<< >> NASA ASRS Report 400710, April 1998

One balloonist, while making a climb out attempt strikes another with his basket as the wind forces his craft into the other's fabric.

Attributes
ACN	400710
Time
Date	199804
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 45 agl bound upper : 45
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ngu
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1514 flight time type : 205
ASRS Report	400710
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

After making approach to target, I was climbing in order to find a place to land. A light wind pushed me into a balloon already landed. I made contact and tore the balloon. If the wind had not pushed me into the balloon no contact would have been made.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ONE BALLOONIST, WHILE MAKING A CLBOUT ATTEMPT STRIKES ANOTHER WITH HIS BASKET AS THE WIND FORCES HIS CRAFT INTO THE OTHER'S FABRIC.

Narrative: AFTER MAKING APCH TO TARGET, I WAS CLBING IN ORDER TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND. A LIGHT WIND PUSHED ME INTO A BALLOON ALREADY LANDED. I MADE CONTACT AND TORE THE BALLOON. IF THE WIND HAD NOT PUSHED ME INTO THE BALLOON NO CONTACT WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE.

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.