# Incident 20070518016649I: Raven S57A, Baltimore, MD, May 18, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2007, 20:00 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6588L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588L-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A (registry code 7485057, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S57A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070518016649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 5/18/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PM, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING HIS BALLOON DOWN DURING A BALLOON GLOW AT THE BALTIMORE INNER HARBOUR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG DOWN DRAFT. THE BALLOON BROKE LOOSE FROM ONE OF ITS TOP MOORINGS AND THE BASKET SWUNG OUT LIKE A PENDULUM STRIKING A TRAILER BELONGING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ALSO A PARTICIPANT AT THE BALLOON GLOW. THIS INCIDENT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BALTIMORE FSDO IN MID-JULY BY A CREW MEMBER WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, BUT WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE OWNER OF THE TRAILER NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE ON 08/03/07. THE OFFICE THEN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO BOTH THE BALLOON AND THE TRAILER. CURRENTLY THERE IS A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS TO HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TRAILER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLAIMS THAT THE TRAILER WAS TOTALED, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE TO THIS OFFICE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE BALLOON SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE LOWER PANELS AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.

## Other reports on N6588L (1)

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

- [Incident 19970319017239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319017239I), Mar 19, 1997: Raven S57A (N6588L), Greensburg, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: there was a limited investigation by this office approximately two days after the incident occurred. As discovery of the incident was made through…

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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