Balloon pilot flying in competition has power line impact.

Attributes
ACN	185384
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 0y5
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 900 msl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ful
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 35
ASRS Report	185384
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While pleasure flying, a power line impact occurred with no personal injury but 2 aircraft cable severed and 1 upright broken. Pilot continued his flight and landed promptly and safely. Additional training in competition flying and power line knowledge/safety factors for lta pilot is recommended. The action of the pilot was appropriate, his judgement after impact was quite effective. Distraction of reading maps while flying contributed to the accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BALLOON PLT FLYING IN COMPETITION HAS PWR LINE IMPACT.

Narrative: WHILE PLEASURE FLYING, A PWR LINE IMPACT OCCURRED WITH NO PERSONAL INJURY BUT 2 ACFT CABLE SEVERED AND 1 UPRIGHT BROKEN. PLT CONTINUED HIS FLT AND LANDED PROMPTLY AND SAFELY. ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN COMPETITION FLYING AND PWR LINE KNOWLEDGE/SAFETY FACTORS FOR LTA PLT IS RECOMMENDED. THE ACTION OF THE PLT WAS APPROPRIATE, HIS JUDGEMENT AFTER IMPACT WAS QUITE EFFECTIVE. DISTR OF READING MAPS WHILE FLYING CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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.