Residents residing within the southern Melbourne suburb of Elwood watched on in shock as a sizzling air balloon carrying 12 passengers crash landed within the carpark of a unit advanced.
The pilot of the airborne balloon has stated he labored to land within the carpark of the residential advanced, touchdown about 7.20am, after the balloon encountered difficulties.
Regardless of dramatic imaginative and prescient depicting the balloon strewn throughout the carpark, with the basket tangled within the timber, nobody was injured within the crash touchdown.
A video shot by one of many passengers exhibits the balloon's descent over homes.
The Australian Transport Security Bureau has since introduced it can conduct a month-long investigation into the crash touchdown, with investigators having retrieved the balloon and basket for specialist examination.
The pilot of the balloon, Nick Forehead, who has been flying for 27 years, stated he believed the incident occurred due a "malfunction with a valve".
"We had a malfunction with one of many valves within the balloon," he stated.
"So we had been shedding a variety of warmth. I used to be attempting to take it to the seashore.
"Solely 200 metres away, simply did not handle to get there."
Emergency providers have been deployed to the scene and are conducting an investigation, the place they're anticipated to stay for a while.
Pictures from the 9News helicopter present yellow and blue draped throughout the automotive park, blocking various the advanced's balconies.
Close by resident Nicola was strolling her canine when the balloon got here down.
"It appeared prefer it was attempting to make it to the seashore nevertheless it clearly did not get there."
Karen, one other resident residing close by, stated the balloon had made various makes an attempt to land close by earlier than finally crash touchdown.
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"I assumed it was a rubbish man amassing the rubbish bins!," she stated.
"Apparently it was their third try at touchdown."