Tethering and ascension of hot air balloon not notamed.

Attributes
ACN	145020
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fat
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 51 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	145020
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Advised by FSS no need to notify when flight is 20-30' off ground and on a tether. Called later same day and told if balloon was over 50' tall notice would have to be placed in NOTAMS at least 1 hour before tether.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TETHERING AND ASCENSION OF HOT AIR BALLOON NOT NOTAMED.

Narrative: ADVISED BY FSS NO NEED TO NOTIFY WHEN FLT IS 20-30' OFF GND AND ON A TETHER. CALLED LATER SAME DAY AND TOLD IF BALLOON WAS OVER 50' TALL NOTICE WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED IN NOTAMS AT LEAST 1 HR BEFORE TETHER.

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.