A video of the anxious moments of a hot air balloon landing in Pokhara, Nepal has gone viral on social media; In the footage, the Turkish pilot Muhammad Norisan is seen trying to move the balloon away from the power lines and land it safely.
Shen said that the balloon encountered a headwind of about 11 knots and a strong descent, and despite turning on the burners at maximum power, they had difficulty controlling the landing. He lowered a rope for the ground crew to help restrain the balloon, but the rope broke and the balloon continued to fly.
The pilot then asked the passengers to keep calm and get into the right position for landing. He steered the balloon away from power lines and ended up landing it in a rice field. All passengers survived the accident without injury.
After this incident, Shen said that the cooperation of the ground crew, the right timing and keeping calm made the landing successful.