Narrative:

Myself and a friend took off from a balloon meet in plainville, ct, at approximately XA15 local. Using winds aloft forecast, we flew between surface and 3500 ft to avoid air traffic area, and, not being able to avoid new britain, we flew over it. After 3-4 approachs, we were about to land in a road works area. But after seeing it was fenced in, we brushed a tree and continued to a landing area within a mi or 2. Upon landing, there were 6-8 fire trucks and all sorts of people who closed off the road. We had flown over the chief of the fire department's house and when he saw us brush the trees, he called out the artillery. He took all information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT FLEW THROUGH A TREE AND THEN LOW OVER THE FIRE CHIEF'S HOUSE. THE FIRE CHIEF 'CALLED OUT THE ARTILLERY.'

Narrative: MYSELF AND A FRIEND TOOK OFF FROM A BALLOON MEET IN PLAINVILLE, CT, AT APPROX XA15 LCL. USING WINDS ALOFT FORECAST, WE FLEW BTWN SURFACE AND 3500 FT TO AVOID ATA, AND, NOT BEING ABLE TO AVOID NEW BRITAIN, WE FLEW OVER IT. AFTER 3-4 APCHS, WE WERE ABOUT TO LAND IN A ROAD WORKS AREA. BUT AFTER SEEING IT WAS FENCED IN, WE BRUSHED A TREE AND CONTINUED TO A LNDG AREA WITHIN A MI OR 2. UPON LNDG, THERE WERE 6-8 FIRE TRUCKS AND ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE WHO CLOSED OFF THE ROAD. WE HAD FLOWN OVER THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPT'S HOUSE AND WHEN HE SAW US BRUSH THE TREES, HE CALLED OUT THE ARTILLERY. HE TOOK ALL INFO.

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.