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Hot air balloon pilot attempted to deflate the balloon at 50 ft, but apparently the deflation vent was not fully open and wind carried the balloon into a garage and house.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376314 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1850 flight time type : 668 |
| ASRS Report | 376314 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approach to land. Pulled deflation vent to deflate balloon at 50 ft AGL. Wind speed carried balloon past intended landing point by 150 ft. After landing balloon continued downwind, basket stopped against a residence garage with the envelope deflating over the house. Minor damage to the balloon, $180, approximately $500 to house. To prevent: marker on deflation line to indicate when vent is fully open. In this incident the vent was probably not opened fully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLT ATTEMPTED TO DEFLATE THE BALLOON AT 50 FT, BUT APPARENTLY THE DEFLATION VENT WAS NOT FULLY OPEN AND WIND CARRIED THE BALLOON INTO A GARAGE AND HOUSE.
Narrative: APCH TO LAND. PULLED DEFLATION VENT TO DEFLATE BALLOON AT 50 FT AGL. WIND SPD CARRIED BALLOON PAST INTENDED LNDG POINT BY 150 FT. AFTER LNDG BALLOON CONTINUED DOWNWIND, BASKET STOPPED AGAINST A RESIDENCE GARAGE WITH THE ENVELOPE DEFLATING OVER THE HOUSE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON, $180, APPROX $500 TO HOUSE. TO PREVENT: MARKER ON DEFLATION LINE TO INDICATE WHEN VENT IS FULLY OPEN. IN THIS INCIDENT THE VENT WAS PROBABLY NOT OPENED FULLY.
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.