Hot air balloon was blown into a house by a wind gust.

Attributes
ACN	477308
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : evv.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	477308
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : home owner
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

A precautionary landing was made because of impending low ceiling (1300 ft AGL). Approach to subdivision was VFR -- skies clear above, but with a cloud bank (that was not forecast) moving in from the north. Airspeed on approach was about 6 KTS. After landing and stabilizing the balloon, we were talking to the land owners when we were hit with about a 13-15 KT gust of wind causing us to move toward the property owner's home. I decided to fly on and up on launching we brushed the gutter on the house doing very minor (small dent) damage to the gutter with no damage to the balloon. Once in the air we established level flight at 500 ft AGL at 16 KTS. We landed about 20 mins later at 10 KTS about 3 mi from our initial landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON WAS BLOWN INTO A HOUSE BY A WIND GUST.

Narrative: A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WAS MADE BECAUSE OF IMPENDING LOW CEILING (1300 FT AGL). APCH TO SUBDIVISION WAS VFR -- SKIES CLR ABOVE, BUT WITH A CLOUD BANK (THAT WAS NOT FORECAST) MOVING IN FROM THE N. AIRSPD ON APCH WAS ABOUT 6 KTS. AFTER LNDG AND STABILIZING THE BALLOON, WE WERE TALKING TO THE LAND OWNERS WHEN WE WERE HIT WITH ABOUT A 13-15 KT GUST OF WIND CAUSING US TO MOVE TOWARD THE PROPERTY OWNER'S HOME. I DECIDED TO FLY ON AND UP ON LAUNCHING WE BRUSHED THE GUTTER ON THE HOUSE DOING VERY MINOR (SMALL DENT) DAMAGE TO THE GUTTER WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON. ONCE IN THE AIR WE ESTABLISHED LEVEL FLT AT 500 FT AGL AT 16 KTS. WE LANDED ABOUT 20 MINS LATER AT 10 KTS ABOUT 3 MI FROM OUR INITIAL LNDG.

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.