# Accident 19930422013029A: Amtrqa AX10, Calistoga, CA, April 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1993, 08:20 local time
- Place: Calistoga, CA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6201° N, 122.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6201&lon=-122.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63164 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQA AX10
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,118 total, 400 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930422013029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PASSENGER BROKE AN ANKLE ON HIGH WIND LANDING. FOOT IN WRONG PLACE. WIND INCREASE NOT FORECAST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA188), Apr 22, 1993: Aerostar AX-9 (N63164), Calistoga, CA, no damage. Probable cause: THE BALLOON'S ENCOUNTER WITH HIGHER THAN FORECAST WINDS WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE BALLOON BASKET WITH A RECESSED AREA WHICH PREVENTED ANY…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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