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FAA incident report · Cessna 172E · Salome, AZ · December 30, 2006

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Date
December 30, 2006 · 08:44 local
Place
Salome, AZ
Airport
Indian Hills Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3054U
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N3054URegistration cancelled Oct 26, 2012 · Cessna 172ES/N 17250654 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The following is a statement regarding the incident which was provided to this inspector by the pilot privacy data omitted on 01/22/2007. There is a duster strip near my home that both my girlfriend and I had permission to use. My girlfriend landed ahead of me. We were landing east to west and there was a little crosswind from the north. I was going to make a soft field landing because of the dirt. The strip is very wide and I was landing north of the plane in front of me to avoid dust. I was carefully scanning the road for traffic to be sure I could land short. All of a sudden there were power lines in front of me. Since I was preparing to land I was sure I couldn't get over the lines so I went under. My spinner caught the ground wire and snapped it. There was no interruption in my engine performance. I landed the plane and discovered the spinner dome was bent. We reported the broken wire. I called my husband who suggested I remove the spinner dome and fly the plane home. Flight in my plane without spinner is permissable. So I removed the spinner as my husband suggested and flew the aircraft successfully home. The prop was removed and inspected by a local A&P mechanic.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT REGARDING THE INCIDENT WHICH WAS PROVIDED TO THIS INSPECTOR BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ON 01/22/2007. THERE IS A DUSTER STRIP NEAR MY HOME THAT BOTH MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAD PERMISSION TO USE. MY GIRLFRIEND LANDED AHEAD OF ME. WE WERE LANDING EAST TO WEST AND THERE WAS A LITTLE CROSSWIND FROM THE NORTH. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A SOFT FIELD LANDING BECAUSE OF THE DIRT. THE STRIP IS VERY WIDE AND I WAS LANDING NORTH OF THE PLANE IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID DUST. I WAS CAREFULLY SCANNING THE ROAD FOR TRAFFIC TO BE SURE I COULD LAND SHORT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WERE POWER LINES IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE I WAS PREPARING TO LAND I WAS SURE I COULDN'T GET OVER THE LINES SO I WENT UNDER. MY SPINNER CAUGHT THE GROUND WIRE AND SNAPPED IT. THERE WAS NO INTERRUPTION IN MY ENGINE PERFORMANCE. I LANDED THE PLANE AND DISCOVERED THE SPINNER DOME WAS BENT. WE REPORTED THE BROKEN WIRE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO SUGGESTED I REMOVE THE SPINNER DOME AND FLY THE PLANE HOME. FLIGHT IN MY PLANE WITHOUT SPINNER IS PERMISSABLE. SO I REMOVED THE SPINNER AS MY HUSBAND SUGGESTED AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY HOME. THE PROP WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED BY A LOCAL A&P MECHANIC.