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A hot air balloon touches the upper panels of another balloon during an approach to landing near abq, NM.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : abq airport : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5100 msl bound upper : 5100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 416388 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While descending to land, a balloon that was lower crossed in front of me and was stopped and pulled to the ground by a chase crew. I would have cleared the balloon and landed had he not been stopped short by the chase crew. While climbing to go around the balloon, my basket touched the top of his envelope. I may or may not have ripped a panel on his balloon. Winds at the time were rather brisk with few suitable landing spots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON TOUCHES THE UPPER PANELS OF ANOTHER BALLOON DURING AN APCH TO LNDG NEAR ABQ, NM.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING TO LAND, A BALLOON THAT WAS LOWER CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS STOPPED AND PULLED TO THE GND BY A CHASE CREW. I WOULD HAVE CLRED THE BALLOON AND LANDED HAD HE NOT BEEN STOPPED SHORT BY THE CHASE CREW. WHILE CLBING TO GO AROUND THE BALLOON, MY BASKET TOUCHED THE TOP OF HIS ENVELOPE. I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE RIPPED A PANEL ON HIS BALLOON. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE RATHER BRISK WITH FEW SUITABLE LNDG SPOTS.
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.