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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Sublette, KS · May 10, 2005

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Date
May 10, 2005 · 10:20 local
Place
Sublette, KS
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) A NASA unmanned balloon landed near Sublette, Kansas, after encountering unforecast winds aloft. The balloon was launched from ft. sumner, n.m. with a telescope attached. The haskell county sheriff's office secured the landing site. A NASA recovery team was quickly at the landing site with the NASA chase plane going to garden city, Kansas to land. The albuquerque FSDO indicated, thru their surveillances, NASA launches this type of balloon on a regular basis with very few problems. The albuquerque FSDO indicated they have found compliance with CFR part 101 and have found very few problems with their overall operations. This unmanned balloon apparently encountered unforecast winds, the unmanned balloon was returned to earth. The regional office was notified. No inspector was dispatched to the scene. Pictures were taken by the haskell county sheriff's office, however, the pictures or the police report have not been forwarded to this office as of this date. This inspector, based upon the available information, recommends this matter be closed with no action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A NASA UNMANNED BALLOON LANDED NEAR SUBLETTE, KANSAS, AFTER ENCOUNTERING UNFORECAST WINDS ALOFT. THE BALLOON WAS LAUNCHED FROM FT. SUMNER, N.M. WITH A TELESCOPE ATTACHED. THE HASKELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SECURED THE LANDING SITE. A NASA RECOVERY TEAM WAS QUICKLY AT THE LANDING SITE WITH THE NASA CHASE PLANE GOING TO GARDEN CITY, KANSAS TO LAND. THE ALBUQUERQUE FSDO INDICATED, THRU THEIR SURVEILLANCES, NASA LAUNCHES THIS TYPE OF BALLOON ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH VERY FEW PROBLEMS. THE ALBUQUERQUE FSDO INDICATED THEY HAVE FOUND COMPLIANCE WITH CFR PART 101 AND HAVE FOUND VERY FEW PROBLEMS WITH THEIR OVERALL OPERATIONS. THIS UNMANNED BALLOON APPARENTLY ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST WINDS, THE UNMANNED BALLOON WAS RETURNED TO EARTH. THE REGIONAL OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED. NO INSPECTOR WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY THE HASKELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, HOWEVER, THE PICTURES OR THE POLICE REPORT HAVE NOT BEEN FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE AS OF THIS DATE. THIS INSPECTOR, BASED UPON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, RECOMMENDS THIS MATTER BE CLOSED WITH NO ACTION.