# Incident 20050804018049I: Lbl 60XLBL, Baton Rouge, LA, August 4, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2005, 08:00 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518LX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518LX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindstrand Balloons 60X (registry code 5180017, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-60x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LBL 60XLBL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 725 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804018049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER INFLATION AND ASSENT, PILOT LIGHTS ON BOTH BURNERS EXTINGUISHED. ATTEMPTS TO REIGNITE THE BURNERS WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED PIEZO IGNITERS FAILED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LIFT THEREFORE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT LANDED IN A PARKING LOT OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, KNOCKING DOWN A SMALL PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE.

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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