2 hot air balloons land in a farmer's field and a resident cow is chased away from the passenger who...

Attributes
ACN	513390
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dua.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Balloon
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 213 flight time type : 213
ASRS Report	513390
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

I was participating in a hot air balloon event at durant, ok, on jun/sat/01. Upon landing after completion of a competitive task at approximately XA30 hours, I observed a cow running in a pasture where another balloon had landed a short distance from me. An individual who was not part of the balloon crew was chasing the cow. (I believe he was a neighbor of the property owner.) the cow ultimately attempted to jump a barbed wire fence and was caught by 1 ft. The cow, very quickly, got loose from the fence and ran to the back of the pasture out of my sight. My balloon chase crew was authority/authorized by the property owner (who was out of town) to enter the property and retrieve my passenger, my balloon and myself. The other balloon crew was also given permission to enter the property for the purpose of retrieving their balloon, pilot and passenger. Upon arrival at my landing site, the property owner was informed of the incident and proceeded into the pasture to investigate any injury/damage done to the livestock. When he returned to our location, he advised that the cow had 'a small scratch on 1 shoulder and 1 foot' and was a bit shaken but was otherwise not seriously injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 HOT AIR BALLOONS LAND IN A FARMER'S FIELD AND A RESIDENT COW IS CHASED AWAY FROM THE PAX WHO ARE AWAITING PICK-UP BY THE BALLOON CREW NEAR DUA, OK.

Narrative: I WAS PARTICIPATING IN A HOT AIR BALLOON EVENT AT DURANT, OK, ON JUN/SAT/01. UPON LNDG AFTER COMPLETION OF A COMPETITIVE TASK AT APPROX XA30 HRS, I OBSERVED A COW RUNNING IN A PASTURE WHERE ANOTHER BALLOON HAD LANDED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM ME. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS NOT PART OF THE BALLOON CREW WAS CHASING THE COW. (I BELIEVE HE WAS A NEIGHBOR OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.) THE COW ULTIMATELY ATTEMPTED TO JUMP A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND WAS CAUGHT BY 1 FT. THE COW, VERY QUICKLY, GOT LOOSE FROM THE FENCE AND RAN TO THE BACK OF THE PASTURE OUT OF MY SIGHT. MY BALLOON CHASE CREW WAS AUTH BY THE PROPERTY OWNER (WHO WAS OUT OF TOWN) TO ENTER THE PROPERTY AND RETRIEVE MY PAX, MY BALLOON AND MYSELF. THE OTHER BALLOON CREW WAS ALSO GIVEN PERMISSION TO ENTER THE PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETRIEVING THEIR BALLOON, PLT AND PAX. UPON ARR AT MY LNDG SITE, THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT AND PROCEEDED INTO THE PASTURE TO INVESTIGATE ANY INJURY/DAMAGE DONE TO THE LIVESTOCK. WHEN HE RETURNED TO OUR LOCATION, HE ADVISED THAT THE COW HAD 'A SMALL SCRATCH ON 1 SHOULDER AND 1 FOOT' AND WAS A BIT SHAKEN BUT WAS OTHERWISE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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.

2 hot air balloons land in a farmer's field and a resident cow is chased away from the passenger who are awaiting pick-up by the balloon crew near dua, ok.