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Hard landing in hot air balloon. Crew member passenger broke her leg on the second touchdown final landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 189830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpy |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 255 flight time type : 224 |
| ASRS Report | 189830 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After a WX briefing, I put up 5 directional piballs. Each successive piball showed a decreasing wind velocity and a wind direction of 150-170 degree. After briefing my crew we performed a normal stand-up inflation and takeoff. The flight was normal. I picked a field to land and notified my chase crew. I made a normal descent into an open field and descended on the downwind side of a tree line. After touching the ground, I ascended approximately 10 ft and vented to come to my final landing spot. My chase crew was on sight, but not at my exact landing spot. My crew member in the basket with me informed me her ankle broke on the second and final touch landing. She did excellent on the first landing but evidently was not prepared for the second landing. She was taken by ambulance to a hospital where her ankle was set. No other injuries or damage was done on landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HARD LNDG IN HOT AIR BALLOON. CREW MEMBER PAX BROKE HER LEG ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN FINAL LNDG.
Narrative: AFTER A WX BRIEFING, I PUT UP 5 DIRECTIONAL PIBALLS. EACH SUCCESSIVE PIBALL SHOWED A DECREASING WIND VELOCITY AND A WIND DIRECTION OF 150-170 DEG. AFTER BRIEFING MY CREW WE PERFORMED A NORMAL STAND-UP INFLATION AND TKOF. THE FLT WAS NORMAL. I PICKED A FIELD TO LAND AND NOTIFIED MY CHASE CREW. I MADE A NORMAL DSCNT INTO AN OPEN FIELD AND DSNDED ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF A TREE LINE. AFTER TOUCHING THE GND, I ASCENDED APPROX 10 FT AND VENTED TO COME TO MY FINAL LNDG SPOT. MY CHASE CREW WAS ON SIGHT, BUT NOT AT MY EXACT LNDG SPOT. MY CREW MEMBER IN THE BASKET WITH ME INFORMED ME HER ANKLE BROKE ON THE SECOND AND FINAL TOUCH LNDG. SHE DID EXCELLENT ON THE FIRST LNDG BUT EVIDENTLY WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE SECOND LNDG. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HER ANKLE WAS SET. NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMAGE WAS DONE ON LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.