON AND MAY HAVE FLEW OVER AND AREA CALLED "CROWS NEST", WHERE HE INDICATED THAT HE STARTED TO PRACTICE S-TURNS AND TURNS ABOUT A POINT. DURING THIS PART OF CHAUDHRY COULD NOT REMEMBER STRIKING ANY POWER LIN ES BUT DID COMMENT ON SOMETHING HITTING HIM ON THE WRIST. HE NOTED THAT A BLUE LIGHT OF SOME SORT DID OCCUR WITHIN THE COCKPIT. CHAUDHRY NOTED THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AT SOME POINT DURING THE GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS AND REALIZED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO GET BACK TO HWD. HE COMPLETED A MENTAL NOTE OF FUEL CALCULATIONS AND DECIDED TO LAND AT THE FIRST VISIBLE AIRPORT. IT WAS UNCLEAR OF CHAUDHRY'S POSITIONAL AWARENESS AS HE STATED HE WAS NOT SURE OF THE AIRPORT HE WAS AT (IT WAS TRACY AIRPORT). AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT A LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO MR. CHAUDHRY ASKING HIM TO SCHEDULE HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE WITH THE OAKLAND FSDO AFTER HE HAS RECEIVED AN CFI ENDORSEMENT RECOMMENDING HIM FOR THE CHECKRIDE.
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