# Incident 20030602019689I: Camron A210, Madison, WI, June 2, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2003, 20:32 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane Co Regional-Truax Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1399° N, 89.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANE COUNTY RGNL/TRUAX FLD (MSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1399&lon=-89.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8000J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8000J-2024-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-210 (registry code 1880215, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A210
- Pilot flight hours: 1,625 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030602019689I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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