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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerostar International RX 8 · Eagle, ID · July 18, 2012

Date
July 18, 2012 · 07:06 local
Place
Eagle, ID
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9070Q
Reported as
Aerostar International RX 8
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Balloon pilot privacy data omitted took off from the boise fair grounds for a morning flight with two passengers. The wind was forecast to be 5 knots, but after lift off the wind increased to 20-25 knots and the pilot set up to landing in Eagle, ID. On approach he made contact with the roof of a building that belonged to the city of Eagle, then made the landing. The passengers received bruises, and the balloon burned it's skirt and two panels. Counseled pilot on decision making skills. Completed

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM THE BOISE FAIR GROUNDS FOR A MORNING FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS. THE WIND WAS FORECAST TO BE 5 KNOTS, BUT AFTER LIFT OFF THE WIND INCREASED TO 20-25 KNOTS AND THE PILOT SET UP TO LANDING IN EAGLE, ID. ON APPROACH HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROOF OF A BUILDING THAT BELONGED TO THE CITY OF EAGLE, THEN MADE THE LANDING. THE PASSENGERS RECEIVED BRUISES, AND THE BALLOON BURNED IT'S SKIRT AND TWO PANELS. COUNSELED PILOT ON DECISION MAKING SKILLS. COMPLETED