# Incident 20100909044099I: Balloon Wor FIREFLY 8B-, Reno, NV, September 9, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2010, 08:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3287V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3287V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 (registry code 1050111, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALLOON WOR FIREFLY 8B-
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 425 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100909044099I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE GREAT RENO BALLOON RACES IN RENO, NEVADA, THE PILOT DEPARTED SAN RAFAEL PARK ON A MEDIA FLIGHT.  AFTER FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE PILOT BEGAN A LANDING APPROACH.  THE WIND SHIFTED AND A MISSED APPROACH WAS INITIATED.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL OTHER LANDINGS; HOWEVER, CONTINUED TO ENCOUNTER SHIFTING WINDS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FOUND AN OPPERTUNITY TO LAND AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED THE BALLOON.  AFTER LANDING, THE BALLOON ROLLED INTO A DEAD TREE DAMAGING 13 PANELS.

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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