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Incident

FAA incident report · Arostr RX 8 · Tucson, AZ · April 27, 2003

Date
April 27, 2003 · 07:15 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N71630
Reported as
Arostr RX8
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
495 total261 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While attempting to land the balloon on a road in a residential area the balloon hit the roof of a home. Pilot recovered and landed without further incident. No injuries and minimal damage to roof of home. No damage to the balloon.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE BALLOON ON A ROAD IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA THE BALLOON HIT THE ROOF OF A HOME. PILOT RECOVERED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO ROOF OF HOME. NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON.