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Somewhat premature takeoff in hot air balloon leads to contact with vehicle and building with some damage to a light fixture on the building.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wjf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 155548 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon takeoff developed false lift, skimmed top of camper shell (no visible damage) and top of bldg moving light fixture with basket.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SOMEWHAT PREMATURE TKOF IN HOT AIR BALLOON LEADS TO CONTACT WITH VEHICLE AND BUILDING WITH SOME DAMAGE TO A LIGHT FIXTURE ON THE BUILDING.
Narrative: UPON TKOF DEVELOPED FALSE LIFT, SKIMMED TOP OF CAMPER SHELL (NO VISIBLE DAMAGE) AND TOP OF BLDG MOVING LIGHT FIXTURE WITH BASKET.
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.