Incident Overview
A personal flight involving a flight instructor and a passenger experienced an incident during a forced landing demonstration. The aircraft returned to its departure location and landed without further event after the vertical stabilizer made contact with an unmarked wire.
Sequence of Events
According to the investigation, the passenger requested that the instructor pilot demonstrate a forced landing. The pilot initiated a descent and configured the aircraft for a normal landing. When the aircraft reached an approximate altitude of 50 to 100 feet, the pilot discontinued the descent and applied power for a climbout. At that moment, the pilot observed a single unmarked wire directly ahead. During the subsequent descent maneuver executed to avoid the wire, the vertical stabilizer of the aircraft contacted the wire. Following the contact, the flight returned to the departure location and landed without any further incidents.
The flight was conducted for personal purposes. No further details regarding the aircraft type, registration, or location were provided in the source.