A hot air balloon ride operator frightened some livestock when he landed in their field.

Attributes
ACN	326991
Time
Date	199602
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f70
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	326991
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The launch from murietta hot springs region near temecula was calm and uneventful. Once airborne, the surface wind started to accelerate, most likely due to the residual cold front effects, from the passage the night before. On approach to land in a large field behind a mobile home, I had to fly over some horses and adjacent to other various livestock. I switched to the quiet burner and initiated a steep approach to minimize the noise. Even then, some animals were frightened. We stayed and waited after pack- up, but no landowners showed to complain. On correcting this landing, I probably should have landed in a more remote area, even though the recent rains would have made recovery difficult. I decided to land in the field due to its close proximity to a good road, and the wind was growing stronger. I should have been more concerned about the effect on the animals possibly injuring themselves, rather than an easy recovery.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE OPERATOR FRIGHTENED SOME LIVESTOCK WHEN HE LANDED IN THEIR FIELD.

Narrative: THE LAUNCH FROM MURIETTA HOT SPRINGS REGION NEAR TEMECULA WAS CALM AND UNEVENTFUL. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE SURFACE WIND STARTED TO ACCELERATE, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE RESIDUAL COLD FRONT EFFECTS, FROM THE PASSAGE THE NIGHT BEFORE. ON APCH TO LAND IN A LARGE FIELD BEHIND A MOBILE HOME, I HAD TO FLY OVER SOME HORSES AND ADJACENT TO OTHER VARIOUS LIVESTOCK. I SWITCHED TO THE QUIET BURNER AND INITIATED A STEEP APCH TO MINIMIZE THE NOISE. EVEN THEN, SOME ANIMALS WERE FRIGHTENED. WE STAYED AND WAITED AFTER PACK- UP, BUT NO LANDOWNERS SHOWED TO COMPLAIN. ON CORRECTING THIS LNDG, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE LANDED IN A MORE REMOTE AREA, EVEN THOUGH THE RECENT RAINS WOULD HAVE MADE RECOVERY DIFFICULT. I DECIDED TO LAND IN THE FIELD DUE TO ITS CLOSE PROX TO A GOOD ROAD, AND THE WIND WAS GROWING STRONGER. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON THE ANIMALS POSSIBLY INJURING THEMSELVES, RATHER THAN AN EASY RECOVERY.

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.