ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166094
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| Date: | Saturday 19 April 2014 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  FireFly Balloons Firefly 8B-15 |
| Owner/operator: | Howes Skip |
| Registration: | N15095 |
| MSN: | F8B-2027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Security, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colorado Spring, CO |
| Colorado Spring, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported the wind was from the north-northwest at 6 knots when they departed and the balloon traveled to the southeast as expected. When they descended to land the wind velocity increased to 20 plus knots and the wind changed 90 degrees in direction moving them to the west. The pilot attempted to land twice and aborted both landings due to the wind and terrain conditions. The pilot briefed the passenger, who was very familiar with balloon operations, that they were going to make a high wind landing. The passenger stated he crouched down in the basket for the landing and as the triangular basket touched down and turned to its flat side, he felt his ankle roll. The basket lay down and once the balloon stopped they crawled out of the basket. The passenger stated he knew he injured his ankle and a couple days later he was diagnosed with a fractured tibia.
Probable Cause: An unexpected increase in wind velocity which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent passenger injury.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N15095
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2014 02:46 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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