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Hot air balloon encoeuntrs wind shear on approach to landing, elects early landing by activation of deflation panel to avoid obstacle(south).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 157884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mkl |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 157884 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At approximately 500' AGL during approach to landing a shear was encountered resulting in descent rate of 300 FPM. Attempt to arrest descent was unsuccessful and landing was completed early by intentional activation of deflation panel. After landing, the envelope came to rest on a pwrline. No injuries or damage resulted from landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON ENCOEUNTRS WIND SHEAR ON APCH TO LNDG, ELECTS EARLY LNDG BY ACTIVATION OF DEFLATION PANEL TO AVOID OBSTACLE(S).
Narrative: AT APPROX 500' AGL DURING APCH TO LNDG A SHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED RESULTING IN DSNT RATE OF 300 FPM. ATTEMPT TO ARREST DSNT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND LNDG WAS COMPLETED EARLY BY INTENTIONAL ACTIVATION OF DEFLATION PANEL. AFTER LNDG, THE ENVELOPE CAME TO REST ON A PWRLINE. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE RESULTED FROM LNDG.
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.