Aircraft struck powerlines on final approach.
Date: 04-FEB-21
Time: 02:10:00Z
Regis#: N63MP
Aircraft Make: MOONEY
Aircraft Model: M20L
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: WINCHESTER
State: TENNESSEE
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“Strands of metal, apparently from the steel power lines, were wrapped around the propeller, and I was shocked to see several dime-sized holes burned into the fuselage,” the pilot said. "I’m just grateful that I was able to land and that nobody was injured.”