# Accident 20050508010919A: Amtr N250, San Diego, CA, May 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9689° N, 117.2069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9689&lon=-117.2069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3002J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3002J-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultramagic S A N-250 (registry code 9130008, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-s-a-n-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR N250
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 976 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050508010919A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA162), May 9, 2005: Ultramagic N-250 (N3002J), Del Mar, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N3002J (1)

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

- [Incident 20021227036029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021227036029I), Dec 27, 2002: Amtr N250 (N3002J), 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…

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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