# Incident 20091005019649I: Lindst 105A, Albuquerque, NM, October 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2009, 09:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369LB-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindstrand Balloons 105A (registry code 5180002, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-105a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LINDST 105A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,470 total, 334 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091005019649I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/05/09, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 MDT, N369LB, A LINDSTRAND BALLOON, APPROACHED TO LAND IN A FIELD DURING HIGH WINDS.  THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND CAUGHT A TREE ROOT ON THE BASKET HANDLE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BASKET.  WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT EJECTED THE MALE PASSENGER.  THE BALLON BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND DRIFTED 100 FT NORTH AND EJECTED THE PILOT AND FEMALE PASSENGER. THE BALLOON FREED ITSELF AND FLEW UN-OCCUPIED TO THE SANTA ANA CASINO WHERE IT LANDED IN THE PARKING LOT.  UPON LANDING, IT FLEW THROUGH A FENCE AND THE EVELOPE CAUGHT ON A LIGHT POLE, BENDING IT TO THE GROUND.  THE BALLOON SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO 9 PANELS.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ONLY.

## Other reports on N369LB (1)

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

- [Incident 20070720014329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720014329I), Jul 20, 2007: Lbl LBL105A (N369LB), Winsor, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Hot air balloon, landed in windsor, CA, during the ground crew's attempt to position the aircraft for retrieval. A gust of wind lifted the aircraft and…

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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