A sizzling air balloon has been compelled to make an emergency touchdown in a Melbourne reserve.
Shocked residents noticed the balloon flying low above houses earlier than it hit the bottom in Walter Avenue Reserve at Ascot Vale within the metropolis’s west after it hit the bottom round 7.30am Friday.
It is not believed anybody has been injured.
Ascot Vale residents had been shocked to search out sizzling air balloon in the course of an area reserve
Pictures from the scene present the balloon surrounded by surprised onlookers.
‘I used to be on my morning stroll and I observed this sizzling air balloon getting decrease and decrease and it simply made an emergency touchdown proper close to the aim posts,’ Christine instructed 3AW.
Each police and the new balloon operator stated the reserve was a scheduled touchdown location however not earlier than sparking alarm from residents.
‘Our world champion pilot Dom Bareford experiences an outstanding morning flight at the moment which landed completely in an Ascot Vale park appears to have puzzled locals unfamiliar with our type of aviation!’ the new balloon operator tweeted.
‘Relaxation assured – all secure, sound and Sofitel breakfasting!’
It comes months after a sizzling air balloon with 13 passengers on board crashed in a suburban avenue in Melbourne’s south.
A valve malfunction compelled the pilot to make the emergency touchdown. Nobody was injured.
The recent air balloon was noticed flying near houses earlier than it hit the bottom, sparking alarm
Police later stated the reserve was a scheduled touchdown location for the new air balloon (pictured moments earlier than the touchdown)
