Hot air balloon strikes power lines following power failure.

Attributes
ACN	747471
Time
Date	200702
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 6200
ASRS Report	747471
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Had power failure prior to landing. Touched power line just prior to landing. Landed safe in field. No aircraft damage and no passenger injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON STRIKES POWER LINES FOLLOWING POWER FAILURE.

Narrative: HAD PWR FAILURE PRIOR TO LNDG. TOUCHED PWR LINE JUST PRIOR TO LNDG. LANDED SAFE IN FIELD. NO ACFT DAMAGE AND NO PAX INJURED.

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.