# Incident 20140622008729I: Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF, Franklin, IN, June 22, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Franklin, IN
- Airport: Kephart Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4861° N, 86.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEPHART FLD (IN01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4861&lon=-86.1486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14770, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14770) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755B SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140622008729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH AND WAS DESCENDING NORMALLY TO THE DISPLACED TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE PILOT, FAMILIAR WITH THIS LANDING FIELD, WAS UNAWARE HE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. A POWER LINE ALONG A ROAD RAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE LANDING FIELD. THE POWER LINE CONTACTED BOTH MAIN TIRES JUST ABOVE THE CENTER. THE WIRE THEN ROLLED UP THE TIRE, CONTACTED BOTH GEAR LEGS SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND SLID TO THE UPPER ENDS OF THE GEAR LEGS BEFORE BREAKING. THE PILOT HEARD THE WIRE BREAK, BUT FELT NO REACTION. A NORMAL LANDING WAS COMPLETED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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