A hot air balloon entered class 'C' airspace.

Attributes
ACN	273172
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise 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 : 375 flight time type : 375
ASRS Report	273172
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I inadvertently entered class C airspace without radio contact. The floor was 2400 ft MSL and I was at 2500 ft MSL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON ENTERED CLASS 'C' AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT. THE FLOOR WAS 2400 FT MSL AND I WAS AT 2500 FT MSL.

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.