A hot air balloon pilot dropped empty tanks without benefit of a parachute.

Attributes
ACN	295722
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 2250
ASRS Report	295722
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a world record hot air balloon flight in a small balloon (56000 cu ft) from chanute, ks to the southeast on an approximately track of 117 degrees, I dropped empty aluminum fuel cells. I think that parachutes should have been used and that specific drop zones should have been identify. The flight terminated near the atlantic ocean south of savanah, GA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT DROPPED EMPTY TANKS WITHOUT BENEFIT OF A PARACHUTE.

Narrative: ON A WORLD RECORD HOT AIR BALLOON FLT IN A SMALL BALLOON (56000 CU FT) FROM CHANUTE, KS TO THE SE ON AN APPROX TRACK OF 117 DEGS, I DROPPED EMPTY ALUMINUM FUEL CELLS. I THINK THAT PARACHUTES SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED AND THAT SPECIFIC DROP ZONES SHOULD HAVE BEEN IDENT. THE FLT TERMINATED NEAR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN S OF SAVANAH, GA.

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.