# Accident 19991106036959A: Arostr RXS8, Artesia, NM, November 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1999, 08:15 local time
- Place: Artesia, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8394° N, 104.4309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8394&lon=-104.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9105Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9105Z-2006-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RXS-8 (registry code 7487009, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RXS8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 37 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991106036959A

## Narrative

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

(.4) PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE WINDS TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 12 KNOTS, AND SHE BRIEFED HER PASSENGERS ON HIGH WIND LANDING PROCEDURES, SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARD TO PROPER POSITIONING FOR LANDING. UPON LANDING, THE BALLOON'S BASKET TIPPED AND ONE OF THE PASSENGERS (WEIGHING OVER 300 LBS.) LOST HIS HOLD ON THE BASKET AND FELL ON TOP OF THE SECOND PASSENGER (WEIGHING 150 LBS.).  THE PASSENGER WHO WAS FALLEN ON RECEIVED A BROKEN ANKLE.   (-23) ON 11/06/99 AT  08:15 AM, MST, PASSENGER ON BOARD AN AEROSTAR RX-5 HOT AIR BALLOON (N9105Z) SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES DURING A "HIGH-WIND" LANDING.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARTESIA, NM. AFTER TAKING OFF WITH NUMEROUS OTHER BALLOONS, THE WIND VELOCITY INCREASED.  DURING THE LANDING PHASE, ONE OF THE GONDOLA WAS DRUG BY THE WIND AND TIPPED OVER.  ONE PASSENGER (DESCRIBED AS "FAIRLY LARGE") FELL AGAINST ANOTHER PASSENGER BREAKING THE SECOND PERSON'S ANKLE.  THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO NICOLE A. SYLVESTER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                         VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PLEASURE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, DURING THE ARTESIA, NM, BALLOON RALLY. THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  MS. SYLVESTER HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE (#181467725).  MS. SYLVESTER WAS COUNSELED BY THE ABQ FSDO SPM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA015), Nov 6, 1999: Aerostar RXS-8 (N9105Z), Artesia, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.

## Other reports on N9105Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19981010036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010036789A), Oct 10, 1998: Arostr RX8 (N9105Z), Albuquerque, NM. (.19) On October 10, 1998, approximately 1000 mountain daylight time, an Aerostar RXS8 balloon, N9105Z, was not damaged during landing near Albuquerque fiesta…

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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