A hot air balloon pilot flew briefly with a passenger when he was out of landing currency.

Attributes
ACN	337527
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 86wi
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 780 flight time type : 435
ASRS Report	337527
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After preflight and initial setup, I determined that conditions were adequate for free-flight in the balloon. I asked a local resident to hop in. After takeoff. I remembered that I was out of being current by an unknown time. I landed at next available field to disembark passenger. Total flight time was less than 10 mins. I then proceeded to perform the needed takeoffs and lndgs. Later calculated that 112 days since last currency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT FLEW BRIEFLY WITH A PAX WHEN HE WAS OUT OF LNDG CURRENCY.

Narrative: AFTER PREFLT AND INITIAL SETUP, I DETERMINED THAT CONDITIONS WERE ADEQUATE FOR FREE-FLT IN THE BALLOON. I ASKED A LCL RESIDENT TO HOP IN. AFTER TKOF. I REMEMBERED THAT I WAS OUT OF BEING CURRENT BY AN UNKNOWN TIME. I LANDED AT NEXT AVAILABLE FIELD TO DISEMBARK PAX. TOTAL FLT TIME WAS LESS THAN 10 MINS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO PERFORM THE NEEDED TKOFS AND LNDGS. LATER CALCULATED THAT 112 DAYS SINCE LAST CURRENCY.

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.