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A cameron N105 hot air balloon pilot hit some trees when he had to land in a city park. Aircraft damage substantial to envelope only.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| 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 : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 349541 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Low fuel state and likely city crossing with no safe landing opportunities led pilot to elect to land in city park. Wind speed estimated 15 KTS at surface. Balloon collided with trees at end of landing run. No injuries, but balloon envelope substantially damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CAMERON N105 HOT AIR BALLOON PLT HIT SOME TREES WHEN HE HAD TO LAND IN A CITY PARK. ACFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL TO ENVELOPE ONLY.
Narrative: LOW FUEL STATE AND LIKELY CITY XING WITH NO SAFE LNDG OPPORTUNITIES LED PLT TO ELECT TO LAND IN CITY PARK. WIND SPD ESTIMATED 15 KTS AT SURFACE. BALLOON COLLIDED WITH TREES AT END OF LNDG RUN. NO INJURIES, BUT BALLOON ENVELOPE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
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.