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FAA incident report · LBL LBL* · Louisville, KY · April 29, 2000

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Date
April 29, 2000 · 08:30 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
GWISH
Reported as
LBL LBL*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total253 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)On April 29, 200, at approximately 1230 UTC, a lindstrand hot air balloon, inited kindom registration #gwish, received minor damage appearently from contact with electical wires during a confined area landing in a commerical development at Louisville, KY. The balloon was operated under 14 CFR 91 as part of a anctioned balloon race. The commercial rated pilot (both us and uk pilot certificates) and two passengers were not injured. Damage was contained to small burn marks of the balloon's envelope and the top two feet of a utility pole. The pilot indicated that the fuel pressure was low during the approach and landing. The passengers indicated that they were out of fuel as stated by the pilot during the approach. Examination of the fuel tank gases appeared to be empty. Observation of the pilot opening the vapor valvesindicated no liquid seeping, but with a slight odor of propane. A leak check of the fuel system was performed. No leaks were observed, however, fuel pressure failed to register on 2 of the 4 fuel tanks. Inspection and return to service under uk caa regulations on April 1, 2000. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were as follows: wind-300 degree s at 5 knots, visability 5 s.m. ceiling 9500 broken, altimeter 30.00 hg.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 29, 200, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 UTC, A LINDSTRAND HOT AIR BALLOON, INITED KINDOM REGISTRATION #GWISH, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE APPEARENTLY FROM CONTACT WITH ELECTICAL WIRES DURING A CONFINED AREA LANDING IN A COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENT AT LOUISVILLE, KY. THE BALLOON WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91 AS PART OF A ANCTIONED BALLOON RACE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT (BOTH US AND UK PILOT CERTIFICATES) AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO SMALL BURN MARKS OF THE BALLOON'S ENVELOPE AND THE TOP TWO FEET OF A UTILITY POLE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOW DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PASSENGERS INDICATED THAT THEY WERE OUT OF FUEL AS STATED BY THE PILOT DURING THE APPROACH. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANK GASES APPEARED TO BE EMPTY. OBSERVATION OF THE PILOT OPENING THE VAPOR VALVESINDICATED NO LIQUID SEEPING, BUT WITH A SLIGHT ODOR OF PROPANE. A LEAK CHECK OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. NO LEAKS WERE OBSERVED, HOWEVER, FUEL PRESSURE FAILED TO REGISTER ON 2 OF THE 4 FUEL TANKS. INSPECTION AND RETURN TO SERVICE UNDER UK CAA REGULATIONS ON APRIL 1, 2000. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: WIND-300 DEGREE S AT 5 KNOTS, VISABILITY 5 S.M. CEILING 9500 BROKEN, ALTIMETER 30.00 HG.