Hot air balloon folew low ver a park in preparation for landing, changed his mind and flew past the ...

Attributes
ACN	158475
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f26
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	158475
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Normal takeoff. Flew to 1100' AGL over commercial and residential area. Noted more balloons in a park about 3/4 mi ahead north my projected flight path. They were launching from large park. I descended into the park over a lake, reaching 50' AGL. Flew next to another balloon over the water for 10 mins. Flight path then took me over land toward another balloon that just inflated and was about to takeoff. I climbed at 500 FPM to give him clearance to launch. Continued climb to 1000' AGL over horse farm. Flew on for 10-15 mins and landed in large field 1/2 mi north of park. I may have violated minimum altitude regulations over park. Intention was to land in park, but balloon inflating in front of me caused me to ascend and fly on instead of hinder other pilot's launch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON FOLEW LOW VER A PARK IN PREPARATION FOR LNDG, CHANGED HIS MIND AND FLEW PAST THE PARK.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF. FLEW TO 1100' AGL OVER COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREA. NOTED MORE BALLOONS IN A PARK ABOUT 3/4 MI AHEAD N MY PROJECTED FLT PATH. THEY WERE LAUNCHING FROM LARGE PARK. I DSNDED INTO THE PARK OVER A LAKE, REACHING 50' AGL. FLEW NEXT TO ANOTHER BALLOON OVER THE WATER FOR 10 MINS. FLT PATH THEN TOOK ME OVER LAND TOWARD ANOTHER BALLOON THAT JUST INFLATED AND WAS ABOUT TO TKOF. I CLBED AT 500 FPM TO GIVE HIM CLRNC TO LAUNCH. CONTINUED CLB TO 1000' AGL OVER HORSE FARM. FLEW ON FOR 10-15 MINS AND LANDED IN LARGE FIELD 1/2 MI N OF PARK. I MAY HAVE VIOLATED MINIMUM ALT REGS OVER PARK. INTENTION WAS TO LAND IN PARK, BUT BALLOON INFLATING IN FRONT OF ME CAUSED ME TO ASCEND AND FLY ON INSTEAD OF HINDER OTHER PLT'S LAUNCH.

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.

Hot air balloon folew low ver a park in preparation for landing, changed his mind and flew past the park.