What happened
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On March 29, 2010, at approximately 1915 local, N71229, a Cessna ce 182 aircraft suffered substantial damage after initiating an emergency landing in a pasture approximately 2 miles east of Hamilton, TX. The pilot-in-command, brad randal selman, private pilot certificate no. 3376494 was flying low over a lake when he struck a powerline with the nosewheel strut. The aircraft became difficult to control due to approximately 50 feet of the power cable being dragged by the aircraft. During the pilot's attempt to fly to a private airstrip, the power cable on the aircraft contacted a second set of powerlines. The pilot landed in a pasture striking a tree with the left wing approximately 350 feet from the touchdown point. The aircraft traveled approximately another 100 feet and skidded to the right causing the nose gear to separate from the aircraft. The aircraft then rolled to the right causing additional damage to the right wing, main landing gear, and fuselage. There were four people onboard. One passenger in the rear seat suffered minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 29, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 LOCAL, N71229, A CESSNA CE 182 AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER INITIATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF HAMILTON, TX. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, BRAD RANDAL SELMAN, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 3376494 WAS FLYING LOW OVER A LAKE WHEN HE STRUCK A POWERLINE WITH THE NOSEWHEEL STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DUE TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OF THE POWER CABLE BEING DRAGGED BY THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO FLY TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE POWER CABLE ON THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A SECOND SET OF POWERLINES. THE PILOT LANDED IN A PASTURE STRIKING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 100 FEET AND SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND FUSELAGE. THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ONBOARD. ONE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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