ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 317953
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 2023 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aerostar RX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N9184D |
| MSN: | RX8-3196 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 406 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bristol, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Ontario County IDA-Canandaigua Airport, NY (IUA/KIUA) |
| Ontario County IDA-Canandaigua Airport, NY (IUA/KIUA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following an uneventful flight, the pilot descended the balloon at a steep angle into a field lined with trees. The pilot had briefed the passengers on the proper brace position before the flight and then again just before the landing. The basket touched down firmly, slid about 15 ft, and stopped upright. The passenger reported that the hard landing pushed her knee into the gas tank that she was standing next to. The passenger stated that after the first hard landing the balloon bounced again and then tipped over. Following the landing the passenger experienced pain in her leg. It was later determined the passenger had a broken left tibia. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the balloon that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon's approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing, the passenger's leg hitting the gas tank, and serious injury.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA293
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2023 21:30 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category] |
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