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Hot air balloon flight crew; fearing a propane leak; elect to make precautionary landing in populated area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 761965 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 27000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 761965 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During a free balloon flight; myself and crew smelled an odor that we believed to be propane. We therefore elected to make a precautionary landing. We landed uneventfully in a residential area (on the street). Landing resulted in no injuries to the flight crew or anyone on the ground. No damage to any property except 1 mailbox. In the interest of safety; we felt a precautionary landing was the best option.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON FLT CREW; FEARING A PROPANE LEAK; ELECT TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN POPULATED AREA.
Narrative: DURING A FREE BALLOON FLT; MYSELF AND CREW SMELLED AN ODOR THAT WE BELIEVED TO BE PROPANE. WE THEREFORE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA (ON THE STREET). LNDG RESULTED IN NO INJURIES TO THE FLT CREW OR ANYONE ON THE GND. NO DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY EXCEPT 1 MAILBOX. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY; WE FELT A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WAS THE BEST OPTION.
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.