Hot air balloon pwrline strike.

Attributes
ACN	289602
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : buy
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 70 agl bound upper : 70
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 156 flight time type : 156
ASRS Report	289602
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Attempted landing in a field surrounded by trees. Descending at 200-300 FPM. There was a single line residential pwrline running through the field, it was obscured by the trees on either side of the field. When I saw it, I immediately aborted the landing attempt. I turned on the burner to climb out of the field. As I was climbing out, the burner support frame hit the top line. It dragged down the frame and across the basket. At no time did any part of the aircraft contact the ground or second wire. There was no damage sustained to the aircraft. There were no injuries to either pilot or passenger. The flight was concluded without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PWRLINE STRIKE.

Narrative: ATTEMPTED LNDG IN A FIELD SURROUNDED BY TREES. DSNDING AT 200-300 FPM. THERE WAS A SINGLE LINE RESIDENTIAL PWRLINE RUNNING THROUGH THE FIELD, IT WAS OBSCURED BY THE TREES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FIELD. WHEN I SAW IT, I IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE LNDG ATTEMPT. I TURNED ON THE BURNER TO CLB OUT OF THE FIELD. AS I WAS CLBING OUT, THE BURNER SUPPORT FRAME HIT THE TOP LINE. IT DRAGGED DOWN THE FRAME AND ACROSS THE BASKET. AT NO TIME DID ANY PART OF THE ACFT CONTACT THE GND OR SECOND WIRE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE ACFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PLT OR PAX. THE FLT WAS CONCLUDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.