A hot air balloon pilot hit pwrlines on landing wit minimal damage and injury.

Attributes
ACN	233048
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 15
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 270 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	233048
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum -- a commercial hot air balloon pilot flying solo, did not see some pwrlines when he landed across a fence line. He ripped out while airborne after shutting off the flame and landed hard. The envelope contacted the pwrlines starting a small grass fire and melting a few panels in the envelope. The aeronaut reached into his basket and retrieved his fire extinguisher and put out the grass fire without electrocuting himself. He reached in again for another fire extinguisher to put out a few embers. About this time his crew arrived along with some neighbors including fire personnel and the local fire department. He attributes his survival to his excellent training. The only damage suffered was 'superficial damage, a few panels burned by the grass fire.' the aeronaut only scratched his leg on the fence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT HIT PWRLINES ON LNDG WIT MINIMAL DAMAGE AND INJURY.

Narrative: IN SUM -- A COMMERCIAL HOT AIR BALLOON PLT FLYING SOLO, DID NOT SEE SOME PWRLINES WHEN HE LANDED ACROSS A FENCE LINE. HE RIPPED OUT WHILE AIRBORNE AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE FLAME AND LANDED HARD. THE ENVELOPE CONTACTED THE PWRLINES STARTING A SMALL GRASS FIRE AND MELTING A FEW PANELS IN THE ENVELOPE. THE AERONAUT REACHED INTO HIS BASKET AND RETRIEVED HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE GRASS FIRE WITHOUT ELECTROCUTING HIMSELF. HE REACHED IN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT A FEW EMBERS. ABOUT THIS TIME HIS CREW ARRIVED ALONG WITH SOME NEIGHBORS INCLUDING FIRE PERSONNEL AND THE LCL FIRE DEPT. HE ATTRIBUTES HIS SURVIVAL TO HIS EXCELLENT TRAINING. THE ONLY DAMAGE SUFFERED WAS 'SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE, A FEW PANELS BURNED BY THE GRASS FIRE.' THE AERONAUT ONLY SCRATCHED HIS LEG ON THE FENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.