A hot air balloon landed too close to a home and disturbed some nesting rare birds.

Attributes
ACN	237145
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 755 flight time type : 755
ASRS Report	237145
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A routine landing just before sundown in the desert approximately 1/2 mi from a land owner who approached us and said we had disturbed some nesting rare birds and that we had landed too close to his house. The landing was necessary because of only 5 more mins to sundown. To prevent a recurrence, balloon pilots should find such aviaries in advance, then stay completely away from them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON LANDED TOO CLOSE TO A HOME AND DISTURBED SOME NESTING RARE BIRDS.

Narrative: A ROUTINE LNDG JUST BEFORE SUNDOWN IN THE DESERT APPROX 1/2 MI FROM A LAND OWNER WHO APCHED US AND SAID WE HAD DISTURBED SOME NESTING RARE BIRDS AND THAT WE HAD LANDED TOO CLOSE TO HIS HOUSE. THE LNDG WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF ONLY 5 MORE MINS TO SUNDOWN. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, BALLOON PLTS SHOULD FIND SUCH AVIARIES IN ADVANCE, THEN STAY COMPLETELY AWAY FROM THEM.

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.