A horse was injured when a hot air balloon landed in its pasture.

Attributes
ACN	317154
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3s2
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	317154
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Forecast was for light winds on surface. During flight, winds increased to 15 KTS. No suitable landing spots were available. Landing in residential area was imminent unless I landed in horse pasture. I chose to land in horse pasture, risking livestock rather than continuing on risking passenger. Horse became injured. I feel, given the alternative, the proper decision was made. WX, not forecasted, had deteriorated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HORSE WAS INJURED WHEN A HOT AIR BALLOON LANDED IN ITS PASTURE.

Narrative: FORECAST WAS FOR LIGHT WINDS ON SURFACE. DURING FLT, WINDS INCREASED TO 15 KTS. NO SUITABLE LNDG SPOTS WERE AVAILABLE. LNDG IN RESIDENTIAL AREA WAS IMMINENT UNLESS I LANDED IN HORSE PASTURE. I CHOSE TO LAND IN HORSE PASTURE, RISKING LIVESTOCK RATHER THAN CONTINUING ON RISKING PAX. HORSE BECAME INJURED. I FEEL, GIVEN THE ALTERNATIVE, THE PROPER DECISION WAS MADE. WX, NOT FORECASTED, HAD DETERIORATED.

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.