Overview
- A hot-air balloon carrying 13 people made an unscheduled landing in a Temecula backyard with no injuries or damage.
- Passengers said the pilot cited shifting winds with low fuel as the reason for the precautionary descent.
- After everyone stepped out, the pilot lifted the balloon again and set it down on a nearby street for removal, a process reported to take about two hours.
- Homeowners Hunter and Jenna Perrin said the grassy strip was about three meters wide and that the basket only grazed their fence.
- The operator, Magical Adventure, praised the pilot’s judgment and noted that balloon rides in Temecula’s wine country can require off-field landings when conditions change.