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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Ultmag M56C · Shreveport, LA · September 16, 2007

Date: September 16, 2007 · 07:38 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Airport: Shreveport Downtown
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N105WB
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07CA201
Reported as: Ultmag M56C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot made a hard landing. The pilot and crewmember were ejected from the basket. The pilot grabbed the vent line in an attempt to deflate the balloon. The pilot was lifted into the air outside of the basket. The pilot fell to the ground from approximately 20 to 30 feet. The pilot sustained 2 broken ankles and a broken wrist. The crewmember was not injured. The balloon had no damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT AND CREWMEMBER WERE EJECTED FROM THE BASKET. THE PILOT GRABBED THE VENT LINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEFLATE THE BALLOON. THE PILOT WAS LIFTED INTO THE AIR OUTSIDE OF THE BASKET. THE PILOT FELL TO THE GROUND FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 FEET. THE PILOT SUSTAINED 2 BROKEN ANKLES AND A BROKEN WRIST. THE CREWMEMBER WAS NOT INJURED. THE BALLOON HAD NO DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW07CA201Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBossier City, LAThe pilot's failure to arrest an excessive descent rate prior to ground contact, which resulted in a hard landing.Sep 16, 2007 · Minor damage