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A hot air balloon was thrown out of the air by a thermal. It landed on a house. Special interest activity balloon.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351055 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1350 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| 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 : 25 flight time total : 320 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 351055 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After flight of 1 hour, approach to landing made in a city park. I flew over a cul-de-sac, encountered a severe thermal. The balloon ascended to 1350 ft AGL, then the balloon was let go of, and a rapid descent was started. The balloon came down on a house. No damage to house or to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON WAS THROWN OUT OF THE AIR BY A THERMAL. IT LANDED ON A HOUSE. SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITY BALLOON.
Narrative: AFTER FLT OF 1 HR, APCH TO LNDG MADE IN A CITY PARK. I FLEW OVER A CUL-DE-SAC, ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE THERMAL. THE BALLOON ASCENDED TO 1350 FT AGL, THEN THE BALLOON WAS LET GO OF, AND A RAPID DSCNT WAS STARTED. THE BALLOON CAME DOWN ON A HOUSE. NO DAMAGE TO HOUSE OR TO 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.