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Balloon pilot crossed private residence at lower that required altitude when wind direction changed and flight time dictated an immediate landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 839732 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 1100 Flight Crew Type 1100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Wind direction change on surface. From west to north; with limited flight time remaining. Needed to low fly house in an unincorporated area in order to make a precautionary landing on private driveway and did so without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Balloon pilot crossed private residence at lower that required altitude when wind direction changed and flight time dictated an immediate landing.
Narrative: Wind direction change on surface. From west to north; with limited flight time remaining. Needed to low fly house in an unincorporated area in order to make a precautionary landing on private driveway and did so without incident.
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.