What happened
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High wind landing. Basket tipped over. A passenger fell on the other fracturing his leg. (-23) on 10/08/96 at 9:30 am MDT, a passenger suffered serious injuries while landing in a Aerostar RX8 hot air balloon (N3581D). The accident occurred near montano blvd and I-25, in Albuquerque, NM. The aircraft was landing after the second hop of a morning pleasure flight. The pilot stated the surface wind had increased to approximately 15 knots. He briefed and positioned his passengers for a high wind landing. During the landing drag, one passenger fell against the other passenger, and fractured his leg. The aircraft is registered to glen m. see; privacy data omitted visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. Mr. See holds a U.S. Commercial pilot certificate #527580637.
As the FAA filed it
HIGH WIND LANDING. BASKET TIPPED OVER. A PASSENGER FELL ON THE OTHER FRACTURING HIS LEG. (-23) ON 10/08/96 AT 9:30 AM MDT, A PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES WHILE LANDING IN A AEROSTAR RX8 HOT AIR BALLOON (N3581D). THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR MONTANO BLVD AND I-25, IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AFTER THE SECOND HOP OF A MORNING PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THE SURFACE WIND HAD INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS. HE BRIEFED AND POSITIONED HIS PASSENGERS FOR A HIGH WIND LANDING. DURING THE LANDING DRAG, ONE PASSENGER FELL AGAINST THE OTHER PASSENGER, AND FRACTURED HIS LEG. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO GLEN M. SEE; ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. MR. SEE HOLDS A U.S. COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE #527580637.
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