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A hot air balloon pilot deflated onto some trees after landing. He attempted to maintain the balloon inflated on the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atw |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 76 |
| ASRS Report | 346740 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After coming to a stop in a normal high wind landing (about 8 KTS), we tried to hold the balloon until the crew arrived. A gust of wind started to push the balloon closer to the trees. I pulled the top out and about 1/3 of the envelope landed on a tree. Myself and my passenger were not injured in any way. What I would have done differently would be to pull the top out sooner since the winds were a little too high to hold the balloon by ourselves.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT DEFLATED ONTO SOME TREES AFTER LNDG. HE ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN THE BALLOON INFLATED ON THE GND.
Narrative: AFTER COMING TO A STOP IN A NORMAL HIGH WIND LNDG (ABOUT 8 KTS), WE TRIED TO HOLD THE BALLOON UNTIL THE CREW ARRIVED. A GUST OF WIND STARTED TO PUSH THE BALLOON CLOSER TO THE TREES. I PULLED THE TOP OUT AND ABOUT 1/3 OF THE ENVELOPE LANDED ON A TREE. MYSELF AND MY PAX WERE NOT INJURED IN ANY WAY. WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY WOULD BE TO PULL THE TOP OUT SOONER SINCE THE WINDS WERE A LITTLE TOO HIGH TO HOLD THE BALLOON BY OURSELVES.
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.