Hot air balloon avoiding other balloon hits power line.

Attributes
ACN	189173
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o00
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 610
ASRS Report	189173
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	vertical : 10
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Immediately after launch a specified target at a balloon race came into view. After scoring on target, I climbed to avoid power lines along the road adjacent to the launch field. To avoid contact with a balloon above me I descended contacting an electrical service wire to a house on the opposite side of the road. There was minimal damage to the balloon. No one was hurt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON AVOIDING OTHER BALLOON HITS PWR LINE.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAUNCH A SPECIFIED TARGET AT A BALLOON RACE CAME INTO VIEW. AFTER SCORING ON TARGET, I CLBED TO AVOID PWR LINES ALONG THE ROAD ADJACENT TO THE LAUNCH FIELD. TO AVOID CONTACT WITH A BALLOON ABOVE ME I DSNDED CONTACTING AN ELECTRICAL SVC WIRE TO A HOUSE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON. NO ONE WAS HURT.

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.