# Incident 19991121035249I: Galaxy GALAXY7, Drakef Branch, VA, November 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1999, 10:40 local time
- Place: Drakef Branch, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5343Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5343Q-2008-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 7 (registry code 3760520, https://openairdocs.org/model/galaxy-balloons-galaxy-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GALAXY GALAXY7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 23 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991121035249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING DESCENT FOR THE BALLOON LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE CALM.  HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE TREES, THEY ENCOUNTERED A STRONG WIND SHEAR 90 DEGREES FROM THE (RIGHT) DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT.  THE BALLOON PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND ASCENDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET THEN STARTED A FAST DESCENT.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO USE THE BURNER DURING DESCENT, HOWEVER THE BASKED AND ENVELOPE DESCENDED INTO TREES CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENVELOPE.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BASKET OR INJURY TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

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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