# Accident 20051008029079A: Arostr RX8, Globe, AZ, October 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2005, 08:00 local time
- Place: Globe, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3500° N, 110.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3500&lon=-110.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5161Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5161Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RX8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 230 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008029079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JUST AFTER LANDING AND PRIOR TO PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITING THE BASKET, A SUDDEN WIND GUST LIFTED THE BALLOON 10 TO 15 FEET. THE BALLOON THEN RAPIDLY SETTLED AND WAS DRUG THROUGH BRUSH AND TREES. PILOT RECEIVED BROKEN ANKLE. PASSENGER RECEIVED SCRATCHES. BALLOON BASKET RECEIVED DAMAGE TO FOOTWELL. PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH REPORTED NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS PRESENT DURING LAUNCH OR FLIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING AND THAT INITIAL LANDING WAS OK WITH NO NOTABLE DRAGGING OF BASKET PRIOR TO WIND GUST AFTER INITIAL LANDING WAS COMPLETED. REVIEW OF HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA SHOWS NO FORECAST OF ANY WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FOR THE AREA ON THE DATE AND TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.

## 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 LAX06CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA012), Oct 8, 2005: Aerostar RX-8 (N5161Y), Globe, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with a wind gust during landing.

## Other reports on N5161Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20161002016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161002016139A), Oct 2, 2016: Aerostar International Inc RX 8 (N5161Y), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. The aircraft impacted power lines during an approach to landing. The pilot had initially selected a parking lot, but, to avoid obstacles, decided to cross a…

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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