ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175196
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| Date: | Saturday 14 March 2015 |
| Time: | 08:20 |
| Type: |  Ultramagic N210 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N210UM |
| MSN: | 210/90 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 136 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peoria, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ |
| Phoenix, AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, halfway through the flight, he determined that the wind aloft was higher than anticipated and that the original planned landing destination was no longer suitable. While the balloon was between 3,000 and 4,000 ft mean sea level, he started looking for another landing area and noted that the surface wind had increased and changed direction since the launch; the wind aloft about this time was reported to be 26 knots. The pilot stated that, during the descent to land, the balloon was traveling “about 15 mph.” During the subsequent landing in an open field, the gondola impacted the ground hard twice, followed by two small hops, and then came to a stop. One of the passengers sustained two broken ankles during the two hard landings.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing after noting a higher-than-anticipated wind speed and the balloon's high descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N210UM
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2015 02:40 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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