Hot air balloon pilot encounters power lines during descent to landing.

Attributes
ACN	699403
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lou.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3.7 flight time total : 24.4 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	699403
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approaching final landing field. Observed possible power pole; but did not see power lines. Continued low descent below power pole height when power lines were spotted. Began burning immediately; but contact was made 5-7 up the basket. Power lines stay intact and no damage to the balloon. Flight continued to an uneventful final landing 2 mi away.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLT ENCOUNTERS PWR LINES DURING DSCNT TO LNDG.

Narrative: APCHING FINAL LNDG FIELD. OBSERVED POSSIBLE PWR POLE; BUT DID NOT SEE PWR LINES. CONTINUED LOW DSCNT BELOW PWR POLE HEIGHT WHEN PWR LINES WERE SPOTTED. BEGAN BURNING IMMEDIATELY; BUT CONTACT WAS MADE 5-7 UP THE BASKET. PWR LINES STAY INTACT AND NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON. FLT CONTINUED TO AN UNEVENTFUL FINAL LNDG 2 MI AWAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.