A hot air balloon pilot was bounced out of her basket.

Attributes
ACN	264048
Time
Date	199402
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bie
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 330
ASRS Report	264048
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon landing in the wind, I expected a drag landing. I had a lightwt basket and I pulled the vent line and hung on. I was being pulled out of the basket and dragged along the ground. The basket turned over and I fell out. The balloon continued to drag along the ground for 1 mi. It stopped when the basket hit a culvert. The envelope deflated over a pwrline, which snapped the circuit breaker. The balloon continued to deflate over a barbed wire fence. I had plenty of fuel when I landed but I thought the field was large enough for a drag landing. I did not anticipate being thrown out. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: this incident occurred at the end of a long distance flight of 457 mi from ama to bie. The reporter was alone and had no injuries. The balloon was ripped by a barbed wire fence and there was a slight burn hole from the power line. The balloon was leased, so the FAA is saying that she damaged someone else's property. The reporter has been interviewed on the phone by a FSDO representative and the matter 'has been turned over to FAA legal.' the basket never left the ground after the reporter was dumped out. The reporter is under investigation for another power line incident for which there was no ASRS report. A 30 day suspension was suggested for the first incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT WAS BOUNCED OUT OF HER BASKET.

Narrative: UPON LNDG IN THE WIND, I EXPECTED A DRAG LNDG. I HAD A LIGHTWT BASKET AND I PULLED THE VENT LINE AND HUNG ON. I WAS BEING PULLED OUT OF THE BASKET AND DRAGGED ALONG THE GND. THE BASKET TURNED OVER AND I FELL OUT. THE BALLOON CONTINUED TO DRAG ALONG THE GND FOR 1 MI. IT STOPPED WHEN THE BASKET HIT A CULVERT. THE ENVELOPE DEFLATED OVER A PWRLINE, WHICH SNAPPED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE BALLOON CONTINUED TO DEFLATE OVER A BARBED WIRE FENCE. I HAD PLENTY OF FUEL WHEN I LANDED BUT I THOUGHT THE FIELD WAS LARGE ENOUGH FOR A DRAG LNDG. I DID NOT ANTICIPATE BEING THROWN OUT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE END OF A LONG DISTANCE FLT OF 457 MI FROM AMA TO BIE. THE RPTR WAS ALONE AND HAD NO INJURIES. THE BALLOON WAS RIPPED BY A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT BURN HOLE FROM THE PWR LINE. THE BALLOON WAS LEASED, SO THE FAA IS SAYING THAT SHE DAMAGED SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY. THE RPTR HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED ON THE PHONE BY A FSDO REPRESENTATIVE AND THE MATTER 'HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO FAA LEGAL.' THE BASKET NEVER LEFT THE GND AFTER THE RPTR WAS DUMPED OUT. THE RPTR IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ANOTHER PWR LINE INCIDENT FOR WHICH THERE WAS NO ASRS RPT. A 30 DAY SUSPENSION WAS SUGGESTED FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT.

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.