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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7B-15 · Portallen, LA · May 11, 2002

Date: May 11, 2002 · 07:45 local
Place: Portallen, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N25360
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA146
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY7B15
Fatal injuries: 0

N25360Registration cancelled Mar 1, 2018 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15S/N F7B-328 · Built 1992 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot executed a high wind, hard landing which ejected the pilot from the basket. The pilot attempted the landing perpendicular to the cane field rows. The pilot suffered a broken leg. The aircraft had no damage and the passenger was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT EXECUTED A HIGH WIND, HARD LANDING WHICH EJECTED THE PILOT FROM THE BASKET. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE LANDING PERPENDICULAR TO THE CANE FIELD ROWS. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGE AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW02LA146Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Allen, LAThe pilot's decision to land in the sugar cane field, which resulted in the pilot's unintentional exit from the basket. A contributing factor was the high vegetation in the field.May 11, 2002 · No damage