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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Camron A-210 · Madison, WI · June 2, 2003

Date
June 2, 2003 · 20:32 local
Place
Madison, WI
Airport
Dane Co Regional-Truax Field
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8000J
Reported as
Camron A210
Pilot’s flight hours
1,625 total25 in this make and model10 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) On June 2, 2003 at 2032 CDT a A-210 balloon N8000J, operated by harold graves, during landing impacted a chimney on a house and electrical wires. At approximately 18:45 CDT, Mr. Graves took flight from rennebohm park. Rennebohm park is located south of lake mendato Madison Wisconsin. Mr. Graves flew west for approximately 1 hour and when he came to land he said he hit a squall, which blew him over lake mendota. Mr. Graves stated he had been flying for 1 hour ant 45 minutes and was gettin low on fuel. Mr. Graves stated he attempted a landing, hitting a chimney and electrical wires. This was a commercial flight 9 people on board. No injuries, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 2, 2003 AT 2032 CDT A A-210 BALLOON N8000J, OPERATED BY HAROLD GRAVES, DURING LANDING IMPACTED A CHIMNEY ON A HOUSE AND ELECTRICAL WIRES. AT APPROXIMATELY 18:45 CDT, MR. GRAVES TOOK FLIGHT FROM RENNEBOHM PARK. RENNEBOHM PARK IS LOCATED SOUTH OF LAKE MENDATO MADISON WISCONSIN. MR. GRAVES FLEW WEST FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND WHEN HE CAME TO LAND HE SAID HE HIT A SQUALL, WHICH BLEW HIM OVER LAKE MENDOTA. MR. GRAVES STATED HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR 1 HOUR ANT 45 MINUTES AND WAS GETTIN LOW ON FUEL. MR. GRAVES STATED HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING, HITTING A CHIMNEY AND ELECTRICAL WIRES. THIS WAS A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT 9 PEOPLE ON BOARD. NO INJURIES, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.