ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382442
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| Date: | Saturday 12 March 1983 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piccard AX-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N99US |
| MSN: | 699 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 182 hours |
| Engine model: | NONE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springtown, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Aledo, TX (TX16) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE BALLOON WAS ON A 'HARE & HOUND' COMPETITION FLIGHT WITH A COMMERCIAL PLT & STUDENT PLT ON BOARD. AFTER THE COMPETITION PORTION WAS COMPLETED, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TOLD THE STUDENT TO TAKE CONTROL & CONTINUE FLYING, THEN LAND AT HER DISCRETION. AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN, THE STUDENT DECIDED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PIC REPORTED THAT A 'TYPICAL' LANDING WAS MADE WITH A DRAG OF APRX 15 FT. DURING GROUND CONTACT, THE STUDENT STRUCK HER KNEE ON AN LP GAS BOTTLE & RECEIVED A SMALL FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT FEMUR. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 180 AT 10 GUSTING 12 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA155
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1988 | N99US | Conn, Richard C. | 0 | Albuquerque, NM | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 13:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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