What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 10/10/01 at 0830 MDT an Aerostar S81A balloon, N52760, contacted a small building during a high wind landing to a parking lot at the NM state fairgrounds, Albuquerque, NM. The commercial pilot and 9 passengers were uninjured. One passenger sustained a fractured shoulder. The pilot stated that he briefed the passengers to hold on to the balloon during the landing. The husband of the injured passenger was holding his wife in an effort to protect her. His weight crushed her against the side of the basket and caused the injury. The aircraft sustained no damage. (.19) on October 10, 2001, at 0830 mountain daylight time, an Aerostar S81A balloon, N52760, contacted a small building during a high wind landing to a parking lot of the new Mexico state fairgrounds, near Albuquerque, new Mexico. The commercial pilot and nine passengers were not injured, and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The balloon was registered to a private individual and operated by park city balloon adventures, park city, Utah. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 aerial observation flight. T he local balloon flight departed balloon fiesta park, Albuquerque, new Mexico, at 0810. According to an FAA inspector, the pilot was executing a high wind landing when the balloon impacted a small building and several automobiles. The balloon was not damaged, however, one passenger sustained a fractured shoulder. At 0756, the recorded weather at Albuquerque international airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico, was sky clear, visibility of 10 statute miles, wind from 340 degrees at 8 knots, a temperature of 54 degrees fahrenheit, a dew point of 30 degrees fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 30.14 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/10/01 AT 0830 MDT AN AEROSTAR S81A BALLOON, N52760, CONTACTED A SMALL BUILDING DURING A HIGH WIND LANDING TO A PARKING LOT AT THE NM STATE FAIRGROUNDS, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND 9 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SHOULDER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS TO HOLD ON TO THE BALLOON DURING THE LANDING. THE HUSBAND OF THE INJURED PASSENGER WAS HOLDING HIS WIFE IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT HER. HIS WEIGHT CRUSHED HER AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BASKET AND CAUSED THE INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. (.19) ON OCTOBER 10, 2001, AT 0830 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AEROSTAR S81A BALLOON, N52760, CONTACTED A SMALL BUILDING DURING A HIGH WIND LANDING TO A PARKING LOT OF THE NEW MEXICO STATE FAIRGROUNDS, NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND NINE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE BALLOON WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY PARK CITY BALLOON ADVENTURES, PARK CITY, UTAH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT. T HE LOCAL BALLOON FLIGHT DEPARTED BALLOON FIESTA PARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AT 0810. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING A HIGH WIND LANDING WHEN THE BALLOON IMPACTED A SMALL BUILDING AND SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES. THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED, HOWEVER, ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SHOULDER. AT 0756, THE RECORDED WEATHER AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WAS SKY CLEAR, VISIBILITY OF 10 STATUTE MILES, WIND FROM 340 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, A TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, A DEW POINT OF 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.14 INCHES OF MERCURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.