A balloon pilot has to perform a precautionary landing in a residential area when the winds aloft be...

Attributes
ACN	429900
Time
Date	199903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : apc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise : holding cruise : enroute altitude change descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 18
ASRS Report	429900
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Lack of winds put me over residential housing. Landed on street and deflated. No problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BALLOON PLT HAS TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN THE WINDS ALOFT BECOME CALM.

Narrative: LACK OF WINDS PUT ME OVER RESIDENTIAL HOUSING. LANDED ON STREET AND DEFLATED. NO PROBS.

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.

A balloon pilot has to perform a precautionary landing in a residential area when the winds aloft become calm.