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Hot air balloon pilot was apprehensive about landing in cow pasture near dusk due to animals present. Extended his approach to land in parking lot 7 minutes after sunset without lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 120771 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 120771 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight 7 mins after sundown time west/O lights. We became nearly becalmed over railroad yard with numerous high tension lines. Had to fly low over ford assembly plant to find safe landing spot. Landed in parking lot shortly after sundown--all ok, no damage. Should have landed in field with cows 15 mins earlier. Shouldn't be so afraid of cattle late in day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLT WAS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT LNDG IN COW PASTURE NEAR DUSK DUE TO ANIMALS PRESENT. EXTENDED HIS APCH TO LAND IN PARKING LOT 7 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET WITHOUT LIGHTS.
Narrative: FLT 7 MINS AFTER SUNDOWN TIME W/O LIGHTS. WE BECAME NEARLY BECALMED OVER RAILROAD YARD WITH NUMEROUS HIGH TENSION LINES. HAD TO FLY LOW OVER FORD ASSEMBLY PLANT TO FIND SAFE LNDG SPOT. LANDED IN PARKING LOT SHORTLY AFTER SUNDOWN--ALL OK, NO DAMAGE. SHOULD HAVE LANDED IN FIELD WITH COWS 15 MINS EARLIER. SHOULDN'T BE SO AFRAID OF CATTLE LATE IN DAY.
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.