Pilot of hot air balloon landed on private property. Owner pressing for violation.

Attributes
ACN	185511
Time
Date	199108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ca72
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500
ASRS Report	185511
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing on my second flight of the day I encountered a wind change that steered the balloon away from my intended landing site in a field. The wind started my balloon heading toward the mountains. I instructed my crew to enter a long drive where I was aware that I was not welcome. A truck came and they asked me if this was an emergency. I said that it will become one if I enter those mountains with the low fuel that was remaining. They called the police. In order for them to feel good about pressing the issue they are instructing the police to pursue the matter. There were no buildings nearby. I damaged no property. I hope I will not get my certificate revoked for the stupidity of the FAA and their rules that need to be changed so they will apply to balloons. I have been through this situation before and I know that they can do this without any problems. If this is how this system works it needs desperate help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF HOT AIR BALLOON LANDED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. OWNER PRESSING FOR VIOLATION.

Narrative: UPON LNDG ON MY SECOND FLT OF THE DAY I ENCOUNTERED A WIND CHANGE THAT STEERED THE BALLOON AWAY FROM MY INTENDED LNDG SITE IN A FIELD. THE WIND STARTED MY BALLOON HDG TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS. I INSTRUCTED MY CREW TO ENTER A LONG DRIVE WHERE I WAS AWARE THAT I WAS NOT WELCOME. A TRUCK CAME AND THEY ASKED ME IF THIS WAS AN EMER. I SAID THAT IT WILL BECOME ONE IF I ENTER THOSE MOUNTAINS WITH THE LOW FUEL THAT WAS REMAINING. THEY CALLED THE POLICE. IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT PRESSING THE ISSUE THEY ARE INSTRUCTING THE POLICE TO PURSUE THE MATTER. THERE WERE NO BUILDINGS NEARBY. I DAMAGED NO PROPERTY. I HOPE I WILL NOT GET MY CERTIFICATE REVOKED FOR THE STUPIDITY OF THE FAA AND THEIR RULES THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED SO THEY WILL APPLY TO BALLOONS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS SITUATION BEFORE AND I KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO THIS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IF THIS IS HOW THIS SYS WORKS IT NEEDS DESPERATE HELP.

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.