November 16, 2016
Residents in the Kensington section of Philadelphia had front row seats Wednesday to an unexpected event.
A hot air balloon made an unscheduled landing at McKinley Playground located at D and Westmoreland Streets.
Around 5 p.m., Lieutenant David Bonk of the Philadelphia Police Aviation Unit tweeted out a photo of the hot air balloon sailing across the skies.
Not something #TacAir sees everyday...or ever. pic.twitter.com/GAZIQmrX7t
— David Bonk (@PPDDaveBonk) November 16, 2016
However, its flight had already ended when the photo was posted.
6ABC reports that the balloon made an emergency landing around 4:30 p.m. The station caught footage of the incident:
EXCLUSIVE: Chopper 6 captures hot air balloon emergency landing at Philadelphia Rec Center in Kensington https://t.co/g9gXkQ7rXy pic.twitter.com/mOtdi0N5rt
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) November 16, 2016
Police said no one was injured in the crash.
