# Accident 20010901025069A: Balwks FIREFLY8B15, Colorado Spring, CO, September 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2001, 08:15 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2575P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2575P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 (registry code 1050111, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY8B15
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901025069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BALLOON PARTICIPATING IN COLORADO SPRINGS BALLOON CLASSIC. ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS UPON LANDING, THERMAL WINDS LIFTED THE BASKET AFTER MOMENTARY TOUCHDOWN. PILOT INITIATED "RIP-OUT" LANDING. PASSENGER FAILED TO BRACE PROPERLY. LATER EXAMINATION OF PASSENGER REVEALED BROKEN ANKLE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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