Hot air balloon lost its passenger on landing.

Attributes
ACN	282103
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slb
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 75
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 30 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	282103
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After inflation and takeoff from the launch field, the winds increased from 6-7 KTS to approximately 13-15 KTS. Upon noticing the speed in flight, I briefed my passenger (the flight was for media personnel for promotion of the balloon rally) on the procedures for a high wind landing. I informed him to stay bent at the knees, stay low in the basket, hang on very tightly and not allow any parts of his body to go outside of the basket upon impact with the ground. I performed a 'rip-top landing' and, upon impact with the ground, my passenger let go and fell out of the basket. I ascended up to about 75 ft AGL and continued my 'rip-top' landing procedure. Upon landing I asked my passenger if he had any injuries and he said he had none. I was not hurt nor was there any damage to the aircraft or surrounding crops or ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON LOST ITS PAX ON LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER INFLATION AND TKOF FROM THE LAUNCH FIELD, THE WINDS INCREASED FROM 6-7 KTS TO APPROX 13-15 KTS. UPON NOTICING THE SPD IN FLT, I BRIEFED MY PAX (THE FLT WAS FOR MEDIA PERSONNEL FOR PROMOTION OF THE BALLOON RALLY) ON THE PROCS FOR A HIGH WIND LNDG. I INFORMED HIM TO STAY BENT AT THE KNEES, STAY LOW IN THE BASKET, HANG ON VERY TIGHTLY AND NOT ALLOW ANY PARTS OF HIS BODY TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE BASKET UPON IMPACT WITH THE GND. I PERFORMED A 'RIP-TOP LNDG' AND, UPON IMPACT WITH THE GND, MY PAX LET GO AND FELL OUT OF THE BASKET. I ASCENDED UP TO ABOUT 75 FT AGL AND CONTINUED MY 'RIP-TOP' LNDG PROC. UPON LNDG I ASKED MY PAX IF HE HAD ANY INJURIES AND HE SAID HE HAD NONE. I WAS NOT HURT NOR WAS THERE ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR SURROUNDING CROPS OR GND.

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.