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139 APPENDIX J Examples of Hot Air Balloon Hazards Source: SMQ Airport Services data compilation. HAZARDS: RISKS: ⢠LPG or other fuels tanks ~ fire, explosion ~ fuel leak ⢠Obstructions ~ balloon collision ⢠Power lines ~ collision and fire ⢠High winds ~ force and movement of balloon ~ balloon ground roll ~ hard landings ~ collision with obstacles ~ basket tipover ~ sudden rise or skip/slide ⢠Becalmed wind conditions ~ no safe landing area ~ run out of fuel ~ property damage ⢠Ballast release ~ injury to ground crew ⢠Tether lines, drop lines, and/or crown lines ~ drop line entanglement ~ power line strike ~ ground crew hand injuries ⢠Equipment, tools, materials in the basket ~ personal injury ~ fuel leak ⢠Failed radio ~ airspace violation ~ no communication with ground crew ⢠Ruts or wheel tracks in the ground ~ envelope tear ~ personal injury ~ property damage lawsuit ⢠Hard landings ~ personal injury ~ fire ⢠Fire ~ personal injury ~ equipment damage ⢠Lightning/static electricity ~ personal injury ~ equipment damage ⢠Congested areas ~ regulation violation ~ no safe landing area ⢠Failure of burner ~ loss of lift ⢠Soft or wet ground ~ transport or chase vehicle gets stuck ⢠Windshear turbulence from nearby obstacles ~ uncontrollable operation ⢠Wake turbulence or rotor wash of large aircraft ~ uncontrollable operation ⢠Terrain ~ balloon collision ⢠Pilot and crewmember skills ~ safe outcomes ~ airport violations ⢠Inflation fan ~ personal injury ⢠Transport/chase vehicle ~ mechanical breakdown ~ grass or field fire from hot exhaust ~ accident ~ runway incursion ⢠Malfunction of self-closing deflation valve ~ uncontrolled balloon operation ⢠Blast valve operation ~ unexpected noise ~ frightened animals ~ hearing loss ~ loss of heat generation and lift
