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A hot air balloon pilot had to abort 2 landing approachs. He flew low into and out of the intended landing sites.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ps67 |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 220841 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
After 1 hour of flight, I descended from 1000 ft AGL to a football field at a school to land. Surface winds caused me to abort the landing. I stayed low (200 ft) for 1/2 mi to attempt another landing at a nearby field. After missing that one too, I went back to altitude and cruised for 1/2 hour until I found a final landing spot and descended.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT HAD TO ABORT 2 LNDG APCHS. HE FLEW LOW INTO AND OUT OF THE INTENDED LNDG SITES.
Narrative: AFTER 1 HR OF FLT, I DSNDED FROM 1000 FT AGL TO A FOOTBALL FIELD AT A SCHOOL TO LAND. SURFACE WINDS CAUSED ME TO ABORT THE LNDG. I STAYED LOW (200 FT) FOR 1/2 MI TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER LNDG AT A NEARBY FIELD. AFTER MISSING THAT ONE TOO, I WENT BACK TO ALT AND CRUISED FOR 1/2 HR UNTIL I FOUND A FINAL LNDG SPOT AND DSNDED.
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.