A hot air balloon pilot landed on the edge of the pit TCA as the winds were not as forecast.

Attributes
ACN	217426
Time
Date	199208
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	217426
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Received WX briefing. Used pilot balloons to check wind path but, actual wind was 90 degrees to forecast. So, my flight path was toward pittsburgh TCA instead of north of it. 3 mi from inner ring of TCA I began to see landing sites. This took me close to the ground. This is the violation. I was lowest over the river, then climbed back to 1000 ft AGL after missing sites on both sides of the allegheny river. I landed on the edge of the TCA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT LANDED ON THE EDGE OF THE PIT TCA AS THE WINDS WERE NOT AS FORECAST.

Narrative: RECEIVED WX BRIEFING. USED PLT BALLOONS TO CHK WIND PATH BUT, ACTUAL WIND WAS 90 DEGS TO FORECAST. SO, MY FLT PATH WAS TOWARD PITTSBURGH TCA INSTEAD OF N OF IT. 3 MI FROM INNER RING OF TCA I BEGAN TO SEE LNDG SITES. THIS TOOK ME CLOSE TO THE GND. THIS IS THE VIOLATION. I WAS LOWEST OVER THE RIVER, THEN CLBED BACK TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MISSING SITES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ALLEGHENY RIVER. I LANDED ON THE EDGE OF THE TCA.

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.