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Passenger of a hot air balloon panicked and jumped out of the basket during a splash and dash maneuver (touch and go) in water of a lake. The passenger swam to shore and met the balloon where it landed in a field nearby.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| 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 : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : arb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 104 flight time type : 104 |
| ASRS Report | 402858 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While flying over a small body of water, the pilot attempted a splash and dash (a maneuver where the balloon descends to the water surface, skims the water, and lifts off). On contact with the water, passenger panicked and exited basket. Passenger swam to shore. Pilot landed balloon safely in nearby field. To prevent a recurrence, passenger should be briefed more thoroughly on planned maneuvers to prevent panic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX OF A HOT AIR BALLOON PANICKED AND JUMPED OUT OF THE BASKET DURING A SPLASH AND DASH MANEUVER (TOUCH AND GO) IN WATER OF A LAKE. THE PAX SWAM TO SHORE AND MET THE BALLOON WHERE IT LANDED IN A FIELD NEARBY.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING OVER A SMALL BODY OF WATER, THE PLT ATTEMPTED A SPLASH AND DASH (A MANEUVER WHERE THE BALLOON DSNDS TO THE WATER SURFACE, SKIMS THE WATER, AND LIFTS OFF). ON CONTACT WITH THE WATER, PAX PANICKED AND EXITED BASKET. PAX SWAM TO SHORE. PLT LANDED BALLOON SAFELY IN NEARBY FIELD. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, PAX SHOULD BE BRIEFED MORE THOROUGHLY ON PLANNED MANEUVERS TO PREVENT PANIC.
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.