Hot air balloon pilot allows skydivers to jump from balloon into air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	190730
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ftw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 4200 agl bound upper : 4200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ftw tower : fwh tower : cmh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 1250
ASRS Report	190730
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I took 3 people for a hot air balloon ride on sep/sat/91. Both meacham field tower and carswell tower were notified of my intention to let 2 people parachute from my balloon, by telephone before I left the ground. I took the balloon up to 4200 ft AGL above the meacham and carswell air traffic area. 2 people jumped out above uncongested land area and landed in an uncongested land area. The pilot and other passenger did not have parachutes. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he does not usually deal with skydivers. His telephone call prior to departure elicited a 'that's fine' from tower controllers so he proceeded. After the fact a friend told him he had violated some skydive regulations, so he sent report. He has heard from no one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLT ALLOWS SKYDIVERS TO JUMP FROM BALLOON INTO ATA.

Narrative: I TOOK 3 PEOPLE FOR A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE ON SEP/SAT/91. BOTH MEACHAM FIELD TWR AND CARSWELL TWR WERE NOTIFIED OF MY INTENTION TO LET 2 PEOPLE PARACHUTE FROM MY BALLOON, BY TELEPHONE BEFORE I LEFT THE GND. I TOOK THE BALLOON UP TO 4200 FT AGL ABOVE THE MEACHAM AND CARSWELL ATA. 2 PEOPLE JUMPED OUT ABOVE UNCONGESTED LAND AREA AND LANDED IN AN UNCONGESTED LAND AREA. THE PLT AND OTHER PAX DID NOT HAVE PARACHUTES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE DOES NOT USUALLY DEAL WITH SKYDIVERS. HIS TELEPHONE CALL PRIOR TO DEP ELICITED A 'THAT'S FINE' FROM TWR CTLRS SO HE PROCEEDED. AFTER THE FACT A FRIEND TOLD HIM HE HAD VIOLATED SOME SKYDIVE REGS, SO HE SENT RPT. HE HAS HEARD FROM NO ONE.

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.