What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 4, 2014, at 1700, a Cessna C-152 aircraft bearing registration number N124RP, the airplane struck a power line and then landed in a field at 8.5 nautical miles south of Arlington, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a VFR flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the flight instructor, passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated from eagles nest airport on October 4, 2014 at 1600. 10/04/2014 the pilot stated that they had departed eagles nest enroute to practice flight maneuvers. He decides to demonstrate a simulated engine failure. He said that he looked around located a field that looked suitable for a landing as he was adding power to conduct the go around he struck the power line. After he struck the power line he decides to reduce power and land in the field.
I arrived at the location of the field where the aircraft had landed. I inspected the airplane and notices the following damage: the propeller spinner had a dent in it, the left strut had five burnt marks, the airplane?s windshield was cracked.
I asked the pilot what happened to the airplanes window. ?he told me that the only damage to the window was it was cracked. He knew that he was having to replace the window so he decide to start removing it from the airplane? The pilot showed me all of the pieces that he had removed from the airplane and it appeared to be a complete windshield. The power lines appear to be only one half inch to one quarter inch in diameter.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 4, 2014, AT 1700, A CESSNA C-152 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N124RP, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE AND THEN LANDED IN A FIELD AT 8.5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF ARLINGTON, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EAGLES NEST AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 4, 2014 AT 1600. 10/04/2014 THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY HAD DEPARTED EAGLES NEST ENROUTE TO PRACTICE FLIGHT MANEUVERS. HE DECIDES TO DEMONSTRATE A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. HE SAID THAT HE LOOKED AROUND LOCATED A FIELD THAT LOOKED SUITABLE FOR A LANDING AS HE WAS ADDING POWER TO CONDUCT THE GO AROUND HE STRUCK THE POWER LINE. AFTER HE STRUCK THE POWER LINE HE DECIDES TO REDUCE POWER AND LAND IN THE FIELD.
I ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION OF THE FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED. I INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND NOTICES THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: THE PROPELLER SPINNER HAD A DENT IN IT, THE LEFT STRUT HAD FIVE BURNT MARKS, THE AIRPLANE?S WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED.
I ASKED THE PILOT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE AIRPLANES WINDOW. ?HE TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW WAS IT WAS CRACKED. HE KNEW THAT HE WAS HAVING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW SO HE DECIDE TO START REMOVING IT FROM THE AIRPLANE? THE PILOT SHOWED ME ALL OF THE PIECES THAT HE HAD REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND IT APPEARED TO BE A COMPLETE WINDSHIELD. THE POWER LINES APPEAR TO BE ONLY ONE HALF INCH TO ONE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.