What happened
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(-23) On 06-28-2004 at 0930 MDT, N6356W, a Raven RX7 balloon piloted by david d. meyer cut power wires while attempting to land in a vacant field. The flight originated at 0800 MDT from withing the city limits of Idaho Falls, Idaho, namely science center Dr. The duration of the flight was 1.5 hours. The pilot stated that during his landing descent he had just cleared one set of power lines when he saw the second set and struck them with his gondola, 2-3 inches from the bottom. The wires were active and were severed. The pilot notified the Idaho Falls tower of his situation. His aircraft sustained no damage and there were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger. The average altitude of the flight over Idaho Falls was 500 feet MSL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06-28-2004 AT 0930 MDT, N6356W, A RAVEN RX7 BALLOON PILOTED BY DAVID D. MEYER CUT POWER WIRES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A VACANT FIELD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0800 MDT FROM WITHING THE CITY LIMITS OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, NAMELY SCIENCE CENTER DR. THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS 1.5 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS LANDING DESCENT HE HAD JUST CLEARED ONE SET OF POWER LINES WHEN HE SAW THE SECOND SET AND STRUCK THEM WITH HIS GONDOLA, 2-3 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM. THE WIRES WERE ACTIVE AND WERE SEVERED. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE IDAHO FALLS TOWER OF HIS SITUATION. HIS AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. THE AVERAGE ALTITUDE OF THE FLIGHT OVER IDAHO FALLS WAS 500 FEET MSL.
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