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Hot air balloon landing on mall parking lot had equipment problem, grazed top of an automobile during landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 116064 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hqz |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Experience | flight time total : 474 |
| ASRS Report | 116064 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In approach to landing in mall parking lot. I vented to increase my rate of descent. The mouth of the envelope closed shut and I was unable to burn. I graced the top of an automobile.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON LNDG ON MALL PARKING LOT HAD EQUIPMENT PROBLEM, GRAZED TOP OF AN AUTOMOBILE DURING LNDG.
Narrative: IN APCH TO LNDG IN MALL PARKING LOT. I VENTED TO INCREASE MY RATE OF DESCENT. THE MOUTH OF THE ENVELOPE CLOSED SHUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO BURN. I GRACED THE TOP OF AN AUTOMOBILE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.