# Accident 20060522009969A: Camron Z120, Montvale, VA, May 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2006, 20:00 local time
- Place: Montvale, VA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3772° N, 79.7097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3772&lon=-79.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1072S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON Z120
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 30 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060522009969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING DURING A COMMERCIAL OPERATION. ONE OF THE FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN ANKLES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON.

## 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 NYC06CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA117), May 23, 2006: Cameron Balloons Z-120 (N1072S), Montvale, VA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to arrest an excessive descent rate prior to ground contact, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident were the wind gusts.

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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