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Balloon pilot reported changing weather conditions resulted in a loss of control and contact with object while landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1629745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Lighter-Than-Air |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 3500 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Successful balloon flight. Several attempts were made to land; however; the balloon was blown off course. Landed balloon in residential area successfully. Regrettably; a small amount of wind pushed the balloon between two houses. The balloon was caught on a direct tv antenna. It took several minutes and attempts to break free from the structure. The balloon flew another 2 or 3 miles landing near [a] high school. Upon successfully wrapping up the flight; all passengers and crew plus pilot were unharmed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Balloon pilot reported changing weather conditions resulted in a loss of control and contact with object while landing.
Narrative: Successful balloon flight. Several attempts were made to land; however; the balloon was blown off course. Landed balloon in residential area successfully. Regrettably; a small amount of wind pushed the balloon between two houses. The balloon was caught on a Direct TV antenna. It took several minutes and attempts to break free from the structure. The balloon flew another 2 or 3 miles landing near [a] high school. Upon successfully wrapping up the flight; all passengers and crew plus pilot were unharmed.
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.