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Hot air balloon scared horses flying an overhead approach to a landing on a road. Off airport landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 163070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : elp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msn |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 375 |
| ASRS Report | 163070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 | other |
Narrative:
Ascended with 2 hours fuel on board. Flew for 75 mins when I decided to land. Every time I tried to land the winds would take me over power lines or houses. I had approximately 15% fuel left with slow (almost calm) winds and had a field approximately 1/4 mi ahead with a horse farm below me. I decided not to chance my 2 passenger so chose to land on a road on the other side of the farm. I used both burners in my descent and startled the horses, causing them to run wild. The foreman came over and told me that they have a pregnant mare which had run into the fence, and might miscarriage. As of today's date, I have not heard from them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOT AIR BALLOON SCARED HORSES FLYING AN OVERHEAD APCH TO A LNDG ON A ROAD. OFF ARPT LNDG.
Narrative: ASCENDED WITH 2 HRS FUEL ON BOARD. FLEW FOR 75 MINS WHEN I DECIDED TO LAND. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO LAND THE WINDS WOULD TAKE ME OVER POWER LINES OR HOUSES. I HAD APPROX 15% FUEL LEFT WITH SLOW (ALMOST CALM) WINDS AND HAD A FIELD APPROX 1/4 MI AHEAD WITH A HORSE FARM BELOW ME. I DECIDED NOT TO CHANCE MY 2 PAX SO CHOSE TO LAND ON A ROAD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FARM. I USED BOTH BURNERS IN MY DSNT AND STARTLED THE HORSES, CAUSING THEM TO RUN WILD. THE FOREMAN CAME OVER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE A PREGNANT MARE WHICH HAD RUN INTO THE FENCE, AND MIGHT MISCARRIAGE. AS OF TODAY'S DATE, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM.
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.