A hot air balloon pilot had a wind shift that carried him into the las class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	359370
Time
Date	199701
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 3793 flight time type : 2147
ASRS Report	359370
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying northwest of las, winds shifted directions causing aircraft to enter las airspace. Contacted approach by radio but approach was unclr and static. Landed as soon as practical.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON PLT HAD A WIND SHIFT THAT CARRIED HIM INTO THE LAS CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLYING NW OF LAS, WINDS SHIFTED DIRECTIONS CAUSING ACFT TO ENTER LAS AIRSPACE. CONTACTED APCH BY RADIO BUT APCH WAS UNCLR AND STATIC. LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.

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.