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A hot air balloon pilot, after terminating his flight, allowed the envelope to catch fire, which caused burns to his passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 730 |
| ASRS Report | 594854 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After completion of balloon flight, and while waiting for crew to move the balloon, I burned the envelope which took out several panels. The fabric melted and dripped on 2 of the passenger which resulted in them receiving some minor burns. I also received a minor burn. At the time of the incident, I had already landed and terminated the flight. It was not determined that the damage was substantial at the time of this report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT, AFTER TERMINATING HIS FLT, ALLOWED THE ENVELOPE TO CATCH FIRE, WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO HIS PAX.
Narrative: AFTER COMPLETION OF BALLOON FLT, AND WHILE WAITING FOR CREW TO MOVE THE BALLOON, I BURNED THE ENVELOPE WHICH TOOK OUT SEVERAL PANELS. THE FABRIC MELTED AND DRIPPED ON 2 OF THE PAX WHICH RESULTED IN THEM RECEIVING SOME MINOR BURNS. I ALSO RECEIVED A MINOR BURN. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD ALREADY LANDED AND TERMINATED THE FLT. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL AT THE TIME OF THIS RPT.
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.