Balloon pilot lands on power lines.

Attributes
ACN	564460
Time
Date	200211
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cli.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 25
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : okc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 101 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	564460
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After flying to an altitude of 4000 ft AGL and having 2 parachutists exit, I was descending to land. Winds above 400 ft AGL were out of southwest at 6-8 KTS (estimate). Below 400 ft AGL winds became light and variable. I was descending over power lines and then a paved road intending to land in a mowed field on the other side. As I passed above power lines, my direction of travel stopped and I descended straight down making contact with power lines. When sparks appeared, I jumped approximately 20 ft to the ground sustaining a dislocated hip, but no other injuries. The balloon contacted the power lines causing 1 to break. The balloon slowly lost lift and descended to the ground where minimal fabric damage was observed. Upon closer inspection, 1 upright tube did sustain arch damage. In addition, 1 suspension cable broke. I was taken to a local hospital where my dislocated hip was attended to. I was kept overnight for observation and arrived home late on the afternoon following the incident. I make this report the day after my release from the hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BALLOON PLT LANDS ON PWR LINES.

Narrative: AFTER FLYING TO AN ALT OF 4000 FT AGL AND HAVING 2 PARACHUTISTS EXIT, I WAS DSNDING TO LAND. WINDS ABOVE 400 FT AGL WERE OUT OF SOUTHWEST AT 6-8 KTS (ESTIMATE). BELOW 400 FT AGL WINDS BECAME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. I WAS DSNDING OVER PWR LINES AND THEN A PAVED ROAD INTENDING TO LAND IN A MOWED FIELD ON THE OTHER SIDE. AS I PASSED ABOVE PWR LINES, MY DIRECTION OF TRAVEL STOPPED AND I DSNDED STRAIGHT DOWN MAKING CONTACT WITH PWR LINES. WHEN SPARKS APPEARED, I JUMPED APPROX 20 FT TO THE GND SUSTAINING A DISLOCATED HIP, BUT NO OTHER INJURIES. THE BALLOON CONTACTED THE PWR LINES CAUSING 1 TO BREAK. THE BALLOON SLOWLY LOST LIFT AND DSNDED TO THE GND WHERE MINIMAL FABRIC DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, 1 UPRIGHT TUBE DID SUSTAIN ARCH DAMAGE. IN ADDITION, 1 SUSPENSION CABLE BROKE. I WAS TAKEN TO A LCL HOSPITAL WHERE MY DISLOCATED HIP WAS ATTENDED TO. I WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION AND ARRIVED HOME LATE ON THE AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. I MAKE THIS RPT THE DAY AFTER MY RELEASE FROM THE HOSPITAL.

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.