Student on solo flight in hot air balloon has landing problem. Lands in backyard and breaks window.

Attributes
ACN	203124
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : p10
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 15 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	203124
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was doing landing approach. Had to climb to clear power lines. Then started descent to small park, just north of power lines. Because of low fuel pressure and not switching tanks before landing, got caught in downdraft increasing descent rate and landed in backyard of residential house. Minimal damage to house when basket tipped, breaking window only.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT ON SOLO FLT IN HOT AIR BALLOON HAS LNDG PROBLEM. LANDS IN BACKYARD AND BREAKS WINDOW.

Narrative: WAS DOING LNDG APCH. HAD TO CLB TO CLR PWR LINES. THEN STARTED DSCNT TO SMALL PARK, JUST N OF PWR LINES. BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND NOT SWITCHING TANKS BEFORE LNDG, GOT CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT INCREASING DSCNT RATE AND LANDED IN BACKYARD OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSE. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO HOUSE WHEN BASKET TIPPED, BREAKING WINDOW ONLY.

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.