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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amblmp ABCA60 · Orlando, FL · December 31, 1994

Date: December 31, 1994 · 15:03 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N760AB
Reported as: Amblmp ABCA60
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N760ABRegistered now · American Blimp A-60+S/N 007 · Built 1993 Airframe modelAmerican Blimp A-60+Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Windshift on landing caused high unrecoverable sink rate. Impact damaged airship landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

WINDSHIFT ON LANDING CAUSED HIGH UNRECOVERABLE SINK RATE. IMPACT DAMAGED AIRSHIP LANDING GEAR.

Other reports on N760AB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19980701024779ANormal Cruise · Lockhaven, PADirigible encountered laarge down draft. Unable to control and descended into trees. XMU11074Jul 1, 1998 · Reported as Amblmp ABCA60 · Substantial damage