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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aerostar IN RX 8 · Bend, OR · June 7, 2010

Date: June 7, 2010 · 08:15 local
Place: Bend, OR
Airport: Bend
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9097S
Reported as: Aerostar IN RX 8
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 295 total290 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9097SRegistered now · Aerostar International RX 8S/N RX8-3173 · Built 1993 Airframe modelAerostar International RX 8 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported carrying passenger during balloon festival for pleasure flight without compensation, and winds began to increase to 6-8 mph. Landing initiated and basket tipped sideways on landing impact. Passenger did not hold on to basket as instructed and was thrown out, causing balloon to lift suddenly. Tether rope caught up on passenger causing minor injury before clearing rope. Passenger treated at emergency room for minor injuries to wrist and back and was released. No futher injuries reported two weeks later.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED CARRYING PASSENGER DURING BALLOON FESTIVAL FOR PLEASURE FLIGHT WITHOUT COMPENSATION, AND WINDS BEGAN TO INCREASE TO 6-8 MPH. LANDING INITIATED AND BASKET TIPPED SIDEWAYS ON LANDING IMPACT. PASSENGER DID NOT HOLD ON TO BASKET AS INSTRUCTED AND WAS THROWN OUT, CAUSING BALLOON TO LIFT SUDDENLY. TETHER ROPE CAUGHT UP ON PASSENGER CAUSING MINOR INJURY BEFORE CLEARING ROPE. PASSENGER TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MINOR INJURIES TO WRIST AND BACK AND WAS RELEASED. NO FUTHER INJURIES REPORTED TWO WEEKS LATER.