What happened
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(-23) On June 04, 2006 the pilot privacy data omitted was conducting operations under 14 CFR part 137 when his aircraft contacted a detroit edison power line near Pigeon Michigan. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he was initiating a spray run near a power substation and concentrated his attention on the main lines feeding that station and did not notice any other lines in the area. While leveling his aircraft for the spray run, an additional unseen wire struck the aircraft's windshield severing the power line and damaging the wire defector aft of the cockpit. The pilot privacy data omitted proceeded to the bad axe airport (bax) to inspect the aircraft. Spray operations were continued after repairing the wire deflector. Contributing factor being the pilot's failure to notice subject wire due to attention diverted to the substation wires.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 04, 2006 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS CONDUCTING OPERATIONS UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A DETROIT EDISON POWER LINE NEAR PIGEON MICHIGAN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT HE WAS INITIATING A SPRAY RUN NEAR A POWER SUBSTATION AND CONCENTRATED HIS ATTENTION ON THE MAIN LINES FEEDING THAT STATION AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY OTHER LINES IN THE AREA. WHILE LEVELING HIS AIRCRAFT FOR THE SPRAY RUN, AN ADDITIONAL UNSEEN WIRE STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT'S WINDSHIELD SEVERING THE POWER LINE AND DAMAGING THE WIRE DEFECTOR AFT OF THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ PROCEEDED TO THE BAD AXE AIRPORT (BAX) TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. SPRAY OPERATIONS WERE CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRING THE WIRE DEFLECTOR. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR BEING THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO NOTICE SUBJECT WIRE DUE TO ATTENTION DIVERTED TO THE SUBSTATION WIRES.
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