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Pilot of a hot air balloon struck power line wire during approach for landing. The lines were checked for damage by the power company but none were found, neither was the balloon damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420981 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : baz |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 210 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 420981 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was making an approach on a field for landing. I thought power lines were on my side of the road. As I got closer, I see they were on the other side of the road. I clip the lines with the bottom of the basket. No damage or injury occurred. Power company and police came out. Power company said the lines were ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A HOT AIR BALLOON STRUCK PWR LINE WIRE DURING APCH FOR LNDG. THE LINES WERE CHKED FOR DAMAGE BY THE PWR COMPANY BUT NONE WERE FOUND, NEITHER WAS THE BALLOON DAMAGED.
Narrative: I WAS MAKING AN APCH ON A FIELD FOR LNDG. I THOUGHT PWR LINES WERE ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I GOT CLOSER, I SEE THEY WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CLIP THE LINES WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE BASKET. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED. PWR COMPANY AND POLICE CAME OUT. PWR COMPANY SAID THE LINES WERE OK.
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.