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Pilot of FFAX7B balloon encounters wind shift after setting for a landing at 40 ft AGL. Second landing site chosen and prepared for high wind condition landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403547 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lmo |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 40 |
| 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 : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 79 flight time type : 79 |
| ASRS Report | 403547 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 is a hot air balloon. On descent to landing, at approximately 35-40 ft AGL, aircraft was hit by a windshear taking it 90 degrees off descent slope. Original landing site was aborted, and a new site was selected, based on existing wind conditions. Pilot prepared for a high wind landing. The landing was successful and without damage to aircraft or property. The pilot suffered a broken ankle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF FFAX7B BALLOON ENCOUNTERS WIND SHIFT AFTER SETTING FOR A LNDG AT 40 FT AGL. SECOND LNDG SITE CHOSEN AND PREPARED FOR HIGH WIND CONDITION LNDG.
Narrative: ACFT #1 IS A HOT AIR BALLOON. ON DSCNT TO LNDG, AT APPROX 35-40 FT AGL, ACFT WAS HIT BY A WINDSHEAR TAKING IT 90 DEGS OFF DSCNT SLOPE. ORIGINAL LNDG SITE WAS ABORTED, AND A NEW SITE WAS SELECTED, BASED ON EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. PLT PREPARED FOR A HIGH WIND LNDG. THE LNDG WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WITHOUT DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PROPERTY. THE PLT SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE.
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.