ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359076
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1995 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Thunder And Colt COLT 180A |
| Owner/operator: | A Balloon Experience |
| Registration: | N738TC |
| MSN: | 2292 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 225 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
NEAR THE CONCLUSION OF THE HOUR-LONG AERIAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PERFORM A HIGH-WIND LANDING, AND THE BASKET MIGHT TIP OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE INFORMED HIS PASSENGERS TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THE HIGH-WIND LANDING, AND THEY ALL APPEARED TO APPROPRIATELY RESPOND. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT RIPPED OUT THE BALLOON TOP IN ORDER TO CONCLUDE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE BASKET TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY IN A VERY LARGE FIELD. HOWEVER, AFTER TOUCHDOWN IT TIPPED OVER BECAUSE THE WIND AT GROUND LEVEL WAS BLOWING AT 7 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: the inability of the pilot to compensate for the wind conditions which resulted in the basket tipping over following touchdown during a high-wind landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA172
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 November 1994 | N738TC | Joe Fendelr | 0 | Peoria, AZ | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 06:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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