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A balloon's tie off harness broke allowing the balloon to unexpectedly takeoff. The pilot flew to an off site area to find a safe landing location.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 833875 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SDF.Airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cargo Restraint/Tie Down |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 2.5 Flight Crew Total 340 Flight Crew Type 150.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While participating in a festival balloon glow; my tie off harness broke sending the balloon instantly into the air. At that time I determined the safest cause of action was to fly the balloon out of the area to the closest safe landing. I flew for approximately 6-8 minutes and landed safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A balloon's tie off harness broke allowing the balloon to unexpectedly takeoff. The pilot flew to an off site area to find a safe landing location.
Narrative: While participating in a festival balloon glow; my tie off harness broke sending the balloon instantly into the air. At that time I determined the safest cause of action was to fly the balloon out of the area to the closest safe landing. I flew for approximately 6-8 minutes and landed safely.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.