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FAA accident report · Head AX888HEAD · Baton Rouge, LA · August 6, 2004

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Date
August 6, 2004 · 19:30 local
Place
Baton Rouge, LA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N83063
Reported as
Head AX888HEAD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N83063Registered now · Head Balloons AX8-88S/N 266 · Built 1998Airframe modelHead Balloons AX8-88

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot made a high wind landing with two crewmembers on board. One crew member was ejected when the basket struck a culvert during landing. The loss of weight caused the balloon to ascend to about 100 feet. The pilot gained control of the aircraft and made an uneventful landing. The second crewmember was injured when the basket initially struck the culvert. The extent of injuries is unknown, the second crewmember was transported to the hospital.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT MADE A HIGH WIND LANDING WITH TWO CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD. ONE CREW MEMBER WAS EJECTED WHEN THE BASKET STRUCK A CULVERT DURING LANDING. THE LOSS OF WEIGHT CAUSED THE BALLOON TO ASCEND TO ABOUT 100 FEET. THE PILOT GAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE SECOND CREWMEMBER WAS INJURED WHEN THE BASKET INITIALLY STRUCK THE CULVERT. THE EXTENT OF INJURIES IS UNKNOWN, THE SECOND CREWMEMBER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.