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Pilot departing dij airport reports of a balloon in conflict with his aircraft as he climbs out. Pilot turns and avoids balloon.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1191540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DIJ.Airport |
| State Reference | ID |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 35 Flight Crew Total 3650 Flight Crew Type 780 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 4000 Vertical 2000 |
Narrative:
Upon departing dij; a non-towered airport; we were climbing at maximum rate because of surrounding terrain. We had departed VFR since; because of the surrounding mountains; we are not able to establish radio contact with ATC until 9;000 ft AGL where we obtain our IFR clearance. The nose of the aircraft was high because of the maximum rate of climb speed somewhat restricting visibility. My co-pilot spotted a balloon near the direction we were headed. I immediately made a 45 degree right turn and continued to climb. I saw the balloon off to the left during the turn about 2;000 ft below and around a mile away; perhaps a little less. If the occupants of the balloon saw us they might have been concerned. This was the first time we had encountered a balloon when departing dij. I usually give balloons a much wider berth and will be even more vigilant in the future to insure better separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot departing DIJ airport reports of a balloon in conflict with his aircraft as he climbs out. Pilot turns and avoids balloon.
Narrative: Upon departing DIJ; a non-towered airport; we were climbing at maximum rate because of surrounding terrain. We had departed VFR since; because of the surrounding mountains; we are not able to establish radio contact with ATC until 9;000 FT AGL where we obtain our IFR clearance. The nose of the aircraft was high because of the maximum rate of climb speed somewhat restricting visibility. My co-pilot spotted a balloon near the direction we were headed. I immediately made a 45 degree right turn and continued to climb. I saw the balloon off to the left during the turn about 2;000 FT below and around a mile away; perhaps a little less. If the occupants of the balloon saw us they might have been concerned. This was the first time we had encountered a balloon when departing DIJ. I usually give balloons a much wider berth and will be even more vigilant in the future to insure better separation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.