ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355141
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| Date: | Friday 10 October 1997 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aerostar S-60A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7154E |
| MSN: | S60A-3210 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 78 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , NM |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he gave his passengers a preflight briefing that included the positions to assume during landing in the hot air balloon. After flying for about 30 minutes, a landing approach was initiated. The pilot instructed his passengers to assume the landing position, which they did. The position consists of facing the direction of travel, knees slightly bent, and grasping the handholds. The landing 'was (made) at 200 feet per minute.' The pilot (who is a physician) said that when the balloon touched down, one passenger fell to a squatting position and her foot was 'laterally rotated 45 degrees,' sustaining 'an open reduction (fracture) with internal fixation' of her ankle.
Probable Cause: The passenger failing to follow the pilot's instructions as to the proper brace position to assume for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA010
History of this aircraft
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| 6 September 2011 | N7154E | 0 | Park City, Utah | |
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| 12-Mar-2024 08:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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