20090525009389A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Raven S-60A · Albuquerque, NM · May 25, 2009

Date: May 25, 2009 · 08:30 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N120RB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09LA318
Reported as: Raven S60A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 430 total41 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N120RBRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Aerostar International S-60AS/N S60A-3075 · Built 1988 Airframe modelAerostar International S-60A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On may 25, 2009 at 0830 MDT, N120RB, an Aerostar international balloon, made a hard landing on a fenced yard east of the hotel Albuquerque in "old town" Albuquerque, NM. One passenger sustained a broken ankle. Three passengers sustained bruises and abrasion to their arms and legs. The commercial pilot was not injured. The flight was a commercial sightseeing flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91 using visual flight rules (VFR). Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 25, 2009 AT 0830 MDT, N120RB, AN AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL BALLOON, MADE A HARD LANDING ON A FENCED YARD EAST OF THE HOTEL ALBUQUERQUE IN "OLD TOWN" ALBUQUERQUE, NM. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE. THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED BRUISES AND ABRASION TO THEIR ARMS AND LEGS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS A COMMERCIAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

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 CEN09LA318Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMThe pilot's excessive descent rate.May 25, 2009 · No damage

Other reports on N120RB · 1

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

Incident 20090510009969ICruise/Level Flight · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On may 10, 2009 at 0730 MDT, N120RB, an Aerostar international balloon, struck the montano bridge over the rio grande in northern Albuquerque, NM. Neither the two passenger nor the commercial pilot were injured. Both the north side bridge rail and the…May 10, 2009 · Minor damage