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A ballon's rotator vent control lines became entangle resulting the loss of aircraft control and a rapid descent to ground contract. The pilot recovered and continued the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1002159 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aeroplane Flight Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Lighter-Than-Air Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 3 Flight Crew Total 4600 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
[I had a] normal balloon inflation; weather perfect. [I] flew approximately 15 minutes to 1;000 ft AGL. Control lines to balloon rotator vents became entangled. While attempting to correct vent problem; balloon encountered rapid descent striking surface. Balloon recovered to flight with no damage to persons or property. [I] flew on to landing 30 minutes later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Ballon's Rotator Vent Control Lines became entangle resulting the loss of aircraft control and a rapid descent to ground contract. The Pilot recovered and continued the flight.
Narrative: [I had a] normal balloon inflation; weather perfect. [I] flew approximately 15 minutes to 1;000 FT AGL. Control lines to balloon rotator vents became entangled. While attempting to correct vent problem; balloon encountered rapid descent striking surface. Balloon recovered to flight with no damage to persons or property. [I] flew on to landing 30 minutes later.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.