ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240164
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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 2020 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aerostar RX-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Ken Tuley |
| Registration: | N900FC |
| MSN: | 101-90 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque-Double Eagle II Airport, NM (KAEG) |
| Albuquerque-Double Eagle II Airport, NM (KAEG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that for the balloon flight, the wind conditions were forecast to be light and variable at 4 knots. The wind at take0ff was from the north at 5 mph and 40 minutes later had increased to 15 mph. The pilot subsequently executed a high wind landing procedure. The balloon landed hard and was not damaged; however, the passenger, who was braced for landing, suffered a serious broken ankle injury. 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 the proper descent rate during the balloon's approach to a high-wind landing, which resulted in a hard landing and serious passenger injury.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20CA272
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N900FC
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2020 22:09 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Jul-2022 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report] |
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