Cessna hits wires

[bonal]

So last night the lights flicker at home and then I sense a slight dimming which tells me something has hit our transmission or distribution lines.  The circuit did not lock out and the way it hit tells me it was transmission.  So I get to work and find out a Cessna 150 or 52 hit our transmission lines that run along the east ridge of the county. the pilot was injured serious but will survive.  I was told by our Trouble man that he was heading from Tahoe to San Jose no idea why he would be heading in the direction he was since Lake County is way off course unless he was looking for fuel but then why not Nut Tree.  Also don't know why he was so low at night over mountain terrain unless he ran out of fuel.  Word I heard is the PIC was alone but is a CFI  The wires were damaged but did not break

cessnacrash.pdf

[MB65E]

LUCKY!

TVL in a C152 this week? Geez! I'm scared of that DA even with 200hp! 

-Matt

[Marauder]

Flossing a Cessna 150 with high tension lines doesn't usually end up with any good news. Glad he survived. Be curious what happened.

[Joe Zuffoletto]

Can't resist: 

 

[Guest]

Shocking!

Clarence

[Piloto]

Wire contact is more prone on helicopters. This device: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_strike_protection_system

provides some degree of protection for transmission lines but not for towers guy wires.

José

[tony]

 

 

[MB65E]

That's an awesome video! That film company has done some killer work with helicopters.

-Matt

[flyboy0681]

What's more impressive than the cable worker is the steady hands of the chopper pilot.

[Piloto]

16 hours ago, tony said:

 

 

After watching this I am more convince that composite planes are not for flying near lightning from thunderstorms. Metal airplanes are much safer because the lightning discharge path is thru the airframe and not the occupants. Carbon composites are semiconductors, not conductors. And if the lightning does not kill you it will take out your avionics. Go metal.

José

[carusoam]

I think the expensive composite planes use a grounding mesh layer for lighting protection.  Probably got that from a Cirrus website once...

Best regards,

-a-