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Hot air balloon places several people in jeopardy when the securing lanyard escapes from the mooring tie and ground personnel attempt to recover.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 183206 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : w91 |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 250 agl bound upper : 250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1560 flight time type : 360 |
| ASRS Report | 183206 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I inflated balloon and was towed by a boat to the state park. We were to be tethered to a floating barge 600 ft off shore. During the transfer of the tether rope from the boat to the barge the rope got away and 2 people went into the water trying to grab the rope. One man hung on and was towed to shore, I was yelling to let go, but he did not. When the rope reached the beach about a dozen people grabbed it and tied it to a post. I was tethered over the crowd at this point. I kept yelling down to them to let us go. They finally did and we flew away and landed about 45 mins later. I checked back and no one was hurt and no damage was done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLACES SEVERAL PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY WHEN THE SECURING LANYARD ESCAPES FROM THE MOORING TIE AND GND PERSONNEL ATTEMPT TO RECOVER.
Narrative: I INFLATED BALLOON AND WAS TOWED BY A BOAT TO THE STATE PARK. WE WERE TO BE TETHERED TO A FLOATING BARGE 600 FT OFF SHORE. DURING THE TRANSFER OF THE TETHER ROPE FROM THE BOAT TO THE BARGE THE ROPE GOT AWAY AND 2 PEOPLE WENT INTO THE WATER TRYING TO GRAB THE ROPE. ONE MAN HUNG ON AND WAS TOWED TO SHORE, I WAS YELLING TO LET GO, BUT HE DID NOT. WHEN THE ROPE REACHED THE BEACH ABOUT A DOZEN PEOPLE GRABBED IT AND TIED IT TO A POST. I WAS TETHERED OVER THE CROWD AT THIS POINT. I KEPT YELLING DOWN TO THEM TO LET US GO. THEY FINALLY DID AND WE FLEW AWAY AND LANDED ABOUT 45 MINS LATER. I CHKED BACK AND NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE.
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.