Hot air balloon flight after dark without lights.

Attributes
ACN	289555
Time
Date	199411
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 49ts
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 470 flight time type : 470
ASRS Report	289555
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far 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	other

Narrative:

A student training flight. Balloon became totally becalmed over a heavy tree area making safe landing impossible. Landing took place approximately 20 mins after sunset. Pilot utilized treetops to literally pull balloon onto an area for clear safe landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON FLT AFTER DARK WITHOUT LIGHTS.

Narrative: A STUDENT TRAINING FLT. BALLOON BECAME TOTALLY BECALMED OVER A HVY TREE AREA MAKING SAFE LNDG IMPOSSIBLE. LNDG TOOK PLACE APPROX 20 MINS AFTER SUNSET. PLT UTILIZED TREETOPS TO LITERALLY PULL BALLOON ONTO AN AREA FOR CLR SAFE 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.