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Free balloon pilot goes through cold sheer close to ground. Hard landing, balloon dragged, contact with light pole. Damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 193449 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : afw |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 89 flight time type : 89 |
| ASRS Report | 193449 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from a field just southeast of alliance airport at about am. The winds took the balloon southwest during the flight. After 1/2 hour I decided to land. I set up on a descent to land directly after a tree. While descending, the balloon dropped at a rate faster than anticipated, when I landed at about am the balloon dragged about 50 yards. When it stopped the envelope laid over a light pole. I disconnected the envelope from the basket. The winds were blowing the envelope around the pole. At the base of the pole was several pieces of corrugated steel which put several holes and minor rips into the balloon making her unairworthy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FREE BALLOON PLT GOES THROUGH COLD SHEER CLOSE TO GND. HARD LNDG, BALLOON DRAGGED, CONTACT WITH LIGHT POLE. DAMAGED.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM A FIELD JUST SE OF ALLIANCE ARPT AT ABOUT AM. THE WINDS TOOK THE BALLOON SW DURING THE FLT. AFTER 1/2 HOUR I DECIDED TO LAND. I SET UP ON A DSCNT TO LAND DIRECTLY AFTER A TREE. WHILE DSNDING, THE BALLOON DROPPED AT A RATE FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED, WHEN I LANDED AT ABOUT AM THE BALLOON DRAGGED ABOUT 50 YARDS. WHEN IT STOPPED THE ENVELOPE LAID OVER A LIGHT POLE. I DISCONNECTED THE ENVELOPE FROM THE BASKET. THE WINDS WERE BLOWING THE ENVELOPE AROUND THE POLE. AT THE BASE OF THE POLE WAS SEVERAL PIECES OF CORRUGATED STEEL WHICH PUT SEVERAL HOLES AND MINOR RIPS INTO THE BALLOON MAKING HER UNAIRWORTHY.
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.