A hot air balloon pilot entered a restr area after receiving permission.

Attributes
ACN	330108
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ftk
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 364 flight time type : 194
ASRS Report	330108
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Pilot was unable to complete landing before army air force base and restr airspace. With approval of controling authority/authorized, climbed back to altitude to clear airspace. Pilot then completed landing sequence once aircraft was clear of restr airspace. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter has heard nothing from any authority/authorized regarding this incident. He properly called the controling agency and received permission to enter R3704 a and B.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT ENTERED A RESTR AREA AFTER RECEIVING PERMISSION.

Narrative: PLT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE LNDG BEFORE ARMY AIR FORCE BASE AND RESTR AIRSPACE. WITH APPROVAL OF CTLING AUTH, CLBED BACK TO ALT TO CLR AIRSPACE. PLT THEN COMPLETED LNDG SEQUENCE ONCE ACFT WAS CLR OF RESTR AIRSPACE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR HAS HEARD NOTHING FROM ANY AUTH REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. HE PROPERLY CALLED THE CTLING AGENCY AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO ENTER R3704 A AND B.

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.