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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 175B · Moose Lake, MN · February 5, 2005

Date: February 5, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Moose Lake, MN
Airport: Moose Lake Carlton County Airport
Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8124T
Reported as: Cessna 175B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total240 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N8124TRegistered now · Cessna 175BS/N 17556824 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 175B Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) 02/14/2005; Original notification received by email from msp FSDO supervisor that an airman reported a power line strike near Moose Lake airport. Call placed to Moose Lake police department regarding the issue. Pd confirmed that there had been an incident involving an aircraft and power cable 1-1/2 miles n of airport on 2-5-2005. Copy of police report requested. 2-16-2005; received completed police report. Report stated that sun obscured the power line that appeared to be 30-40 feet above the river area. 02-25-2005; pilot contacted and confirmed that wire was hit while practicing simulated engine failure on river bed. 02/28/2005; met with pilot at mzh and reviewed logs and viewed aircraft. Very minor cosmetic damage (small dents) limited to lower engine cowl and LH wing lower le. No injuries to pilot or two passengers. Line cut was low power service feed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 02/14/2005; ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION RECEIVED BY EMAIL FROM MSP FSDO SUPERVISOR THAT AN AIRMAN REPORTED A POWER LINE STRIKE NEAR MOOSE LAKE AIRPORT. CALL PLACED TO MOOSE LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE ISSUE. PD CONFIRMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AN AIRCRAFT AND POWER CABLE 1-1/2 MILES N OF AIRPORT ON 2-5-2005. COPY OF POLICE REPORT REQUESTED. 2-16-2005; RECEIVED COMPLETED POLICE REPORT. REPORT STATED THAT SUN OBSCURED THE POWER LINE THAT APPEARED TO BE 30-40 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER AREA. 02-25-2005; PILOT CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT WIRE WAS HIT WHILE PRACTICING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON RIVER BED. 02/28/2005; MET WITH PILOT AT MZH AND REVIEWED LOGS AND VIEWED AIRCRAFT. VERY MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE (SMALL DENTS) LIMITED TO LOWER ENGINE COWL AND LH WING LOWER LE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR TWO PASSENGERS. LINE CUT WAS LOW POWER SERVICE FEED.