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The inflation safety harness failed on a hot air balloon when the reporting pilot was inflating his balloon to dry it out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 216274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : f54 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 216274 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Balloon was inflated to dry out after a morning flight with heavy dew. At time of deflation, a strong gust of wind was encountered. The inflation harness failed, letting the partially deflated balloon drag approximately 200 ft and contact a property sign. There were several torn panels in the fabric. No damage was sustained to the basket. After inspection of the inflation harness, a defective release mechanism was found. This mechanism has been replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE INFLATION SAFETY HARNESS FAILED ON A HOT AIR BALLOON WHEN THE RPTING PLT WAS INFLATING HIS BALLOON TO DRY IT OUT.
Narrative: BALLOON WAS INFLATED TO DRY OUT AFTER A MORNING FLT WITH HVY DEW. AT TIME OF DEFLATION, A STRONG GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE INFLATION HARNESS FAILED, LETTING THE PARTIALLY DEFLATED BALLOON DRAG APPROX 200 FT AND CONTACT A PROPERTY SIGN. THERE WERE SEVERAL TORN PANELS IN THE FABRIC. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE BASKET. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE INFLATION HARNESS, A DEFECTIVE RELEASE MECHANISM WAS FOUND. THIS MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPLACED.
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.