A passenger was injured on landing in a hot air balloon.

Attributes
ACN	233043
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
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 : 90 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	233043
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In the process of landing my balloon in a 6-8 KT wind, one of my passenger turned sideways and twisted her ankle. She started screaming that her foot was broken and then she sat down, she then began screaming that her back was broken. Someone heard her screams and called the fire department. They, in turn, called an ambulance. The ambulance arrived and took her to a local hospital where she was checked out and released. She was told there was a possible fracture of her ankle, but that she should be checked out by her own doctor upon return to philadelphia, PA, where she is from. I received a call 3 days ago telling me there is a hairline fracture of one of the bones in her ankle. I felt it is prudent to file this report. I do not feel that I was responsible for the injury. The passenger were all briefed on landing procedures before we took off. I then reminded them how to stand on landing twice before the actual landing. I had 8 people on board including a 78 yr old woman. The girl that was injured was 31 yrs old in excellent condition. She was not paying attention to the landing or my repeated request for her to face forward for the landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX WAS INJURED ON LNDG IN A HOT AIR BALLOON.

Narrative: IN THE PROCESS OF LNDG MY BALLOON IN A 6-8 KT WIND, ONE OF MY PAX TURNED SIDEWAYS AND TWISTED HER ANKLE. SHE STARTED SCREAMING THAT HER FOOT WAS BROKEN AND THEN SHE SAT DOWN, SHE THEN BEGAN SCREAMING THAT HER BACK WAS BROKEN. SOMEONE HEARD HER SCREAMS AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. THEY, IN TURN, CALLED AN AMBULANCE. THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED AND TOOK HER TO A LCL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS CHKED OUT AND RELEASED. SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF HER ANKLE, BUT THAT SHE SHOULD BE CHKED OUT BY HER OWN DOCTOR UPON RETURN TO PHILADELPHIA, PA, WHERE SHE IS FROM. I RECEIVED A CALL 3 DAYS AGO TELLING ME THERE IS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF ONE OF THE BONES IN HER ANKLE. I FELT IT IS PRUDENT TO FILE THIS RPT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INJURY. THE PAX WERE ALL BRIEFED ON LNDG PROCS BEFORE WE TOOK OFF. I THEN REMINDED THEM HOW TO STAND ON LNDG TWICE BEFORE THE ACTUAL LNDG. I HAD 8 PEOPLE ON BOARD INCLUDING A 78 YR OLD WOMAN. THE GIRL THAT WAS INJURED WAS 31 YRS OLD IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SHE WAS NOT PAYING ATTN TO THE LNDG OR MY REPEATED REQUEST FOR HER TO FACE FORWARD FOR THE 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.