Incident Narrative
According to the pilot, the aircraft had landed on the farm airstrip and was rolling out when a wing contacted a guy wire from a nearby power pole. This contact caused the aircraft to veer off the runway, collide with a ditch, and nose over onto its back.
Airstrip Characteristics
The FAA airport master record file indicates that the landing strip is a private-use facility with a single gravel-surfaced runway. A set of power lines and poles, approximately 50 feet tall, run parallel to the runway at a distance of 50 feet from the runway surface edge.
Sequence of Events
The pilot reported that the landing and initial rollout were proceeding normally until the wing struck the guy wire. The immediate effect of the wire contact was to cause the aircraft to swerve from the runway surface. The aircraft subsequently collided with a ditch adjacent to the runway, which resulted in the aircraft overturning and coming to rest inverted on its back.
Runway Configuration
The airstrip is privately owned and operated, with a single runway surfaced with gravel. The runway is situated near power infrastructure: a row of power poles and accompanying lines that are 50 feet in height. These poles and wires are positioned parallel to the runway centerline, with the nearest wire being approximately 50 feet from the edge of the runway surface.