A hot air balloon pilot flew low by a house, then landed with clearance in a control zone.

Attributes
ACN	223496
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 11100 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	223496
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying a hot air balloon in light winds heading south at 2- 3 mph. I passed to the east of a house in the open desert, low, because of the very light wind needed to maneuver to landing and stay below the traffic pattern of deer valley airport. The house was approximately 100 yards west and, in hindsight, I probably should have landed, but the owner of the house (I don't know the owner of the property) would have yelled at me and my passenger. I elected to fly on in order to defuse the situation. The landing was made 1/2 mi south without incident. I was in contact with the tower and was told to 'land at my own discretion,' which I did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT FLEW LOW BY A HOUSE, THEN LANDED WITH CLRNC IN A CTL ZONE.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A HOT AIR BALLOON IN LIGHT WINDS HDG S AT 2- 3 MPH. I PASSED TO THE E OF A HOUSE IN THE OPEN DESERT, LOW, BECAUSE OF THE VERY LIGHT WIND NEEDED TO MANEUVER TO LNDG AND STAY BELOW THE TFC PATTERN OF DEER VALLEY ARPT. THE HOUSE WAS APPROX 100 YARDS W AND, IN HINDSIGHT, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE LANDED, BUT THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE (I DON'T KNOW THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY) WOULD HAVE YELLED AT ME AND MY PAX. I ELECTED TO FLY ON IN ORDER TO DEFUSE THE SITUATION. THE LNDG WAS MADE 1/2 MI S WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE TWR AND WAS TOLD TO 'LAND AT MY OWN DISCRETION,' WHICH I DID.

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.