Narrative:

WX reports were to be light ground winds, I had a high wind landing at XA55 with GPS reading of 30 mph. I had watched other balloons below and looked like they were moving fast, so came down to about 4 ft off the ground and looked for a clear spot to land, about 2 mi of 4-6 ft off the ground. Found a spot of about 500 yards and no rocks, turned off pilot lights and burners, pulled the top, and had a soft touchdown but wind was strong (30 mph) and before balloon laid down flat, drug 134 yards, in approximately 15 seconds. After everything was flat on the ground I noticed a small flame in the wisper burner, reached to put it out and puff, a flash fire. Made sure all tanks were off, garbed the fire extinguisher and put out small fire under skirt of envelope, no injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WIND FORECAST INCORRECT AND BALLOON PLT FINDS HIMSELF LNDG WITH 30 KT WINDS. MINOR FIRE BUT NO INJURIES.

Narrative: WX RPTS WERE TO BE LIGHT GND WINDS, I HAD A HIGH WIND LNDG AT XA55 WITH GPS READING OF 30 MPH. I HAD WATCHED OTHER BALLOONS BELOW AND LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE MOVING FAST, SO CAME DOWN TO ABOUT 4 FT OFF THE GND AND LOOKED FOR A CLR SPOT TO LAND, ABOUT 2 MI OF 4-6 FT OFF THE GND. FOUND A SPOT OF ABOUT 500 YARDS AND NO ROCKS, TURNED OFF PLT LIGHTS AND BURNERS, PULLED THE TOP, AND HAD A SOFT TOUCHDOWN BUT WIND WAS STRONG (30 MPH) AND BEFORE BALLOON LAID DOWN FLAT, DRUG 134 YARDS, IN APPROX 15 SECONDS. AFTER EVERYTHING WAS FLAT ON THE GND I NOTICED A SMALL FLAME IN THE WISPER BURNER, REACHED TO PUT IT OUT AND PUFF, A FLASH FIRE. MADE SURE ALL TANKS WERE OFF, GARBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT SMALL FIRE UNDER SKIRT OF ENVELOPE, NO INJURIES.

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.