ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359566
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 November 1994 |
| Time: | 09:05 LT |
| Type: |  Thunder And Colt TC-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Joe Fendelr |
| Registration: | N738TC |
| MSN: | 2292 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 183 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peoria, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. THE FORECASTED SURFACE WINDS WERE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. THE SIGHTSEEING BALLOON FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED HIGH SURFACE WINDS WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN AREA AND BRIEFED HIS PASSENGERS ON A HIGH WIND LANDING. ON THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE BALLOON BOUNCED. ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT, THE WINDS DRAGGED THE BALLOON ABOUT 100 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED HIP. THE PILOT AND THE REMAINING SIX PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AIRPORT WHICH IS 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: the flight's encounter with unforecasted high winds which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA036
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 1995 | N738TC | A Balloon Experience | 0 | Tucson, AZ | |
non |
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| 15-Mar-2024 12:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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