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Hot air balloon, tbw-FF7 attempted landing in 12 mph wind and hit power lines. Envelope folded to the ground with some smoldering fire from the power lines. Reporter extinguished fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373487 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cou |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| 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 : 25 flight time total : 92 flight time type : 92 |
| ASRS Report | 373487 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Took off in 10 mph surface wind that I expected to die off before landing, but ended up landing in 12 mph wind. Descent rate too fast, was not going to clear power lines valved to hit an envelope rather than the basket. Struck wires at level of skirt and envelope settled softly to ground. No injuries. Remained in basket until crew let us know envelope was off of wires. Got out of basket. Noticed several areas of smoldering fire in envelope put out fire with fire extinguishers. Should have given wires more clearance in the windy condition. Waited longer for wind to go down or for larger landing area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON, TBW-FF7 ATTEMPTED LNDG IN 12 MPH WIND AND HIT PWR LINES. ENVELOPE FOLDED TO THE GND WITH SOME SMOLDERING FIRE FROM THE PWR LINES. RPTR EXTINGUISHED FIRE.
Narrative: TOOK OFF IN 10 MPH SURFACE WIND THAT I EXPECTED TO DIE OFF BEFORE LNDG, BUT ENDED UP LNDG IN 12 MPH WIND. DSCNT RATE TOO FAST, WAS NOT GOING TO CLR PWR LINES VALVED TO HIT AN ENVELOPE RATHER THAN THE BASKET. STRUCK WIRES AT LEVEL OF SKIRT AND ENVELOPE SETTLED SOFTLY TO GND. NO INJURIES. REMAINED IN BASKET UNTIL CREW LET US KNOW ENVELOPE WAS OFF OF WIRES. GOT OUT OF BASKET. NOTICED SEVERAL AREAS OF SMOLDERING FIRE IN ENVELOPE PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SHOULD HAVE GIVEN WIRES MORE CLRNC IN THE WINDY CONDITION. WAITED LONGER FOR WIND TO GO DOWN OR FOR LARGER LNDG AREA.
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.