Wind forecast incorrect and balloon pilot finds himself landing with 30 KT winds. Minor fire but no ...

Attributes
ACN	477020
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : boi.airport
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 260 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	477020
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gps other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

WX reports were to be light ground winds, I had a high wind landing at XA55 with GPS reading of 30 mph. I had watched other balloons below and looked like they were moving fast, so came down to about 4 ft off the ground and looked for a clear spot to land, about 2 mi of 4-6 ft off the ground. Found a spot of about 500 yards and no rocks, turned off pilot lights and burners, pulled the top, and had a soft touchdown but wind was strong (30 mph) and before balloon laid down flat, drug 134 yards, in approximately 15 seconds. After everything was flat on the ground I noticed a small flame in the wisper burner, reached to put it out and puff, a flash fire. Made sure all tanks were off, garbed the fire extinguisher and put out small fire under skirt of envelope, no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WIND FORECAST INCORRECT AND BALLOON PLT FINDS HIMSELF LNDG WITH 30 KT WINDS. MINOR FIRE BUT NO INJURIES.

Narrative: WX RPTS WERE TO BE LIGHT GND WINDS, I HAD A HIGH WIND LNDG AT XA55 WITH GPS READING OF 30 MPH. I HAD WATCHED OTHER BALLOONS BELOW AND LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE MOVING FAST, SO CAME DOWN TO ABOUT 4 FT OFF THE GND AND LOOKED FOR A CLR SPOT TO LAND, ABOUT 2 MI OF 4-6 FT OFF THE GND. FOUND A SPOT OF ABOUT 500 YARDS AND NO ROCKS, TURNED OFF PLT LIGHTS AND BURNERS, PULLED THE TOP, AND HAD A SOFT TOUCHDOWN BUT WIND WAS STRONG (30 MPH) AND BEFORE BALLOON LAID DOWN FLAT, DRUG 134 YARDS, IN APPROX 15 SECONDS. AFTER EVERYTHING WAS FLAT ON THE GND I NOTICED A SMALL FLAME IN THE WISPER BURNER, REACHED TO PUT IT OUT AND PUFF, A FLASH FIRE. MADE SURE ALL TANKS WERE OFF, GARBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT SMALL FIRE UNDER SKIRT OF ENVELOPE, NO INJURIES.

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.

Wind forecast incorrect and balloon pilot finds himself landing with 30 KT winds. Minor fire but no injuries.