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FAA accident report · Amtr N-250 · San Diego, CA · May 8, 2005

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Date
May 8, 2005 · 19:30 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3002J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05LA162
Reported as
Amtr N250
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
976 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N3002JRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2018 · Ultramagic S A N-250S/N 250/14Airframe modelUltramagic S A N-250Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-23) N3002J, an ultramagic hot air balloon, made a normal landing with 9 passengers on board. The PIC, privacy data omitted had briefed passengers prior to landing, to face forward, bend their knees and "brace" themselves for touchdown. The balloon made a normal landing, touched down, bounced up lightly, touched down again and slid to a stop. An elderly female passenger lost her balance and suffered a broken ankle. She subsequently explained she experiences "numbness" in her feet and was unable to brace herself effectively. She did not reveal this condition prior to being injured. A San Diego police department incident report indicates no written report or accident report was taken, nor was any complaint made against the balloon pilot by any passengers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N3002J, AN ULTRAMAGIC HOT AIR BALLOON, MADE A NORMAL LANDING WITH 9 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA^ HAD BRIEFED PASSENGERS PRIOR TO LANDING, TO FACE FORWARD, BEND THEIR KNEES AND "BRACE" THEMSELVES FOR TOUCHDOWN. THE BALLOON MADE A NORMAL LANDING, TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED UP LIGHTLY, TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND SLID TO A STOP. AN ELDERLY FEMALE PASSENGER LOST HER BALANCE AND SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY EXPLAINED SHE EXPERIENCES "NUMBNESS" IN HER FEET AND WAS UNABLE TO BRACE HERSELF EFFECTIVELY. SHE DID NOT REVEAL THIS CONDITION PRIOR TO BEING INJURED. A SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT REPORT INDICATES NO WRITTEN REPORT OR ACCIDENT REPORT WAS TAKEN, NOR WAS ANY COMPLAINT MADE AGAINST THE BALLOON PILOT BY ANY PASSENGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05LA162Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDel Mar, CAThe pilot's failure to arrest the high rate of descent and an inadequate bounced landing recovery technique. a factor in the accident was the rough, uneven terrain.May 9, 2005 · No damage

Other reports on N3002J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20021227036029IFinal Approach · San Diego, CA(-23) During an interview at the San Diego FSDO, the airman stated that he noticed a fuel leak at the connection of one of his propane tanks. When he discovered the leak, he was at approximately 1000 feet above the ground. At that point, he started looking…Dec 27, 2002