# Accident 20090613054199A: Arostr RX9, Wausau, WI, June 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2009, 20:00 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9756° N, 89.8164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9756&lon=-89.8164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9116M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9116M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX-9 (registry code 7487010, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RX9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,321 total, 375 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613054199A

## Narrative

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

THE BALLOON TOOK OFF IN 6 KNOT WINDS.  WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE PILOT NOTICED GROUNDSPEED INCREASING TO OVER 35 KNOTS.  THE ENVELOPE STARTED COLLAPSING FORCING THE PILOT TO ATTMEPT AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  PILOT PULLED RIP CORD AT 50 FEET TO QUICKLY RELEASE THE HOT AIR AND TRY AND MAKE AN OPEN FIELD.  HIGH RATE OF DECENT CAUSED BALLOON TO HIT HARD CAUSING THE INJURIES AND THEN BOUNCE TWICE BEFORE DRAGGING TO A STOP.  PILOT HAD REQUESTED WEATHER INFORMATION LESS THAN 1 HOUR BEFORE TAKEOFF.  THE GUS FRONT THEY ENCOUNTERED FROM STORMS LOCATED 40 MILES NORTH WAS NOT FORCASTED FOR HIS INTENDED FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN09CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA358), Jun 14, 2009: Aerostar International RX-9 (N9116M), Marathon City, WI, minor damage. Probable cause: A hard landing as a result of unexpected high winds and gusts.

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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