# Accident 20100627037059A: Lindstrand 77A, Ponca, AR, June 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2010, 07:12 local time
- Place: Ponca, AR
- Airport: Ponca Outdoor Center
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2614° N, 93.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2614&lon=-93.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60029, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindstrand Balloons 77A (registry code 5180001, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LINDSTRAND 77A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,455 total, 830 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627037059A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 27, 2010, LANDSTRAND BALLOON MODEL 77A, SERIAL NUMBER 5128, REGISTRATION NUMBER N60029 WAS LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR PONCA, ARKANSAS AS PART OF A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WHEN THE BALLOON STRUCK A TREE, SPUN, AND HIT THE GROUND THREE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST.  UPON CONTACTING THE GROUND THE SECOND TIME THE GONDOLA TILTED ONTO ITS SIDE AND THE 73 YEAR OLD FEMALE PASSENGER'S UPPER BODY HIT THE GROUND RESULTING IN A DEEP LACERATION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE ALONG HER NOSE, A BROKEN NOSE, AND A BROKEN CHEEK BONE.  THE MALE PASSENGER AND COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WERE NOT INJURED.  THE BALLOON SUFFERED A SLIGHT TEAR IN THE FABRIC AND THE GONDOLA RECEIVED ONLY GROUND SCUFF MARKS. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN10CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA357), Jun 27, 2010: Lindstrand Balloons 77A (N60029), Harrison, AR, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon during 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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