Balloon pilot reported encountering power lines during landing when the wind unexpectedly picked up.

Attributes
ACN	1747852
Time
Date	202006
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Balloon
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0 Flight Crew Total 550 Flight Crew Type 550
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

After an uneventful flight I attempted a landing in a spot that looked clear. The wind had increased to approximately 8 kts. I cleared a tree and pulled out to rapidly descend into what appeared to be [a] safe [area]. The wind sailed and dragged me over 50 yards into power lines that I hadn't seen. When power had been disconnected we removed the envelope from the lines. The only damage was two small holes melted in the fabric. No one was injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Balloon pilot reported encountering power lines during landing when the wind unexpectedly picked up.

Narrative: After an uneventful flight I attempted a landing in a spot that looked clear. The wind had increased to approximately 8 kts. I cleared a tree and pulled out to rapidly descend into what appeared to be [a] safe [area]. The wind sailed and dragged me over 50 yards into power lines that I hadn't seen. When power had been disconnected we removed the envelope from the lines. The only damage was two small holes melted in the fabric. No one was injured.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.