Hot air balloon hit a telephone line.

Attributes
ACN	282449
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vpz
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 12 agl bound upper : 12
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lipa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 98
ASRS Report	282449
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While attempting to land in a field, we were caught in a wind shear and were unable to arrest the descent prior to balloon basket coming against a telephone line. We added heat and ascended with no damage to property or injuries to those onboard or on the ground. Care should be taken when descending until wind shear conditions are evaluated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON HIT A TELEPHONE LINE.

Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD, WE WERE CAUGHT IN A WIND SHEAR AND WERE UNABLE TO ARREST THE DSCNT PRIOR TO BALLOON BASKET COMING AGAINST A TELEPHONE LINE. WE ADDED HEAT AND ASCENDED WITH NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR INJURIES TO THOSE ONBOARD OR ON THE GND. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DSNDING UNTIL WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS ARE EVALUATED.

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.