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The hot air balloon pilot; carrying passenger; was unable to land at his intended landing point due to ground fog. Landed in a clear area without land owner permission.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 700749 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 700749 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
After a normal launch from normal cpr yard launch site; flight was to proceed to the next valley east -- soda canyon. That canyon was obscured with surface fog. Continuing east; each valley was obscured to pleasant valley. A normal; controled descent to a large; passenger safe; balloon landing site was executed without crew assistance or land owner permission. Safely on the ground the land owner (a commercial; fixed wing pilot) complained that all balloon lndgs; without proper 'flight plan' are not FAA legal and should be prohibited in the future. There were no injuries (stand-up; soft landing); no damage to anything.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE HOT AIR BALLOON PLT; CARRYING PAX; WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT HIS INTENDED LNDG POINT DUE TO GND FOG. LANDED IN A CLR AREA WITHOUT LAND OWNER PERMISSION.
Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL LAUNCH FROM NORMAL CPR YARD LAUNCH SITE; FLT WAS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT VALLEY E -- SODA CANYON. THAT CANYON WAS OBSCURED WITH SURFACE FOG. CONTINUING E; EACH VALLEY WAS OBSCURED TO PLEASANT VALLEY. A NORMAL; CTLED DSCNT TO A LARGE; PAX SAFE; BALLOON LNDG SITE WAS EXECUTED WITHOUT CREW ASSISTANCE OR LAND OWNER PERMISSION. SAFELY ON THE GND THE LAND OWNER (A COMMERCIAL; FIXED WING PLT) COMPLAINED THAT ALL BALLOON LNDGS; WITHOUT PROPER 'FLT PLAN' ARE NOT FAA LEGAL AND SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN THE FUTURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES (STAND-UP; SOFT LNDG); NO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.