# Accident 20110722015679A: Cameron Balloons US A-210, Steamboat, CO, July 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2011, 11:20 local time
- Place: Steamboat, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7603° N, 106.9650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7603&lon=-106.9650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2012J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2012J-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-210 (registry code 1880215, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US A-210
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,622 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA520) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110722015679A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 22, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 MST, A CAMERON BALLOON A-210, N2012J REGISTERED TO WILD WEST BALLON ADVENTURES WHILE CONDUCTING SIGHT SEEING TOURS LANDED FAST IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. 9 SOLES ON BOARD, INCLUDING THE PILOT, ONE PAX SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE.

## 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 CEN11CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA520), Jul 22, 2011: Cameron Balloons US AX10 (N2012J), Clark, CO, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with high wind which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.

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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