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A hot air balloon pilot slows his craft by dragging it through the tops of 2 small trees and makes a safe landing at his launch field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353931 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clg |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 15 agl bound upper : 15 |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 353931 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was flying a hot air balloon in special interest activity. While flying back into our launch field, as several other balloons had already done, I flew through the top of 2 small trees. There was no damage to the balloon or injury to people in the air or on the ground. A few twigs were broken from a tree that needed trimming.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT SLOWS HIS CRAFT BY DRAGGING IT THROUGH THE TOPS OF 2 SMALL TREES AND MAKES A SAFE LNDG AT HIS LAUNCH FIELD.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING A HOT AIR BALLOON IN SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITY. WHILE FLYING BACK INTO OUR LAUNCH FIELD, AS SEVERAL OTHER BALLOONS HAD ALREADY DONE, I FLEW THROUGH THE TOP OF 2 SMALL TREES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON OR INJURY TO PEOPLE IN THE AIR OR ON THE GND. A FEW TWIGS WERE BROKEN FROM A TREE THAT NEEDED TRIMMING.
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.