Narrative:

The launch from murietta hot springs region near temecula was calm and uneventful. Once airborne, the surface wind started to accelerate, most likely due to the residual cold front effects, from the passage the night before. On approach to land in a large field behind a mobile home, I had to fly over some horses and adjacent to other various livestock. I switched to the quiet burner and initiated a steep approach to minimize the noise. Even then, some animals were frightened. We stayed and waited after pack- up, but no landowners showed to complain. On correcting this landing, I probably should have landed in a more remote area, even though the recent rains would have made recovery difficult. I decided to land in the field due to its close proximity to a good road, and the wind was growing stronger. I should have been more concerned about the effect on the animals possibly injuring themselves, rather than an easy recovery.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE OPERATOR FRIGHTENED SOME LIVESTOCK WHEN HE LANDED IN THEIR FIELD.

Narrative: THE LAUNCH FROM MURIETTA HOT SPRINGS REGION NEAR TEMECULA WAS CALM AND UNEVENTFUL. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE SURFACE WIND STARTED TO ACCELERATE, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE RESIDUAL COLD FRONT EFFECTS, FROM THE PASSAGE THE NIGHT BEFORE. ON APCH TO LAND IN A LARGE FIELD BEHIND A MOBILE HOME, I HAD TO FLY OVER SOME HORSES AND ADJACENT TO OTHER VARIOUS LIVESTOCK. I SWITCHED TO THE QUIET BURNER AND INITIATED A STEEP APCH TO MINIMIZE THE NOISE. EVEN THEN, SOME ANIMALS WERE FRIGHTENED. WE STAYED AND WAITED AFTER PACK- UP, BUT NO LANDOWNERS SHOWED TO COMPLAIN. ON CORRECTING THIS LNDG, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE LANDED IN A MORE REMOTE AREA, EVEN THOUGH THE RECENT RAINS WOULD HAVE MADE RECOVERY DIFFICULT. I DECIDED TO LAND IN THE FIELD DUE TO ITS CLOSE PROX TO A GOOD ROAD, AND THE WIND WAS GROWING STRONGER. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON THE ANIMALS POSSIBLY INJURING THEMSELVES, RATHER THAN AN EASY RECOVERY.

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.