ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358563
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1995 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Head Balloons, Inc. AX8-88 |
| Owner/operator: | Joseph Reynolds |
| Registration: | N4516R |
| MSN: | 165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesquite, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A SUSTAINED GUST OF WIND OF 15-20 MPH DRAGGED THE BASKET ALONG THE GROUND DURING LANDING. A CREWMEMBER FELL OUT OF THE BASKET WHEN HE STOPPED HOLDING ON TO THE BASKET TO PUT HIS HANDS OVER HIS GLASSES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT ABORT THE LANDING DUE TO THE LOCATION OF A POWERLINE TRACK.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND THE CREWMEMBER'S FAILURE TO HOLD ONTO THE BASKET. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH WIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA323
History of this aircraft
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| 14-Mar-2024 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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