A hot air balloon landed in a subdivision and changed passenger.

Attributes
ACN	303436
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crq
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crq
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	303436
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

Hot air balloon flight was carrying passenger for hire in san marcos approximately 15 mi east of palomar airport. Problem arose due to wind direction change upon making final approach, and consequent landing in a partially built new subdivision of homes called the glen arbor subdivision. Pilot was in full radio contact with palomar airport tower. The landing occurred in a street with no cars, pwrlines or residents, with the exception of 2 people that lived in the community. Most of the homes seemed vacant or under construction. Upon landing, pilot changed passenger and continued flight to the southeast. Landing occurred at XA15 hours on apr/sat/95. Pilot chose to land here because to continue in-flight would have brought balloon into mountainous area unsuitable for landing the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON LANDED IN A SUBDIVISION AND CHANGED PAX.

Narrative: HOT AIR BALLOON FLT WAS CARRYING PAX FOR HIRE IN SAN MARCOS APPROX 15 MI E OF PALOMAR ARPT. PROB AROSE DUE TO WIND DIRECTION CHANGE UPON MAKING FINAL APCH, AND CONSEQUENT LNDG IN A PARTIALLY BUILT NEW SUBDIVISION OF HOMES CALLED THE GLEN ARBOR SUBDIVISION. PLT WAS IN FULL RADIO CONTACT WITH PALOMAR ARPT TWR. THE LNDG OCCURRED IN A STREET WITH NO CARS, PWRLINES OR RESIDENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2 PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY. MOST OF THE HOMES SEEMED VACANT OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION. UPON LNDG, PLT CHANGED PAX AND CONTINUED FLT TO THE SE. LNDG OCCURRED AT XA15 HRS ON APR/SAT/95. PLT CHOSE TO LAND HERE BECAUSE TO CONTINUE INFLT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT BALLOON INTO MOUNTAINOUS AREA UNSUITABLE FOR LNDG THE ACFT.

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.