# Incident 19950812039269I: Adams A55S, Park City, UT, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Park City, UT
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6572° N, 111.4937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6572&lon=-111.4937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1059Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1059Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A55S (registry code 0050105, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A55S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 50 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812039269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RELIGHT THE BURNER BUT WAS UNABLE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE BALLOON PRIOR TO REACHING POWER LINES AND AS THE ENVELOPE DEFLATED, IT DRIFTED OVER THE POWER LINES WHICH HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON OR INJURY TO PILOT AND CREW. I BELIEVE THE PILOT USED PRUDENT JUDGMENT IN NOT STRETCHING HIS GLIDE PATH. THIS REPORT IS FINAL AND CLOSED. 11/01/95.

## Other reports on N1059Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19951208041809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951208041809I), Dec 8, 1995: Adams A55S (N1059Y), Park City, UT. Pilot light went out landing. Unable relight. Landed in field. Envelope draped over wires. Used good judgement.

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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