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2 hot air balloons collided near the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 273532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mgy |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 228 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 273532 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 73 flight time type : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 273750 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was landing in an open field and touched down just as a thermal caught the balloon envelope and carried me back into the air. The top (parachute valve) was fully open. Another balloon over me was caught in the same thermal and hit the top of my balloon tearing one panel (cloth) out with his basket. We came straight down and hit hard. No one was hurt. The balloon system has been inspected and repaired at a repair station. The other balloon was flying too close to me while landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 HOT AIR BALLOONS COLLIDED NEAR THE GND.
Narrative: I WAS LNDG IN AN OPEN FIELD AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST AS A THERMAL CAUGHT THE BALLOON ENVELOPE AND CARRIED ME BACK INTO THE AIR. THE TOP (PARACHUTE VALVE) WAS FULLY OPEN. ANOTHER BALLOON OVER ME WAS CAUGHT IN THE SAME THERMAL AND HIT THE TOP OF MY BALLOON TEARING ONE PANEL (CLOTH) OUT WITH HIS BASKET. WE CAME STRAIGHT DOWN AND HIT HARD. NO ONE WAS HURT. THE BALLOON SYS HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED AT A REPAIR STATION. THE OTHER BALLOON WAS FLYING TOO CLOSE TO ME WHILE LNDG.
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.