19991028041159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Camron N-133 · Fairborn, OH · October 28, 1999

Date: October 28, 1999 · 18:20 local
Place: Fairborn, OH
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4458H
Reported as: Camron N133
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,750 total85 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4458HRegistered now · Cameron Balloons U S N-133S/N 6208 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCameron Balloons U S N-133 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-23) During landing approach the winds shifted, directing the ballon toward a light pole that it originally planned to clear laterally. Pilot attempted to left over the pole, but hooked a lamp on the climb. Broke the lamp off, minor damage to the ballon envelope. Subsequent landing was without further event. No injuries no fire. This investigation closed wtih this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING APPROACH THE WINDS SHIFTED, DIRECTING THE BALLON TOWARD A LIGHT POLE THAT IT ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO CLEAR LATERALLY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LEFT OVER THE POLE, BUT HOOKED A LAMP ON THE CLIMB. BROKE THE LAMP OFF, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BALLON ENVELOPE. SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. NO INJURIES NO FIRE. THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED WTIH THIS REPORT.