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Hot air ballon pilot is approached by law enforcement officers after he makes a landing that required him to approach low over residences.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145279 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1125 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 145279 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was doing a promotional flight from towson, md, and the winds were carrying me in an ese direction. I maintained 1000' AGL until making an approach to land. I barely missed a field I was aiming for and had to climb back out. The second approach required me to fly relatively close to the congested area in order to hit the field I was aiming for. I landed at a church with plenty of room but several law officers arrived thinking I was in danger. I thought I should send a report since the officers did inquire about the nature of our flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLON PLT IS APCHED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AFTER HE MAKES A LNDG THAT REQUIRED HIM TO APCH LOW OVER RESIDENCES.
Narrative: I WAS DOING A PROMOTIONAL FLT FROM TOWSON, MD, AND THE WINDS WERE CARRYING ME IN AN ESE DIRECTION. I MAINTAINED 1000' AGL UNTIL MAKING AN APCH TO LAND. I BARELY MISSED A FIELD I WAS AIMING FOR AND HAD TO CLB BACK OUT. THE SECOND APCH REQUIRED ME TO FLY RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE CONGESTED AREA IN ORDER TO HIT THE FIELD I WAS AIMING FOR. I LANDED AT A CHURCH WITH PLENTY OF ROOM BUT SEVERAL LAW OFFICERS ARRIVED THINKING I WAS IN DANGER. I THOUGHT I SHOULD SEND A RPT SINCE THE OFFICERS DID INQUIRE ABOUT THE NATURE OF OUR FLT.
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.