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Close proximity air carrier medium large transport hot air balloon. Balloon was drifting across the approach path to tul below the arsa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 161070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1150 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tul artcc : oejd |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 161070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Hot air balloon drifting toward 340 degrees at 5-6 KTS. Passenger liner heading 290 degrees came directly across top of balloon. Felt no turbulence. Passenger liner continued to drop altitude while holding heading. By the time the liner was on final (5 mi north of runway), it was below my aircraft (1150' MSL). See attached copy of sectional with explanation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX ACR MLG HOT AIR BALLOON. BALLOON WAS DRIFTING ACROSS THE APCH PATH TO TUL BELOW THE ARSA.
Narrative: HOT AIR BALLOON DRIFTING TOWARD 340 DEGS AT 5-6 KTS. PAX LINER HDG 290 DEGS CAME DIRECTLY ACROSS TOP OF BALLOON. FELT NO TURB. PAX LINER CONTINUED TO DROP ALT WHILE HOLDING HDG. BY THE TIME THE LINER WAS ON FINAL (5 MI N OF RWY), IT WAS BELOW MY ACFT (1150' MSL). SEE ATTACHED COPY OF SECTIONAL WITH EXPLANATION.
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.