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Problem arises for inexperienced pilot of hot air balloon. Pilot of hot air balloon fall out when landing. The balloon, now deprived of ballast, takes off and islanded some 2 hours later by the passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133167 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cos |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 26 flight time type : 26 |
| ASRS Report | 133167 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During the landing phase, the basket was in contact with the snow-covered ground and dragging approximately 8-10 KTS. After dragging approximately 10', the lip of the basket dug into the soft snow, tipping the basket and ejecting me. The balloon with passenger (minus my weight) then took and was landed by the passenger almost 2 hours later, with the help (via radio) of 2 other balloon pilots who were chasing on the ground. Factor affecting quality of human performance was inexperience with high wind lndgs. Decisions/actions: I will hav more positive control of my vent/valve line during lndgs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PROBLEM ARISES FOR INEXPERIENCED PLT OF HOT AIR BALLOON. PLT OF HOT AIR BALLOON FALL OUT WHEN LNDG. THE BALLOON, NOW DEPRIVED OF BALLAST, TAKES OFF AND ISLANDED SOME 2 HOURS LATER BY THE PASSENGER.
Narrative: DURING THE LNDG PHASE, THE BASKET WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE SNOW-COVERED GND AND DRAGGING APPROX 8-10 KTS. AFTER DRAGGING APPROX 10', THE LIP OF THE BASKET DUG INTO THE SOFT SNOW, TIPPING THE BASKET AND EJECTING ME. THE BALLOON WITH PAX (MINUS MY WT) THEN TOOK AND WAS LANDED BY THE PAX ALMOST 2 HRS LATER, WITH THE HELP (VIA RADIO) OF 2 OTHER BALLOON PLTS WHO WERE CHASING ON THE GND. FACTOR AFFECTING QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE WAS INEXPERIENCE WITH HIGH WIND LNDGS. DECISIONS/ACTIONS: I WILL HAV MORE POSITIVE CONTROL OF MY VENT/VALVE LINE DURING LNDGS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.