ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367052
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 May 1990 |
| Time: | 07:40 LT |
| Type: |  Thunder And Colt AX9-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Balloon Aviation Of Napa |
| Registration: | N9112R |
| MSN: | 996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Napa, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE FLIGHT BEGAN, THE LOCAL SURFACE WIND WAS NOT OVER 3 MPH. HOWEVER, AS THE FLIGHT PROGRESSED, HE NOTED THAT THE WIND SPEED WAS INCREASING AND HE ELECTED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THAT WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN THE SURFACE WIND HAD INCREASED TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 MPH. THE BALOON LANDED HARD, BOUNCED 30 TO 40 FEET UP IN THE AIR, AND THEN LANDED HARD AGAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE TECHNIQUE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF A HIGH WIND CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA206
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1990 | N9112R | Balloon Aviation Of Napa Valle | 0 | Napa, CA | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 07:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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