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FAA incident report · Stnson V-77 · Albuquerque, NM · September 11, 2004

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Date
September 11, 2004 · 08:30 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6093Q
Reported as
Stnson V77
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total9 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N6093QRegistered now · Cameron Balloons US V-77S/N 5520 · Built 1989Airframe modelCameron Balloons US V-77Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Approximately 0830 hours, Saturday 09/11/2004, privacy data omitted received minor injuries when he assisted a cameron V-77 hot air balloon (N6093Q) during landing near the vineyard community center, Albuquerque, NM. The balloon was being operated on a personal flight, under 14 CFR part 91, by its owner, keri lee little;privacy data omitted visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight that had departed balloon fiesta park, Albuquerque, NM. During a telephone interview with Mr. Little, he stated the prevailing wind at his landing site was from the south at 3-5 KTS. As he set up his landing approach to the vineyard community center parking lot, the winds began to shift to the west, which was moving him away from the parking lot. He threw his drop-line over the side in hopes of catching something to slow his motion. After landing he noticed that privacy data omitted ^ was sitting on the ground holding his left hand. The ground crew arrived and took privacy data omitted ^ inside the community center, where he received first aid treatment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 0830 HOURS, SATURDAY 09/11/2004, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN HE ASSISTED A CAMERON V-77 HOT AIR BALLOON (N6093Q) DURING LANDING NEAR THE VINEYARD COMMUNITY CENTER, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE BALLOON WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, BY ITS OWNER, KERI LEE LITTLE;^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT HAD DEPARTED BALLOON FIESTA PARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH MR. LITTLE, HE STATED THE PREVAILING WIND AT HIS LANDING SITE WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 3-5 KTS. AS HE SET UP HIS LANDING APPROACH TO THE VINEYARD COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING LOT, THE WINDS BEGAN TO SHIFT TO THE WEST, WHICH WAS MOVING HIM AWAY FROM THE PARKING LOT. HE THREW HIS DROP-LINE OVER THE SIDE IN HOPES OF CATCHING SOMETHING TO SLOW HIS MOTION. AFTER LANDING HE NOTICED THAT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND HOLDING HIS LEFT HAND. THE GROUND CREW ARRIVED AND TOOK ^PRIVACY ^ INSIDE THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHERE HE RECEIVED FIRST AID TREATMENT.