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Hot air balloon pilot penetrated and landed on a city street inside a control zone after encountering a wind change.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 205163 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ads |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ads |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 451 flight time type : 451 |
| ASRS Report | 205163 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| 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:
After takeoff I had a direction change, heading toward a control zone. In trying to land prior to entry into control zone nothing was available except a residential area to stay out of control zone. Balloon was landed on a street. No known problems were created hopefully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLT PENETRATED AND LANDED ON A CITY STREET INSIDE A CTL ZONE AFTER ENCOUNTERING A WIND CHANGE.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF I HAD A DIRECTION CHANGE, HDG TOWARD A CTL ZONE. IN TRYING TO LAND PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO CTL ZONE NOTHING WAS AVAILABLE EXCEPT A RESIDENTIAL AREA TO STAY OUT OF CTL ZONE. BALLOON WAS LANDED ON A STREET. NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WERE CREATED HOPEFULLY.
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.