Narrative:

Was coming in to land in open field coming in across tree tops. At edge of trees were small power lines hidden by the trees saw power lines and ripped out top of balloon and basket went under power lines. Top part of balloon dropped over power lines. To prevent from happening again stay high over trees. Before landing, balloon was descending. Power lines were covered by tree lines. For the 1 mi section line, there was 1 break and that is where balloon tracked and hit power lines.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VISUAL OBSTRUCTION OF PWR LINES BY TREES CAUGHT BALLOON IN ITS LNDG PROC UNDERSHOT.

Narrative: WAS COMING IN TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD COMING IN ACROSS TREE TOPS. AT EDGE OF TREES WERE SMALL PWR LINES HIDDEN BY THE TREES SAW PWR LINES AND RIPPED OUT TOP OF BALLOON AND BASKET WENT UNDER PWR LINES. TOP PART OF BALLOON DROPPED OVER PWR LINES. TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN STAY HIGH OVER TREES. BEFORE LNDG, BALLOON WAS DSNDING. PWR LINES WERE COVERED BY TREE LINES. FOR THE 1 MI SECTION LINE, THERE WAS 1 BREAK AND THAT IS WHERE BALLOON TRACKED AND HIT PWR LINES.

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.