ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358729
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 July 1995 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Thunder And Colt AX7-77 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5402V |
| MSN: | N5402V |
| Total airframe hrs: | 33 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Fe, NM -
 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 |
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A HIGH WIND LANDING WITH 2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD WHEN THE BASKET STRUCK A TREE STUMP AND DUMPED THE PILOT OUT OF THE BASKET. THE BALLOON LIFTED OFF WITH THE 2 PASSENGERS STILL ONBOARD, STRIKING THE ROOF OF A HOUSE. THE GROUND CREW RADIOED THE PASSENGERS TO PULL THE CANOPY LANYARD, THE PASSENGERS FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND THE BALLOON LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING FOR THE HIGH WIND LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND THE TREE STUMP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA267
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 17:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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