Low level civil flight in a hot air balloon.

Attributes
ACN	289308
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mwo
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 13 flight time type : 13
ASRS Report	289308
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Launch from rural farm field. Class G airspace, anticipated winds would carry me in southerly direction. VFR minimums were observed. 1 SM visibility. Clear of clouds for flts less than 1200 ft AGL. As I ascended winds carried me westerly, towards the city of middletown. Flts over congested area require 1000 ft AGL see far 91.119 in order to stay clear of clouds to meet VFR I had to fly lower than 1000 ft over city. Maintained altitude of approximately 700 ft AGL until approach to landing. Landed at hook field after flying for approximately 1 hour and 4 NM. Landed at first opportunity.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW LEVEL CIVIL FLT IN A HOT AIR BALLOON.

Narrative: LAUNCH FROM RURAL FARM FIELD. CLASS G AIRSPACE, ANTICIPATED WINDS WOULD CARRY ME IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. VFR MINIMUMS WERE OBSERVED. 1 SM VISIBILITY. CLR OF CLOUDS FOR FLTS LESS THAN 1200 FT AGL. AS I ASCENDED WINDS CARRIED ME WESTERLY, TOWARDS THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN. FLTS OVER CONGESTED AREA REQUIRE 1000 FT AGL SEE FAR 91.119 IN ORDER TO STAY CLR OF CLOUDS TO MEET VFR I HAD TO FLY LOWER THAN 1000 FT OVER CITY. MAINTAINED ALT OF APPROX 700 FT AGL UNTIL APCH TO LNDG. LANDED AT HOOK FIELD AFTER FLYING FOR APPROX 1 HR AND 4 NM. LANDED AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY.

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.