# Incident 20000206003329I: Thundr AX777, Simpsonville, SC, February 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Simpsonville, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7285° N, 82.2564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simpsonville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7285&lon=-82.2564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8305X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8305X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Head Balloons AX7-77 (registry code 4280100, https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax7-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX777
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 180 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000206003329I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND WAS MAKING A NORMAL APPROACH FOR LANDING WHEN THE WIND SHIFTED AND BLEW THE SIRCRAFT INTO AN ANTENNA TOWER. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO USE THE AIRCRAFT BURNERS TO FREE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE TOWER BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE GUY WIRES OF THE TOWER.  THE PASSENGER AND THE PIC WERE RESCUED FRON THE GONDOLA OF THE BALLOON BY THE FIRE EXTENSION LADDER.

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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