Hot air balloon pilot has hard landing.

Attributes
ACN	702158
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 173 flight time type : 173
ASRS Report	702158
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Flying through a low mountain pass with approximately 15 mph winds; after clearing pass started 200 FPM rate of descent attempting to land in a field when a rotor brought the balloon down at a rate of 600 FPM. On impact pilot was thrown from the basket; the balloon then became airborne and returned to the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLT HAS HARD LNDG.

Narrative: FLYING THROUGH A LOW MOUNTAIN PASS WITH APPROX 15 MPH WINDS; AFTER CLRING PASS STARTED 200 FPM RATE OF DSCNT ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD WHEN A ROTOR BROUGHT THE BALLOON DOWN AT A RATE OF 600 FPM. ON IMPACT PLT WAS THROWN FROM THE BASKET; THE BALLOON THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AND RETURNED TO THE GND.

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.