ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249003
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| Date: | Saturday 20 March 2021 |
| Time: | 09:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cameron Z-90 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4505B |
| MSN: | 6317 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 349 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Celina, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dallas-Collin County Regional At Mc Kinney Airport, TX (KTKI) |
| Celina, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that while setting up to land in a field following a 1.3 hour flight to reestablish his solo currency, he noted on final approach that the venting system, used to release air from the envelope for descents, landings, and deflation, had malfunctioned. The pilot attempted to correct the problem while continuing to land. Immediately on landing, the balloon began to spinnaker and drag along the ground. The balloon finally came to a stop beneath powerlines adjacent to a road. The balloon sustained substantial damage to several lower panels of the envelope between the skirt and the equator. The pilot reported that not all the Velcro tabs to the parachute top of the venting system may have properly released prior to launch, which he believed was responsible for the outcome he experienced. The pilot also reported the wind was higher at the time of the accident than it was at the time of the launch, which was 5 knots.
Probable Cause: The malfunction of the balloon's envelope venting system during landing in high wind, which resulted in the balloon being dragged along the ground, substantially damaging the envelope.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA164
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2021 20:02 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report] |
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