<< >> NASA ASRS Report 351055, October 1996

A hot air balloon was thrown out of the air by a thermal. It landed on a house. Special interest activity balloon.

Attributes
ACN	351055
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1350
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 320 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	351055
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather 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:

After flight of 1 hour, approach to landing made in a city park. I flew over a cul-de-sac, encountered a severe thermal. The balloon ascended to 1350 ft AGL, then the balloon was let go of, and a rapid descent was started. The balloon came down on a house. No damage to house or to the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON WAS THROWN OUT OF THE AIR BY A THERMAL. IT LANDED ON A HOUSE. SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITY BALLOON.

Narrative: AFTER FLT OF 1 HR, APCH TO LNDG MADE IN A CITY PARK. I FLEW OVER A CUL-DE-SAC, ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE THERMAL. THE BALLOON ASCENDED TO 1350 FT AGL, THEN THE BALLOON WAS LET GO OF, AND A RAPID DSCNT WAS STARTED. THE BALLOON CAME DOWN ON A HOUSE. NO DAMAGE TO HOUSE OR TO THE ACFT.

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.