A balloon pilot reports landing near power lines; then contacting them.

Attributes
ACN	702399
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	702399
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After landing; balloon rocked into power lines; causing arcing and minor damage. No injuries. No interruption of power. Aircraft taken to manufacturer for repair. Visual perception of distance to power lines was major error in judgement. Gusty winds and fading daylight were contributing factors. Will review landing and emergency procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BALLOON PLT RPTS LNDG NEAR PWR LINES; THEN CONTACTING THEM.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG; BALLOON ROCKED INTO PWR LINES; CAUSING ARCING AND MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. NO INTERRUPTION OF PWR. ACFT TAKEN TO MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR. VISUAL PERCEPTION OF DISTANCE TO PWR LINES WAS MAJOR ERROR IN JUDGEMENT. GUSTY WINDS AND FADING DAYLIGHT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. WILL REVIEW LNDG AND EMER PROCS.

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.