A commercial hot air balloon pilot had to land in town due to very light winds.

Attributes
ACN	235054
Time
Date	199303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
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
ASRS Report	235054
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

March/xx/93. Pilot X commercial hot air balloon. Launched balloon at XA10 am from an unincorporated area north of napa. Intended to transition napa from north to south. Midflt, when over town, winds became light and variable and/or calm. I climbed to 2700 ft in search of any advantageous winds with negative results. With passenger safety in mind, I went to roof top level until able to safely put down in the next available vacant lot or area. Result was a safe, controled, and gentle landing at XA30 am.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL HOT AIR BALLOON PLT HAD TO LAND IN TOWN DUE TO VERY LIGHT WINDS.

Narrative: MARCH/XX/93. PLT X COMMERCIAL HOT AIR BALLOON. LAUNCHED BALLOON AT XA10 AM FROM AN UNINCORPORATED AREA N OF NAPA. INTENDED TO TRANSITION NAPA FROM N TO S. MIDFLT, WHEN OVER TOWN, WINDS BECAME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND/OR CALM. I CLBED TO 2700 FT IN SEARCH OF ANY ADVANTAGEOUS WINDS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. WITH PAX SAFETY IN MIND, I WENT TO ROOF TOP LEVEL UNTIL ABLE TO SAFELY PUT DOWN IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE VACANT LOT OR AREA. RESULT WAS A SAFE, CTLED, AND GENTLE LNDG AT XA30 AM.

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.