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A banner tow small aircraft intentionally flew close to one hot air balloon and unintentionally close to another.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 322328 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mzb airport : crq |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2320 flight time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 322328 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 600 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My aircraft was towing a banner around our client's hot air balloon (B1). There were several other balloons in the area. A second balloon (B2) lifted from the launch field and began to rise toward B1. I maintained visual contact with both B1 and B2 and watched as B2 rose at close range to both myself and B1. I was comfortable with the separation as B2 rose above us, but I am uncertain if the pilot of B2 felt that we were too close. The purpose of this banner flight was that of a marriage proposal. A couple in B1 had chartered both B1 and the banner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BANNER TOW SMA INTENTIONALLY FLEW CLOSE TO ONE HOT AIR BALLOON AND UNINTENTIONALLY CLOSE TO ANOTHER.
Narrative: MY ACFT WAS TOWING A BANNER AROUND OUR CLIENT'S HOT AIR BALLOON (B1). THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER BALLOONS IN THE AREA. A SECOND BALLOON (B2) LIFTED FROM THE LAUNCH FIELD AND BEGAN TO RISE TOWARD B1. I MAINTAINED VISUAL CONTACT WITH BOTH B1 AND B2 AND WATCHED AS B2 ROSE AT CLOSE RANGE TO BOTH MYSELF AND B1. I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE SEPARATION AS B2 ROSE ABOVE US, BUT I AM UNCERTAIN IF THE PLT OF B2 FELT THAT WE WERE TOO CLOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BANNER FLT WAS THAT OF A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL. A COUPLE IN B1 HAD CHARTERED BOTH B1 AND THE BANNER.
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.