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Hot air balloon pilot penetrates fwh and ftw air traffic area, also flies too low over, and lands in populated area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 139152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fwh |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fwh |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 85 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 139152 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Scheduled flight with 9 other balloons [for] purpose [of] completing a 'sanctioned task' for bfa competitive point scoring. Pilot arrived late for task briefing, but managed takeoff with other balloons. Once up in air, realized that flight profile would carry through northeast edge of carswell AFB and western edge of meacham field. Since flight through those areas could involve conflicts between high speed and low speed aircraft and since flight operation was conducted over congested area pilot chose to violate 91.79 and exit air traffic area and terminate flight at earliest possible opportunity. Pilot erred by flying unfamiliar territory and could have avoided by preflight planning using sectional and TCA appropriate for area of flight operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLT PENETRATES FWH AND FTW ATA, ALSO FLIES TOO LOW OVER, AND LANDS IN POPULATED AREA.
Narrative: SCHEDULED FLT WITH 9 OTHER BALLOONS [FOR] PURPOSE [OF] COMPLETING A 'SANCTIONED TASK' FOR BFA COMPETITIVE POINT SCORING. PLT ARRIVED LATE FOR TASK BRIEFING, BUT MANAGED TKOF WITH OTHER BALLOONS. ONCE UP IN AIR, REALIZED THAT FLT PROFILE WOULD CARRY THROUGH NE EDGE OF CARSWELL AFB AND WESTERN EDGE OF MEACHAM FIELD. SINCE FLT THROUGH THOSE AREAS COULD INVOLVE CONFLICTS BTWN HIGH SPD AND LOW SPD ACFT AND SINCE FLT OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED OVER CONGESTED AREA PLT CHOSE TO VIOLATE 91.79 AND EXIT ATA AND TERMINATE FLT AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY. PLT ERRED BY FLYING UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY AND COULD HAVE AVOIDED BY PREFLT PLANNING USING SECTIONAL AND TCA APPROPRIATE FOR AREA OF FLT OPERATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.