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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Columbia, SC · July 22, 2014

Date: July 22, 2014 · 17:30 local
Place: Columbia, SC
Airport: Hamilton-Owens
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5341S
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,463 total2,463 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N5341SRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-26806 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot struck a power line and severed same while on final approach to rwy 13 at kcub. Power line found to be approx 38 feet AGL and 492 feet laterally from airport border fence and slightly left of runway centerline. Pilot described a downdraft and cockpit distraction as the cause of the incident. No injuries to any persons (1 pax onboard). L/h main gear sustained damage and was found to have been twisted to the left as a result of the impact with the severed wire. Aircraft landed on runway and was hangered.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND SEVERED SAME WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 13 AT KCUB. POWER LINE FOUND TO BE APPROX 38 FEET AGL AND 492 FEET LATERALLY FROM AIRPORT BORDER FENCE AND SLIGHTLY LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. PILOT DESCRIBED A DOWNDRAFT AND COCKPIT DISTRACTION AS THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. NO INJURIES TO ANY PERSONS (1 PAX ONBOARD). L/H MAIN GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN TWISTED TO THE LEFT AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT WITH THE SEVERED WIRE. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY AND WAS HANGERED.