# Accident 20020616038089A: Lbl 90ALBL, Mukwonago, WI, June 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2002, 20:00 local time
- Place: Mukwonago, WI
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8592° N, 88.3303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8592&lon=-88.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40051, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40051) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindstrand Balloons 90A (registry code 5180005, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LBL 90ALBL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 150 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020616038089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 16, AT APPROXIMATELY 2005 CST A LINDSTRAND MODEL 90A, N40051, EXECUTED A HIGH WING LANDING PROCEDURE NEAR MUKWONAGO, WI. THE BALLOON LANDED HARD AND WAS DRAGGED SOME DISTANCE BEFORE THE ENVELOPE DEFLATED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REMAINED IN THE BASKET AND WAS NOT INJURED WHILE THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE EJECTED AND SUSTAINED INJURIES, ONE SERIOUS. THE BALLOON WAS OPERATED COMMERCIALLY BY KENNETH WALTER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN UNFORCASTED LAKE BREEZE APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES INLAND. THE PILOT REPORTED A GPS READING OF 15MPH AND A HEADING OF 270 DEGREES. THE PILOT EXECUTED A HIGH WING LANDING PROCEDURE RESULTING IN A BOUNCE. THE PASSENGERS WERE EJECTED FROM THE BASKET AND SUSTAINED INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA169), Jun 17, 2002: Lindstrand Balloons 90A (N40051), Mukwonago, WI, no damage. Probable cause: The inadequate weather evaluation by the pilot and high winds.

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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