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A flight of hot air balloons was not able to contact ptk ATCT prior to entry into its class D airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ptk |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ptk tower : cdg |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 335444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Hot air balloon flight into class D airspace unintentionally. Did not have aircraft radio onboard. However, other balloon in the air at the same time tried to contact tower and advise we were entering their airspace but was not able to raise tower on radio. We landed as soon as possible. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that 'the other pilot flies in this area all of the time' and that he had the right frequency selected when trying to contact the tower. The reporter does not know why the tower did not respond. The reporter has not heard from the FAA on this incident. The reporter and the other pilot pre-briefed that the other pilot would contact the ptk ATCT in the event that they flew into its airspace and that the other pilot would relay any instructions to the reporter. When the tower could not be reached, both balloons landed as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLT OF HOT AIR BALLOONS WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT PTK ATCT PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO ITS CLASS D AIRSPACE.
Narrative: HOT AIR BALLOON FLT INTO CLASS D AIRSPACE UNINTENTIONALLY. DID NOT HAVE ACFT RADIO ONBOARD. HOWEVER, OTHER BALLOON IN THE AIR AT THE SAME TIME TRIED TO CONTACT TWR AND ADVISE WE WERE ENTERING THEIR AIRSPACE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO RAISE TWR ON RADIO. WE LANDED ASAP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT 'THE OTHER PLT FLIES IN THIS AREA ALL OF THE TIME' AND THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT FREQ SELECTED WHEN TRYING TO CONTACT THE TWR. THE RPTR DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE TWR DID NOT RESPOND. THE RPTR HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE FAA ON THIS INCIDENT. THE RPTR AND THE OTHER PLT PRE-BRIEFED THAT THE OTHER PLT WOULD CONTACT THE PTK ATCT IN THE EVENT THAT THEY FLEW INTO ITS AIRSPACE AND THAT THE OTHER PLT WOULD RELAY ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO THE RPTR. WHEN THE TWR COULD NOT BE REACHED, BOTH BALLOONS LANDED ASAP.
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.