# Accident 20070916019439A: Ultmag M56C, Shreveport, LA, September 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2007, 07:38 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Shreveport Downtown
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5233° N, 93.7417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5233&lon=-93.7417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105WB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ULTMAG M56C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916019439A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW07CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA201), Sep 16, 2007: Ultra Magic M-56C (N105WB), Bossier City, LA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to arrest an excessive descent rate prior to ground contact, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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