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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
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