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FAA incident report · Camron N 120 · North Coventry, PA · June 18, 2007

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Date
June 18, 2007 · 19:50 local
Place
North Coventry, PA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4537S
Reported as
Camron N120
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
381 total381 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N4537SRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2010 · Cameron Balloons U S N 120S/N 5877 · Built 1993Airframe modelCameron Balloons U S N 120Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) As related during a telephone conversation with the PIC, on June 18, 2007 at approximately 1950 EDT, he landed due to winds increasing towards landing limits. PIC briefed the six (6) passengers for a high wind/rough landing and touched down in the North Coventry elementary school (chester county, PA) athletic fields. Wind started dragging balloon and one male passenger's hand became entangled in the envelope flywires. As PIC attempted to assist him the envelope and balloon tipped over and several other passengers landed on a female passenger. Balloon envelope was deflated and the burners and propane were secured. The chase crew arrived and the PIC instructed them to call 911. Police and medical personnel arrived and all six passengers were treated and transported to pottstown and lehigh valley hospitals. There was no damage to the balloon. Follow up telephone conversations with privacy data omitted, owner of us balloon team confirmed that the balloon was undamaged. He also confirmed that any injuries to the passengers appeared to be minor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS RELATED DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PIC, ON JUNE 18, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 EDT, HE LANDED DUE TO WINDS INCREASING TOWARDS LANDING LIMITS. PIC BRIEFED THE SIX (6) PASSENGERS FOR A HIGH WIND/ROUGH LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE NORTH COVENTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (CHESTER COUNTY, PA) ATHLETIC FIELDS. WIND STARTED DRAGGING BALLOON AND ONE MALE PASSENGER'S HAND BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ENVELOPE FLYWIRES. AS PIC ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST HIM THE ENVELOPE AND BALLOON TIPPED OVER AND SEVERAL OTHER PASSENGERS LANDED ON A FEMALE PASSENGER. BALLOON ENVELOPE WAS DEFLATED AND THE BURNERS AND PROPANE WERE SECURED. THE CHASE CREW ARRIVED AND THE PIC INSTRUCTED THEM TO CALL 911. POLICE AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND ALL SIX PASSENGERS WERE TREATED AND TRANSPORTED TO POTTSTOWN AND LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITALS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON. FOLLOW UP TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OWNER OF US BALLOON TEAM CONFIRMED THAT THE BALLOON WAS UNDAMAGED. HE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT ANY INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS APPEARED TO BE MINOR.