A commercial hot air balloon pilot bounced on landing.

Attributes
ACN	253876
Time
Date	199310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : is90
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 60
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	253876
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing in calm conditions, a passenger's hand got caught up in my deflation line causing the line to be wrapped around the burner blast valve. Touching the ground caused the balloon to rebound due to the extra heat put into the balloon. At 15 ft above the ground, I decided to continue on a positive ascent as opposed to descending. The area I was to land at was an estimated 150-175 ft. I ascended over the next house and leveled off. I then proceeded to land in a 1 acre backyard, approximately 500 ft away from where I previously had touched down. Contributing factors: pilot was in the back when landing, normally in front. How it was discovered: aborted landing after touchdown and the balloon rebounded. Corrective measures: upon the balloon rebounding, adding additional heat to ascend over obstacle (house). Perceptions, judgements, decisions: pilot should have been closer to controls and in the spot he normally stands at. Actions and inactions: I believe it was appropriate to fly on and ascend as opposed to descend again and have the forward motion carry the balloon forward. Factors affecting performance: none.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL HOT AIR BALLOON PLT BOUNCED ON LNDG.

Narrative: UPON LNDG IN CALM CONDITIONS, A PAX'S HAND GOT CAUGHT UP IN MY DEFLATION LINE CAUSING THE LINE TO BE WRAPPED AROUND THE BURNER BLAST VALVE. TOUCHING THE GND CAUSED THE BALLOON TO REBOUND DUE TO THE EXTRA HEAT PUT INTO THE BALLOON. AT 15 FT ABOVE THE GND, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON A POSITIVE ASCENT AS OPPOSED TO DSNDING. THE AREA I WAS TO LAND AT WAS AN ESTIMATED 150-175 FT. I ASCENDED OVER THE NEXT HOUSE AND LEVELED OFF. I THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND IN A 1 ACRE BACKYARD, APPROX 500 FT AWAY FROM WHERE I PREVIOUSLY HAD TOUCHED DOWN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PLT WAS IN THE BACK WHEN LNDG, NORMALLY IN FRONT. HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED: ABORTED LNDG AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND THE BALLOON REBOUNDED. CORRECTIVE MEASURES: UPON THE BALLOON REBOUNDING, ADDING ADDITIONAL HEAT TO ASCEND OVER OBSTACLE (HOUSE). PERCEPTIONS, JUDGEMENTS, DECISIONS: PLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO CTLS AND IN THE SPOT HE NORMALLY STANDS AT. ACTIONS AND INACTIONS: I BELIEVE IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO FLY ON AND ASCEND AS OPPOSED TO DSND AGAIN AND HAVE THE FORWARD MOTION CARRY THE BALLOON FORWARD. FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE: NONE.

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.