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FAA incident report · Camron A-210 · Jackson, WY · August 16, 1996

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Date
August 16, 1996 · 08:54 local
Place
Jackson, WY
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3074F
Reported as
Camron A210
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
742 total24 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days
N3074FRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2007 · Cameron Balloons US A-210S/N 6044 · Built 1996Airframe modelCameron Balloons US A-210Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on August 16, 1996, aircraft 3074F, a cameron A-210 lighter-than-air balloon, was operated on a sight-seeing tour with 10 passengers and one pilot aboard. The flight originated from teton village near Jackson, WY, and near the border of grand teton national park. The flight was intended to terminate at its point of origin. The commercial pilot, edward j. chebul, encountered unforecasted and unobserved winds that caused the balloon to travel north into the national park. The pilot was unable to find favorable winds to exit the park and made a decision to land before exhausting the fuel supply. A controlled landing was made in a clearing. However, the landing sway of the envelope caused it to contact a 50 foot dead tree snag and tear several non-load bearing panels. The passengers and pilot were uninjured, and the balloon suffered minor damage. Review of the incident indicates a violation of federal aviation regulations did not occur and the balloon functioned normally during the flight. This is a final report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 16, 1996, AIRCRAFT 3074F, A CAMERON A-210 LIGHTER-THAN-AIR BALLOON, WAS OPERATED ON A SIGHT-SEEING TOUR WITH 10 PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT ABOARD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TETON VILLAGE NEAR JACKSON, WY, AND NEAR THE BORDER OF GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK. THE FLIGHT WAS INTENDED TO TERMINATE AT ITS POINT OF ORIGIN. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, EDWARD J. CHEBUL, ENCOUNTERED UNFORECASTED AND UNOBSERVED WINDS THAT CAUSED THE BALLOON TO TRAVEL NORTH INTO THE NATIONAL PARK. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FIND FAVORABLE WINDS TO EXIT THE PARK AND MADE A DECISION TO LAND BEFORE EXHAUSTING THE FUEL SUPPLY. A CONTROLLED LANDING WAS MADE IN A CLEARING. HOWEVER, THE LANDING SWAY OF THE ENVELOPE CAUSED IT TO CONTACT A 50 FOOT DEAD TREE SNAG AND TEAR SEVERAL NON-LOAD BEARING PANELS. THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT WERE UNINJURED, AND THE BALLOON SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. REVIEW OF THE INCIDENT INDICATES A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS DID NOT OCCUR AND THE BALLOON FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DURING THE FLIGHT. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.