ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297755
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| Date: | Monday 7 October 2019 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aerostar RX-7 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N9126K |
| MSN: | RX7-3326 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 300 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio Rancho, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Corrales, NM |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The balloon pilot reported that, during an air race, she identified a landing area with dirt roads. She had a gradual descent to land, but as the balloon neared the surface, the winds were "in the 20 mile per hour range." The balloon landed hard and bounced. She instructed the passenger to get lower in the basket, regained control, and attempted another landing. During the second landing, the pilot "pulled the red line to let the hot air out of the envelope but was dragged across the ground," and she was ejected from the basket; the passenger remained in the balloon. A crewmember on the ground instructed the passenger to pull the red line again. The balloon landed hard, the passenger was ejected, and the basket was destroyed by postaccident fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the balloon that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and a postaccident fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA20CA012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 2009 | N9126K | 0 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 08:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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