The envelope of an aerostar AX8 rocked into a power line.

Attributes
ACN	345536
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 101
ASRS Report	345536
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Two non paying passenger and myself landed safely in an open, mowed hay field. The wind was light and variable at the time of landing. While waiting for the envelope to cool off, a light wind drifted the top of the envelope over power lines, causing the lines to cross phase and trip a bus fuse. Moments later, the envelope drifted back, at which time, I pulled the top vent out, collapsing the balloon away from the wires. There was no property damage, no personal injury and no damage to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE ENVELOPE OF AN AEROSTAR AX8 ROCKED INTO A PWR LINE.

Narrative: TWO NON PAYING PAX AND MYSELF LANDED SAFELY IN AN OPEN, MOWED HAY FIELD. THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF LNDG. WHILE WAITING FOR THE ENVELOPE TO COOL OFF, A LIGHT WIND DRIFTED THE TOP OF THE ENVELOPE OVER PWR LINES, CAUSING THE LINES TO CROSS PHASE AND TRIP A BUS FUSE. MOMENTS LATER, THE ENVELOPE DRIFTED BACK, AT WHICH TIME, I PULLED THE TOP VENT OUT, COLLAPSING THE BALLOON AWAY FROM THE WIRES. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, NO PERSONAL INJURY AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

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.