# Accident 20120803017239A: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 180A, Sauk Prairie, WI, August 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2012, 20:40 local time
- Place: Sauk Prairie, WI
- Airport: Sauk-Prairie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3144° N, 89.7592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3144&lon=-89.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3013T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3013T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 180A (registry code 5190010, https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 180A
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 899 total, 140 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA591](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA591) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120803017239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE LAUNCED WITH WIND FROM THE EAST AT 6 KNOTS.  HE STATED THAT AS HE MOVED WEST THE WIND PICKED UP TO 15 KNOTS.  HE STATED THAT AS HE FLEW OVER HILLY COUNTRY HE DESCENDED TO LOOK FOR LESS WIND BUT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR.  HE STATED THAT WIND PUSHED IN THE ENVELOPE ABOUT 30 FEET SO HE DECIDED TO LAND DESPITE THE WIND.  HE STATED HE BRIEFED PAX ABOUT LANDING, SHUT OFF THE BURNERS AND OPENED THE VENTS.  HE STATED THAT THE BALLOON WAS DRAGGED ONTO ITS SIDE AND THE PASSENGERS FELL ON TOP OF ONE WOMEN, WHO SUFFERED A LEG INJURY.PAX STATEMENTS AND AWOS/ASOS REPORTS SUPPORT PILOT ASSERTION OF SUITABLE WINDS FOR THE FLIGHT.  OTHER PAX STATED THAT A PAX WITH GPS OBSERVED GROUND SPEED REACHED 15MPH JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.  PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO END FLIGHT BEFORE FURTHER PROBLEMS AROSE.  NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE GROUND CREW ASSISTED THE PASSENGERS AT TOUCHDOWN, DURING EXIT OR AFTER THE LANDING.

## 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 CEN12LA591](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA591), Aug 4, 2012: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 180A (N3013T), Prairie du Sac, WI, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the balloon during a landing in higher-than-expected wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N3013T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20191216021649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191216021649I), Dec 16, 2019: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 180A (N3013T), Davenport, FL, No damage. Pilot stated normal sight seeing flight, brushed top of pine trees during approach to the planned landing field. Accomplished stand up landing in the field.…

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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