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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Adams A55S · Truth And Conse, NM · April 19, 1997

Date: April 19, 1997 · 07:35 local
Place: Truth And Conse, NM
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9008A
Reported as: Adams A55S
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 825 total50 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9008ARegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Adams Balloon A55SS/N 010 · Built 1975 Airframe modelAdams Balloon A55S Engine modelNONENone

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: on 4/19/97 at approximately 0735 am N9008M, an Adams A55S balloon intiated an approach for landing at elephant butte state park, NE of Truth or consequences, NM the balloon contacted two power lines shortly before touchdown. The pilot stated he did not see the lines that were mounted on two 30' poles approximately 250 yds apart. No injuries to PIC or 2 passengers. Pilot counseled. File closed. No further action.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 4/19/97 AT APPROXIMATELY 0735 AM N9008M, AN ADAMS A55S BALLOON INTIATED AN APPROACH FOR LANDING AT ELEPHANT BUTTE STATE PARK, NE OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM THE BALLOON CONTACTED TWO POWER LINES SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE LINES THAT WERE MOUNTED ON TWO 30' POLES APPROXIMATELY 250 YDS APART. NO INJURIES TO PIC OR 2 PASSENGERS. PILOT COUNSELED. FILE CLOSED. NO FURTHER ACTION.