Hot air balloon pilot was threatened by a landowner.

Attributes
ACN	247596
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oun
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	247596
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was doing a biennial flight review in a rural area and was at an altitude in excess of the requirements of far 91.119(C). There were numerous trees in the area, and I cleared a line of trees and there were cattle in a field. A man (identify unknown) on the ground began to scream obscenities and threatened to shoot me out of the sky. I flew approximately 2-3 mi farther and landed. My chase crew was approached (on a public roadway) by a man (identify unknown) who stated to my chase driver that, 'I am tired of him scattering my cattle.' he was then advised that the pilot would be happy to discuss the matter with him. However, he refused to talk to the pilot and said his attorney would be talking to him. This was my first flight in this particular area (even though I am aware that other balloonists have flown this area on numerous occasions) and I will, in the future, make every effort to completely avoid this area. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that he has not heard from the cattleman, his attorney, or the FAA since this incident. He also states that he spent quite some time at 1000 ft AGL or greater during this flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON PLT WAS THREATENED BY A LANDOWNER.

Narrative: I WAS DOING A BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW IN A RURAL AREA AND WAS AT AN ALT IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR 91.119(C). THERE WERE NUMEROUS TREES IN THE AREA, AND I CLRED A LINE OF TREES AND THERE WERE CATTLE IN A FIELD. A MAN (IDENT UNKNOWN) ON THE GND BEGAN TO SCREAM OBSCENITIES AND THREATENED TO SHOOT ME OUT OF THE SKY. I FLEW APPROX 2-3 MI FARTHER AND LANDED. MY CHASE CREW WAS APCHED (ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY) BY A MAN (IDENT UNKNOWN) WHO STATED TO MY CHASE DRIVER THAT, 'I AM TIRED OF HIM SCATTERING MY CATTLE.' HE WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE PLT WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH HIM. HOWEVER, HE REFUSED TO TALK TO THE PLT AND SAID HIS ATTORNEY WOULD BE TALKING TO HIM. THIS WAS MY FIRST FLT IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA (EVEN THOUGH I AM AWARE THAT OTHER BALLOONISTS HAVE FLOWN THIS AREA ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS) AND I WILL, IN THE FUTURE, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO COMPLETELY AVOID THIS AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE CATTLEMAN, HIS ATTORNEY, OR THE FAA SINCE THIS INCIDENT. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE SPENT QUITE SOME TIME AT 1000 FT AGL OR GREATER DURING THIS FLT.

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.